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ISPY vs QUSA: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, QUSA paid 14.6% of its price in cash against ISPY’s 6.2%, though ISPY returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $1.2bn on Nov 4, 2026 for ProShares S&P 500 High Income ETF, and $20m on Nov 3, 2026 for VistaShares Target 15 USA Quality Income ETF.

At a glance
6.2%
ISPY cash paid, 1 year
14.6%
QUSA cash paid, 1 year
+11.3%
ISPY total return, 1 year
+1.9%
QUSA total return, 1 year
ISPY · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 3.5 pts behind SPY
ISPY
+11.3%
SPY
+14.8%

3.5 pts behind SPY

ISPY over 1 year: paid 6.2%, price +4.8%, total +11.3%, SPY +14.8%, −3.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

ISPY

+11.3%

6.2% of it arrived as cash

3.5 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

3.5 pts behind SPY

ISPY over 1 year: paid 6.2%, price +4.8%, total +11.3%, SPY +14.8%, −3.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

ISPY

+11.3%

3.5 pts behind SPY

6.2% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. ISPY over 1 year: paid 6.2%, price +4.8%, total +11.3%, SPY +14.8%, −3.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.
QUSA · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 12.9 pts behind SPY
QUSA
+1.9%
SPY
+14.8%

12.9 pts behind SPY

QUSA over 1 year: paid 14.6%, price −12.3%, total +1.9%, SPY +14.8%, −12.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

QUSA

+1.9%

14.6% cash

12.9 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

12.9 pts behind SPY

QUSA over 1 year: paid 14.6%, price −12.3%, total +1.9%, SPY +14.8%, −12.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

QUSA

+1.9%

12.9 pts behind SPY

14.6% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. QUSA over 1 year: paid 14.6%, price −12.3%, total +1.9%, SPY +14.8%, −12.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

ISPY costs 0.42 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 9.4 points; ISPY is far larger, $1.1bn against $20m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

ISPY vs QUSA: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureISPYQUSA
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+11.3%+1.9%
Price change, 1 yearrose 4.8%fell 12.3%
Return of capital, issuer estimate87% of the Nov 6, 2026 payment100% of the Oct 27, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkS&P 500, measured through SPYS&P 500, measured through SPY
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.55%0.97%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026$1.1bn$20m
Holdings
Holdings in common31%
ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · ISPY scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?
IQ Income Score83.5ISPY21.9QUSA

How much of its payouts the fund's total return covered, ranked against 167 income ETFs not writing on a single company. 100 is best. How it is computed

0.3, the lowest in this set 99.7, the highest

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Method

What they share

31%

By the books each fund has filed, ISPY and QUSA hold 31% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Aug 31, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

31% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first ISPY QUSA
NVIDIA Corp. 6.80% 6.15%
Apple, Inc. 5.92% 7.27%
Microsoft Corp. 4.80% 6.27%
Alphabet, Inc. 2.53% 4.97%
Broadcom, Inc. 2.23% 3.32%
Meta Platforms, Inc. 1.60% 3.71%
Micron Technology, Inc. 1.38% 3.17%
Visa, Inc. 0.80% 5.70%
Mastercard, Inc. 0.60% 4.37%
Cisco Systems, Inc. 0.56% 2.96%
Palantir Technologies, Inc. 0.54% 2.39%
Lam Research Corp. 0.48% 4.91%
Only in one fund ↓
Only in ISPY
Amazon.com, Inc. 3.24%
Alphabet, Inc. 2.02%
Tesla, Inc. 1.32%
JPMorgan Chase & Co. 1.22%
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. 1.18%
Eli Lilly & Co. 1.16%
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 0.98%
ExxonMobil Holdings Corp. 0.85%
Only in QUSA
AAPL US 11/06/26 C337.5 0.26%
APP US 11/06/26 C270 0.18%
NEM US 11/06/26 C111 0.17%
NFLX US 11/06/26 C64 0.15%
MSFT US 11/06/26 C545 0.14%
V US 11/06/26 C427.5 0.12%
EXPE US 11/06/26 C295 0.11%
MA US 11/06/26 C657.5 0.10%
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Side by side

ISPY ProShares S&P 500 High Income ETF · Option income on SPY, paying monthly QUSA VistaShares Target 15 USA Quality Income ETF · Covered call on SPY, paying monthly
Strategy option income covered call
Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) S&P 500 (SPY)
Pays monthly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 6.0% 15.4%
Expense ratio 0.55% 0.97%
Cash paid, 1 year 6.2% 14.6%
Price change, 1 year +4.8% −12.3%
Total return, 1 year +11.3% +1.9%
Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +14.8%
Ahead or behind −3.5 pts −12.9 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 87% 100%
Age 2.9 years 1.5 years
Net assets, ISPY as of Nov 4, 2026 and QUSA as of Nov 3, 2026 $1.2bn $20m

As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. Cash paid: distributions over the window, as a share of the starting price. Payout rate: the latest payment, annualized, over today’s price.

Window by window

Window by window: ISPY vs QUSA: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowISPYQUSAISPYQUSAISPYQUSA
3 months−0.5%−8.5%1.5%3.6%−0.3 pts−8.4 pts
6 months+3.8%−5.5%3.1%7.3%−1.2 pts−10.5 pts
1 year+11.3%+1.9%6.2%14.6%−3.5 pts−12.8 pts
Since launchNot the same days: ISPY Dec 2023 · QUSA May 2025+54.0%−1.8%27.1%17.3%−15.1 pts−41.3 pts

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About each fund
ISPY

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, ISPY paid 6.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 4.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +11.3%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 3.5 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.0%, paid monthly. ProShares estimates that 87% of the distribution paid Nov 6, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

QUSA

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, QUSA paid 14.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 12.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +1.9%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 12.9 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 15.4%, paid monthly. VistaShares estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Oct 27, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, ISPY or QUSA?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, ISPY paid 6.2% of its starting price in cash and QUSA paid 14.6%, so QUSA paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
Which returned more once distributions are counted, ISPY or QUSA?
With every distribution reinvested, ISPY returned +11.3% and QUSA +1.9% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, ISPY or QUSA?
ISPY charges 0.55% a year and QUSA charges 0.97%, so ISPY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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