Data as of .
IVVW vs QUSA: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year IVVW paid 17.5% of its price in cash against QUSA’s 13.8%, and returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: IVVW scores higher
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A percentile among the 173 income ETFs writing on an index or proxy. It is a position in a set, not a rating, and neither end of it is a recommendation. All income ETFs ranked by it · How it is computed
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, IVVW and QUSA hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in IVVW | Only in QUSA |
|---|---|
| ISHARES CORE S&P ETF TRUST 100.84% | Microsoft Corp 6.08% |
| USD CASH 0.66% | Apple Inc 5.99% |
| BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY 0.14% | NVIDIA Corp 5.78% |
| OCT26 SPX C @ 7625.000000 -1.64% | Berkshire Hathaway Inc 5.35% |
| Caterpillar Inc 4.91% | |
| Broadcom Inc 4.70% | |
| Costco Wholesale Corp 4.40% | |
| Coca-Cola Co/The 4.33% |
Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Sep 17, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IVVW | QUSA | IVVW | QUSA | IVVW | QUSA | |
| 3 months | +4.6% | −1.9% | 2.6% | 3.6% | +2.4 pts | −3.6 pts |
| 6 months | +13.1% | +10.4% | 7.9% | 7.8% | −4.9 pts | −4.3 pts |
| 1 year | +17.2% | +3.5% | 17.5% | 13.8% | +0.6 pts | −11.7 pts |
| Since launch | +38.9% | +4.9% | 39.7% | 15.1% | −14.9 pts | −25.8 pts |
| IVVW iShares S&P 500 BuyWrite ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | QUSA VistaShares Target 15 USA Quality Income ETF Covered call on QUAL, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | iShares | VistaShares |
| Strategy | covered call | covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY) | USA Quality (QUAL), used as the quality proxy |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 7.6% | 15.3% |
| Expense ratio | 0.25% | 0.97% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 17.5% | 13.8% |
| Price change, 1 year | −2.0% | −11.0% |
| Total return, 1 year | +17.2% | +3.5% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +15.2% |
| Ahead or behind | +0.6 pts | −11.7 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 917 days | 500 days |
| Net assets | $350m | $22m |
IVVW in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, IVVW paid 17.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 2.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +17.2%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 0.6 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 7.6%, paid monthly.
QUSA in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, QUSA paid 13.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 11.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +3.5%. USA Quality (QUAL), used as the quality proxy returned +15.2% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 11.7 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 15.3%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, IVVW or QUSA?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, IVVW paid 17.5% of its starting price in cash and QUSA paid 13.8%, so IVVW paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
- Which returned more once distributions are counted, IVVW or QUSA?
- With every distribution reinvested, IVVW returned +17.2% and QUSA returned +3.5% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so IVVW returned more.
- Which is cheaper, IVVW or QUSA?
- IVVW charges 0.25% a year and QUSA charges 0.97%, so IVVW is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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