Data as of .
KYLD vs QUSA: which paid, and which earned it?
KYLD and QUSA both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, KYLD and QUSA hold 5% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | KYLD | QUSA |
|---|---|---|
| Broadcom Inc | 5.17% | 4.70% |
| Only in KYLD | Only in QUSA |
|---|---|
| TREASURY BILL 12.96% | Microsoft Corp 6.08% |
| TREASURY BILL 11.01% | Apple Inc 5.99% |
| Global X Silver Miners ETF 7.09% | NVIDIA Corp 5.78% |
| VanEck Gold Miners ETF/USA 6.38% | Berkshire Hathaway Inc 5.35% |
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc 6.21% | Caterpillar Inc 4.91% |
| Intel Corp 6.19% | Costco Wholesale Corp 4.40% |
| Howmet Aerospace Inc 5.97% | Coca-Cola Co/The 4.33% |
| Teradyne Inc 5.77% | Meta Platforms Inc 4.28% |
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 May 31, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KYLD | QUSA | KYLD | QUSA | KYLD | QUSA | |
| 3 months | −6.3% | −1.9% | 5.6% | 3.6% | −8.5 pts | −3.6 pts |
| 6 months | +24.4% | +10.4% | 14.1% | 7.8% | +6.4 pts | −4.3 pts |
| 1 year | not published | +3.5% | not published | 13.8% | not published | −11.7 pts |
| Since launch | +2.0% | +4.9% | 20.9% | 15.1% | −10.9 pts | −25.8 pts |
| KYLD Kurv High Income ETF Option income on SPY, paying weekly | QUSA VistaShares Target 15 USA Quality Income ETF Covered call on QUAL, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Kurv | VistaShares |
| Strategy | option income | covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy | USA Quality (QUAL), used as the quality proxy |
| Pays | weekly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 25.6% | 15.3% |
| Expense ratio | 1.00% | 0.97% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 20.9% (since launch on Oct 31, 2025) | 13.8% |
| Price change, 1 year | −20.5% | −11.0% |
| Total return, 1 year | +2.0% (since launch on Oct 31, 2025) | +3.5% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +12.9% | +15.2% |
| Ahead or behind | −10.9 pts | −11.7 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | 100% | not published |
| Age | 322 days | 500 days |
| Net assets | $49m | $22m |
KYLD in plain words
Over the period since launch on Oct 31, 2025 to Sep 18, 2026, KYLD paid 20.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 20.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +2.0%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +12.9% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 10.9 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 25.6%, paid weekly. Kurv estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Sep 3, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).
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 is cheaper, KYLD or QUSA?
- KYLD charges 1.00% a year and QUSA charges 0.97%, so QUSA is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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Cite this page. ETFIQ, KYLD against QUSA, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/kyld-vs-qusa Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.