Data as of .
PBP vs QUSA: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year QUSA paid 13.8% of its price in cash against PBP’s 11.8%, though PBP returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: PBP scores higher
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What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, PBP and QUSA hold 39% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | PBP | QUSA |
|---|---|---|
| Apple Inc | 7.50% | 5.99% |
| NVIDIA Corp | 8.18% | 5.78% |
| Microsoft Corp | 5.57% | 6.08% |
| Broadcom Inc | 2.57% | 4.70% |
| Alphabet Inc | 3.11% | 2.22% |
| Meta Platforms Inc | 2.22% | 4.28% |
| Alphabet Inc | 2.47% | 1.84% |
| Berkshire Hathaway Inc | 1.42% | 5.35% |
| Eli Lilly & Co | 1.38% | 4.24% |
| Johnson & Johnson | 0.99% | 2.93% |
| Visa Inc | 0.93% | 3.37% |
| Walmart Inc | 0.71% | 4.17% |
| Only in PBP | Only in QUSA |
|---|---|
| Amazon.com Inc 3.77% | LRCX US 10/02/26 C295 0.10% |
| Micron Technology Inc 1.74% | AMAT US 10/02/26 C452.5 0.07% |
| Tesla Inc 1.56% | BRKB US 09/25/26 P512.5 0.05% |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co 1.42% | AAPL US 09/25/26 C342.5 0.03% |
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc 1.39% | AVGO US 09/25/26 C370 0.03% |
| ExxonMobil Holdings Corp 1.03% | KLAC US 09/25/26 C182.5 0.03% |
| Intel Corp 0.81% | CAT US 09/25/26 C840 0.02% |
| AbbVie Inc 0.71% | COST US 09/25/26 C935 0.02% |
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 19, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PBP | QUSA | PBP | QUSA | PBP | QUSA | |
| 3 months | +5.0% | −1.9% | 2.8% | 3.6% | +2.7 pts | −3.6 pts |
| 6 months | +13.0% | +10.4% | 5.7% | 7.8% | −5.0 pts | −4.3 pts |
| 1 year | +18.5% | +3.5% | 11.8% | 13.8% | +1.9 pts | −11.7 pts |
| 3 years | +46.1% | not published | 31.8% | not published | −32.3 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +199.0% | +4.9% | 101.2% | 15.1% | −604.5 pts | −25.8 pts |
| PBP Invesco 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 | Invesco | 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 | 11.3% | 15.3% |
| Expense ratio | 0.29% | 0.97% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 11.8% | 13.8% |
| Price change, 1 year | +5.5% | −11.0% |
| Total return, 1 year | +18.5% | +3.5% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +15.2% |
| Ahead or behind | +1.9 pts | −11.7 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 6101 days | 500 days |
| Net assets | $386m | $22m |
PBP in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, PBP paid 11.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 5.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +18.5%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 1.9 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 11.3%, 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, PBP or QUSA?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, PBP paid 11.8% of its starting price in cash and QUSA paid 13.8%, 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, PBP or QUSA?
- With every distribution reinvested, PBP returned +18.5% and QUSA returned +3.5% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so PBP returned more.
- Which is cheaper, PBP or QUSA?
- PBP charges 0.29% a year and QUSA charges 0.97%, so PBP is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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