Data as of .
QDTY vs QUSA: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year QDTY paid 30.9% of its price in cash against QUSA’s 13.8%, and returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: QDTY 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, QDTY and QUSA hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in QDTY | Only in QUSA |
|---|---|
| NDX 12/18/2026 1001.26 C 96.19% | Microsoft Corp 6.08% |
| XND 12/18/2026 10.02 C 3.21% | Apple Inc 5.99% |
| First American Government Obligations Fund 12/01/2031 0.53% | NVIDIA Corp 5.78% |
| United States Treasury Bill 10/15/2026 0.07% | 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 21, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QDTY | QUSA | QDTY | QUSA | QDTY | QUSA | |
| 3 months | −0.9% | −1.9% | 7.9% | 3.6% | +1.6 pts | −3.6 pts |
| 6 months | +20.7% | +10.4% | 17.3% | 7.8% | −3.6 pts | −4.3 pts |
| 1 year | +20.2% | +3.5% | 30.9% | 13.8% | −1.6 pts | −11.7 pts |
| Since launch | +27.1% | +4.9% | 42.0% | 15.1% | −8.5 pts | −25.8 pts |
| QDTY YieldMax(R) Nasdaq 100 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF 0DTE covered call on QQQ, paying weekly | QUSA VistaShares Target 15 USA Quality Income ETF Covered call on QUAL, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | YieldMax | VistaShares |
| Strategy | 0DTE covered call | covered call |
| Benchmark | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) | USA Quality (QUAL), used as the quality proxy |
| Pays | weekly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 25.9% | 15.3% |
| Expense ratio | 1.17% | 0.97% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 30.9% | 13.8% |
| Price change, 1 year | −14.0% | −11.0% |
| Total return, 1 year | +20.2% | +3.5% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +21.8% | +15.2% |
| Ahead or behind | −1.6 pts | −11.7 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | 94% | not published |
| Age | 582 days | 500 days |
| Net assets | $27m | $22m |
QDTY in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, QDTY paid 30.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 14.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +20.2%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +21.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 1.6 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 25.9%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 94% of the distribution paid Sep 17, 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 paid more, QDTY or QUSA?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, QDTY paid 30.9% of its starting price in cash and QUSA paid 13.8%, so QDTY paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
- Which returned more once distributions are counted, QDTY or QUSA?
- With every distribution reinvested, QDTY returned +20.2% and QUSA returned +3.5% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so QDTY returned more.
- Which is cheaper, QDTY or QUSA?
- QDTY charges 1.17% a year and QUSA charges 0.97%, so QUSA is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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