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QDTY vs QUSA: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, QDTY paid 30.7% of its price in cash against QUSA’s 14.6%, and returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $37m for YieldMax Nasdaq 100 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF and $20m for VistaShares Target 15 USA Quality Income ETF.

At a glance
30.7%
QDTY cash paid, 1 year
14.6%
QUSA cash paid, 1 year
+10.1%
QDTY total return, 1 year
+1.9%
QUSA total return, 1 year
QDTY · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 2.2 pts behind QQQ
QDTY
+10.1%
QQQ
+12.3%

2.2 pts behind QQQ

QDTY over 1 year: paid 30.7%, price −21.9%, total +10.1%, QQQ +12.3%, −2.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

QQQ

+12.3%

QDTY

+10.1%

30.7% of it arrived as cash

2.2 pts behind QQQ

Total return, distributions reinvested

2.2 pts behind QQQ

QDTY over 1 year: paid 30.7%, price −21.9%, total +10.1%, QQQ +12.3%, −2.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

QQQ

+12.3%

QDTY

+10.1%

30.7% as cash

2.2 pts behind QQQ

30.7% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. QDTY over 1 year: paid 30.7%, price −21.9%, total +10.1%, QQQ +12.3%, −2.2 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

QUSA costs 0.20 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 8.2 points; QDTY is 1.9 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

QDTY vs QUSA: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureQDTYQUSA
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+10.1%+1.9%
Price change, 1 yearfell 21.9%fell 12.3%
Return of capital, issuer estimate75% of the Nov 5, 2026 payment100% of the Oct 27, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkNasdaq-100, measured through QQQS&P 500, measured through SPY
Cost and size
Expense ratio1.17%0.97%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026$37m$20m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · QDTY scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?
IQ Income Score27.8QDTY21.9QUSA

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

One year only, and a ratio of two published numbers: it says nothing about where a distribution came from. All income ETFs ranked by it →

Method

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, QDTY and QUSA hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 4, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first QDTY QUSA
Only in one fund ↓
Only in QDTY
NDX 12/18/2026 1001.26 C 95.10%
XND 12/18/2026 10.02 C 0.73%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.375% 09/15/2027 0.05%
Only in QUSA
Apple Inc 7.27%
Microsoft Corp 6.27%
NVIDIA Corp 6.15%
Visa Inc 5.70%
Alphabet Inc 4.97%
Lam Research Corp 4.91%
Mastercard Inc 4.37%
Adobe Inc 4.17%
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Side by side

QDTY YieldMax 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 SPY, paying monthly
Strategy 0DTE covered call covered call
Benchmark Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) S&P 500 (SPY)
Pays weekly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 30.9% 15.4%
Expense ratio 1.17% 0.97%
Cash paid, 1 year 30.7% 14.6%
Price change, 1 year −21.9% −12.3%
Total return, 1 year +10.1% +1.9%
Benchmark return, 1 year +12.3% +14.8%
Ahead or behind −2.2 pts −12.9 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 75% 100%
Age 1.7 years 1.5 years
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $37m $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: QDTY vs QUSA: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowQDTYQUSAQDTYQUSAQDTYQUSA
3 months−2.6%−8.5%7.4%3.6%+0.8 pts−8.4 pts
6 months+0.6%−5.5%15.2%7.3%+1.0 pts−10.5 pts
1 year+10.1%+1.9%30.7%14.6%−2.2 pts−12.8 pts
Since launchNot the same days: QDTY Feb 2025 · QUSA May 2025+21.7%−1.8%45.1%17.3%−8.5 pts−41.3 pts

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About each fund
QDTY

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, QDTY paid 30.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 21.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +10.1%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +12.3% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 2.2 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 30.9%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 75% of the distribution paid Nov 5, 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, QDTY or QUSA?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, QDTY paid 30.7% of its starting price in cash and QUSA paid 14.6%, 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 +10.1% and QUSA +1.9% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
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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