Data as of .
QQQI vs QUSA: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year QQQI paid 15.2% of its price in cash against QUSA’s 13.8%, and returned more with it reinvested.
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What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, QQQI and QUSA hold 39% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | QQQI | QUSA |
|---|---|---|
| Apple Inc | 6.63% | 5.99% |
| NVIDIA Corp | 7.66% | 5.78% |
| Microsoft Corp | 4.38% | 6.08% |
| Broadcom Inc | 2.82% | 4.70% |
| Meta Platforms Inc | 2.65% | 4.28% |
| Applied Materials Inc | 2.51% | 2.61% |
| Lam Research Corp | 2.37% | 3.47% |
| Walmart Inc | 2.36% | 4.17% |
| Alphabet Inc | 3.32% | 2.22% |
| Alphabet Inc | 3.07% | 1.84% |
| Costco Wholesale Corp | 1.77% | 4.40% |
| KLA Corp | 1.69% | 2.69% |
| Only in QQQI | Only in QUSA |
|---|---|
| Micron Technology Inc 5.61% | Berkshire Hathaway Inc 5.35% |
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc 4.12% | Caterpillar Inc 4.91% |
| Amazon.com Inc 4.05% | Coca-Cola Co/The 4.33% |
| Tesla Inc 3.35% | Eli Lilly & Co 4.24% |
| Intel Corp 2.99% | Procter & Gamble Co/The 3.85% |
| Cisco Systems Inc 1.97% | Visa Inc 3.37% |
| Sandisk Corp 1.43% | Blackrock Inc 2.99% |
| Palo Alto Networks Inc 1.22% | Johnson & Johnson 2.93% |
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 Jun 30, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QQQI | QUSA | QQQI | QUSA | QQQI | QUSA | |
| 3 months | −0.7% | −1.9% | 3.4% | 3.6% | +1.8 pts | −3.6 pts |
| 6 months | +16.7% | +10.4% | 7.7% | 7.8% | −7.5 pts | −4.3 pts |
| 1 year | +16.4% | +3.5% | 15.2% | 13.8% | −5.3 pts | −11.7 pts |
| Since launch | +59.6% | +4.9% | 39.9% | 15.1% | −12.3 pts | −25.8 pts |
| QQQI NEOS Nasdaq-100(R) High Income ETF Option income on QQQ, paying monthly | QUSA VistaShares Target 15 USA Quality Income ETF Covered call on QUAL, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | NEOS | VistaShares |
| Strategy | option income | covered call |
| Benchmark | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) | USA Quality (QUAL), used as the quality proxy |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 14.0% | 15.3% |
| Expense ratio | 0.68% | 0.97% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 15.2% | 13.8% |
| Price change, 1 year | −0.1% | −11.0% |
| Total return, 1 year | +16.4% | +3.5% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +21.8% | +15.2% |
| Ahead or behind | −5.3 pts | −11.7 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | 98% | not published |
| Age | 962 days | 500 days |
| Net assets | $14.8bn | $22m |
QQQI in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, QQQI paid 15.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +16.4%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +21.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 5.3 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 14.0%, paid monthly. NEOS estimates that 98% of the distribution paid Jun 18, 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, QQQI or QUSA?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, QQQI paid 15.2% of its starting price in cash and QUSA paid 13.8%, so QQQI paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
- Which returned more once distributions are counted, QQQI or QUSA?
- With every distribution reinvested, QQQI returned +16.4% and QUSA returned +3.5% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so QQQI returned more.
- Which is cheaper, QQQI or QUSA?
- QQQI charges 0.68% a year and QUSA charges 0.97%, so QQQI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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