Data as of .
QUSA vs QVOL: which paid, and which earned it?
QUSA and QVOL both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, QUSA and QVOL hold 33% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | QUSA | QVOL |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp | 5.78% | 8.53% |
| Microsoft Corp | 6.08% | 5.05% |
| Broadcom Inc | 4.70% | 3.42% |
| Meta Platforms Inc | 4.28% | 3.14% |
| Apple Inc | 5.99% | 2.33% |
| Alphabet Inc | 2.22% | 4.70% |
| Netflix Inc | 3.79% | 1.90% |
| Alphabet Inc | 1.84% | 4.69% |
| Applied Materials Inc | 2.61% | 1.52% |
| Fortinet Inc | 1.49% | 1.66% |
| Lam Research Corp | 3.47% | 1.47% |
| QUALCOMM Inc | 1.95% | 1.22% |
| Only in QUSA | Only in QVOL |
|---|---|
| Berkshire Hathaway Inc 5.35% | Amazon.com Inc 7.61% |
| Caterpillar Inc 4.91% | Advanced Micro Devices Inc 6.17% |
| Costco Wholesale Corp 4.40% | Micron Technology Inc 4.53% |
| Coca-Cola Co/The 4.33% | Marvell Technology Inc 4.30% |
| Eli Lilly & Co 4.24% | Intel Corp 3.01% |
| Walmart Inc 4.17% | Oracle Corp 2.53% |
| Procter & Gamble Co/The 3.85% | ASML Holding NV 2.25% |
| Visa Inc 3.37% | Microchip Technology Inc 1.58% |
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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QUSA | QVOL | QUSA | QVOL | QUSA | QVOL | |
| 3 months | −1.9% | −3.7% | 3.6% | 3.0% | −3.6 pts | −1.2 pts |
| 6 months | +10.4% | not published | 7.8% | not published | −4.3 pts | not published |
| 1 year | +3.5% | not published | 13.8% | not published | −11.7 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +4.9% | +4.3% | 15.1% | 4.2% | −25.8 pts | +2.1 pts |
| QUSA VistaShares Target 15 USA Quality Income ETF Covered call on QUAL, paying monthly | QVOL Infrastructure Capital Nasdaq Option Income ETF Option income on QQQ, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | VistaShares | Infrastructure Capital |
| Strategy | covered call | option income |
| Benchmark | USA Quality (QUAL), used as the quality proxy | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 15.3% | 12.6% |
| Expense ratio | 0.97% | 0.82% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 13.8% | 4.2% (since launch on May 12, 2026) |
| Price change, 1 year | −11.0% | 0.0% |
| Total return, 1 year | +3.5% | +4.3% (since launch on May 12, 2026) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +15.2% | +2.1% |
| Ahead or behind | −11.7 pts | +2.1 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 500 days | 129 days |
| Net assets | $22m | $8m |
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.
QVOL in plain words
Over the period since launch on May 12, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, QVOL paid 4.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +4.3%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +2.1% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 2.1 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 12.6%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which is cheaper, QUSA or QVOL?
- QUSA charges 0.97% a year and QVOL charges 0.82%, so QVOL is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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