Data as of .
QUSA vs QYLD: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year QUSA paid 13.8% of its price in cash against QYLD’s 12.5%, though QYLD returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: QYLD 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, QUSA and QYLD hold 39% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | QUSA | QYLD |
|---|---|---|
| Apple Inc | 5.99% | 7.82% |
| Microsoft Corp | 6.08% | 5.84% |
| NVIDIA Corp | 5.78% | 8.54% |
| Meta Platforms Inc | 4.28% | 3.15% |
| Broadcom Inc | 4.70% | 2.71% |
| Walmart Inc | 4.17% | 2.28% |
| Alphabet Inc | 2.22% | 3.27% |
| Alphabet Inc | 1.84% | 3.02% |
| Costco Wholesale Corp | 4.40% | 1.75% |
| Lam Research Corp | 3.47% | 1.58% |
| Applied Materials Inc | 2.61% | 1.55% |
| Netflix Inc | 3.79% | 1.31% |
| Only in QUSA | Only in QYLD |
|---|---|
| Berkshire Hathaway Inc 5.35% | MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 5.05% |
| Caterpillar Inc 4.91% | AMAZON.COM INC 4.36% |
| Coca-Cola Co/The 4.33% | ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 4.02% |
| Eli Lilly & Co 4.24% | TESLA INC 3.05% |
| Procter & Gamble Co/The 3.85% | SPACE EXPLORATION TECHN-CL A 2.88% |
| Visa Inc 3.37% | INTEL CORP 2.51% |
| Blackrock Inc 2.99% | CISCO SYSTEMS INC 1.90% |
| Johnson & Johnson 2.93% | PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC-A 1.80% |
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 18, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QUSA | QYLD | QUSA | QYLD | QUSA | QYLD | |
| 3 months | −1.9% | +3.2% | 3.6% | 3.0% | −3.6 pts | +5.7 pts |
| 6 months | +10.4% | +14.5% | 7.8% | 6.3% | −4.3 pts | −9.7 pts |
| 1 year | +3.5% | +23.0% | 13.8% | 12.5% | −11.7 pts | +1.2 pts |
| 3 years | not published | +55.3% | not published | 36.6% | not published | −42.9 pts |
| Since launch | +4.9% | +198.3% | 15.1% | 116.0% | −25.8 pts | −644.6 pts |
| QUSA VistaShares Target 15 USA Quality Income ETF Covered call on QUAL, paying monthly | QYLD Global X NASDAQ 100 Covered Call ETF Covered call on QQQ, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | VistaShares | Global X |
| Strategy | covered call | covered call |
| Benchmark | USA Quality (QUAL), used as the quality proxy | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 15.3% | 11.8% |
| Expense ratio | 0.97% | 0.60% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 13.8% | 12.5% |
| Price change, 1 year | −11.0% | +9.1% |
| Total return, 1 year | +3.5% | +23.0% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +15.2% | +21.8% |
| Ahead or behind | −11.7 pts | +1.2 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | 100% |
| Age | 500 days | 4663 days |
| Net assets | $22m | $8.5bn |
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.
QYLD in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, QYLD paid 12.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 9.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +23.0%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +21.8% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 1.2 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 11.8%, paid monthly. Global X estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Aug 27, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, QUSA or QYLD?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, QUSA paid 13.8% of its starting price in cash and QYLD paid 12.5%, 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, QUSA or QYLD?
- With every distribution reinvested, QUSA returned +3.5% and QYLD returned +23.0% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so QYLD returned more.
- Which is cheaper, QUSA or QYLD?
- QUSA charges 0.97% a year and QYLD charges 0.60%, so QYLD is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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