Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
QUSA vs QYLD: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, QUSA paid 14.6% of its price in cash against QYLD’s 12.3%, though QYLD returned more with it reinvested.
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Net assets: $20m on Nov 3, 2026 for VistaShares Target 15 USA Quality Income ETF, and $8.5bn on Oct 12, 2026 for Global X NASDAQ 100 Covered Call ETF.
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
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. Total return, distributions reinvested. 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, 2026.4.2 pts ahead of QQQ
QYLD over 1 year: paid 12.3%, price +3.3%, total +16.5%, QQQ +12.3%, +4.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
QQQ
+12.3%
QYLD
+16.5%
12.3% of it arrived as cash
4.2 pts ahead of QQQ
Total return, distributions reinvested
4.2 pts ahead of QQQ
QYLD over 1 year: paid 12.3%, price +3.3%, total +16.5%, QQQ +12.3%, +4.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
QQQ
+12.3%
QYLD
+16.5%
12.3% as cash
4.2 pts ahead of QQQ
12.3% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. QYLD over 1 year: paid 12.3%, price +3.3%, total +16.5%, QQQ +12.3%, +4.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.Pair scorecard
QYLD costs 0.37 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 14.6 points; QYLD is far larger, $8.5bn against $22m.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | QUSA | QYLD |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | +1.9% | +16.5% |
| Price change, 1 year | fell 12.3% | rose 3.3% |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 100% of the Oct 27, 2026 payment | 99% of the Sep 24, 2026 payment |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | S&P 500, measured through SPY | Nasdaq-100, measured through QQQ |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.97% | 0.60% |
| Net assets, as of Oct 12, 2026 | $22m | $8.5bn |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 46% | |
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
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What they share
By the books each fund has filed, QUSA and QYLD hold 46% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.
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46% in common
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Side by side
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
| Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | QUSA | QYLD | QUSA | QYLD | QUSA | QYLD |
| 3 months | −8.5% | +2.4% | 3.6% | 3.0% | −8.4 pts | +5.9 pts |
| 6 months | −5.5% | +5.4% | 7.3% | 6.0% | −10.5 pts | +5.8 pts |
| 1 year | +1.9% | +16.5% | 14.6% | 12.3% | −12.8 pts | +4.2 pts |
| 3 years | – | +52.7% | – | 37.9% | – | −38.6 pts |
| Since launchNot the same days: QUSA May 2025 · QYLD Dec 2013 | −1.8% | +194.8% | 17.3% | 117.5% | −41.3 pts | −610.5 pts |
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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). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.
QYLD
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, QYLD paid 12.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 3.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +16.5%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +12.3% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 4.2 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 12.2%, paid monthly. Global X estimates that 99% of the distribution paid Sep 24, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).
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Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.
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