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QUSA vs QYLG: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, QYLG paid 16.7% of its price in cash against QUSA’s 14.6%, and 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 $183m on Oct 12, 2026 for Global X Nasdaq 100 Covered Call & Growth ETF.

At a glance
14.6%
QUSA cash paid, 1 year
16.7%
QYLG cash paid, 1 year
+1.9%
QUSA total return, 1 year
+14.4%
QYLG total return, 1 year
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. 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.
QYLG · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 2.1 pts ahead of QQQ
QYLG
+14.4%
QQQ
+12.3%

2.1 pts ahead of QQQ

QYLG over 1 year: paid 16.7%, price −3.9%, total +14.4%, QQQ +12.3%, +2.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

QQQ

+12.3%

QYLG

+14.4%

16.7% of it arrived as cash

2.1 pts ahead of QQQ

Total return, distributions reinvested

2.1 pts ahead of QQQ

QYLG over 1 year: paid 16.7%, price −3.9%, total +14.4%, QQQ +12.3%, +2.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

QQQ

+12.3%

QYLG

+14.4%

16.7% as cash

2.1 pts ahead of QQQ

16.7% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. QYLG over 1 year: paid 16.7%, price −3.9%, total +14.4%, QQQ +12.3%, +2.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

QYLG costs 0.62 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 12.5 points; QYLG is 8.3 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

QUSA vs QYLG: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureQUSAQYLG
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+1.9%+14.4%
Price change, 1 yearfell 12.3%fell 3.9%
Return of capital, issuer estimate100% of the Oct 27, 2026 payment93% of the Sep 24, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkS&P 500, measured through SPYNasdaq-100, measured through QQQ
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.97%0.35%
Net assets, as of Oct 12, 2026$22m$183m
Holdings
Holdings in common46%
ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · QYLG scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?
IQ Income Score21.9QUSA49.4QYLG

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

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Method

What they share

46%

By the books each fund has filed, QUSA and QYLG hold 46% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

46% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first QUSA QYLG
Apple Inc 7.27% 7.59%
NVIDIA Corp 6.15% 8.13%
Microsoft Corp 6.27% 5.78%
Alphabet Inc 4.97% 3.47%
Micron Technology Inc 3.17% 4.29%
Broadcom Inc 3.32% 3.09%
Meta Platforms Inc 3.71% 2.76%
Cisco Systems Inc 2.96% 2.11%
Applied Materials Inc 4.17% 1.86%
Lam Research Corp 4.91% 1.69%
Netflix Inc 3.80% 1.40%
Palantir Technologies Inc 2.39% 1.30%
Only in one fund ↓
Only in QUSA
Visa Inc 5.70%
Mastercard Inc 4.37%
GE Vernova Inc 3.81%
GE AEROSPACE 2.89%
Newmont Corp 2.87%
Tapestry Inc 2.12%
Illinois Tool Works Inc 1.41%
Expedia Group Inc 1.38%
Only in QYLG
AMAZON.COM, INC. 4.89%
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. 3.59%
ALPHABET INC. 3.25%
TESLA, INC. 2.60%
WALMART INC. 2.50%
INTEL CORPORATION 2.09%
COSTCO WHOLESALE CORPORATION 1.95%
PALO ALTO NETWORKS, INC. 1.25%
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Side by side

QUSA VistaShares Target 15 USA Quality Income ETF · Covered call on SPY, paying monthly QYLG Global X Nasdaq 100 Covered Call & Growth ETF · Covered call on QQQ, paying monthly
Strategy covered call covered call
Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) Nasdaq-100 (QQQ)
Pays monthly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 15.4% 7.1%
Expense ratio 0.97% 0.35%
Cash paid, 1 year 14.6% 16.7%
Price change, 1 year −12.3% −3.9%
Total return, 1 year +1.9% +14.4%
Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +12.3%
Ahead or behind −12.9 pts +2.1 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 100% 93%
Age 1.5 years 6.1 years
Net assets, QUSA as of Nov 3, 2026 and QYLG as of Oct 12, 2026 $20m $183m

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: QUSA vs QYLG: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowQUSAQYLGQUSAQYLGQUSAQYLG
3 months−8.5%−0.8%3.6%1.6%−8.4 pts+2.6 pts
6 months−5.5%+2.5%7.3%4.0%−10.5 pts+2.8 pts
1 year+1.9%+14.4%14.6%16.7%−12.8 pts+2.1 pts
3 years–+72.0%–52.1%–−19.4 pts
Since launchNot the same days: QUSA May 2025 · QYLG Sep 2020−1.8%+116.2%17.3%76.4%−41.3 pts−46.8 pts

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About each fund
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.

QYLG

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, QYLG paid 16.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 3.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +14.4%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +12.3% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 2.1 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 7.1%, paid monthly. Global X estimates that 93% of the distribution paid Sep 24, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, QUSA or QYLG?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, QUSA paid 14.6% of its starting price in cash and QYLG paid 16.7%, so QYLG 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 QYLG?
With every distribution reinvested, QUSA returned +1.9% and QYLG +14.4% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, QUSA or QYLG?
QUSA charges 0.97% a year and QYLG charges 0.35%, so QYLG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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