Data as of .
QUSA vs RDVI: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year QUSA paid 13.8% of its price in cash against RDVI’s 8.8%, though RDVI returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: RDVI scores higher
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What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, QUSA and RDVI hold 24% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | QUSA | RDVI |
|---|---|---|
| Lam Research Corp | 3.47% | 2.31% |
| Applied Materials Inc | 2.61% | 2.30% |
| KLA CORP | 2.69% | 2.16% |
| NVIDIA Corp | 5.78% | 2.16% |
| Visa Inc | 3.37% | 2.06% |
| Microsoft Corp | 6.08% | 2.05% |
| Meta Platforms Inc | 4.28% | 2.04% |
| Alphabet Inc | 2.22% | 1.97% |
| Costco Wholesale Corp | 4.40% | 1.78% |
| Apple Inc | 5.99% | 1.66% |
| GE AEROSPACE | 2.75% | 1.36% |
| Mastercard Inc | 2.51% | 0.94% |
| Only in QUSA | Only in RDVI |
|---|---|
| Berkshire Hathaway Inc 5.35% | The Travelers Companies, Inc. 2.27% |
| Caterpillar Inc 4.91% | The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation 2.22% |
| Broadcom Inc 4.70% | GE Vernova Inc. 2.19% |
| Coca-Cola Co/The 4.33% | Micron Technology, Inc. 2.18% |
| Eli Lilly & Co 4.24% | The Allstate Corporation 2.14% |
| Walmart Inc 4.17% | Automatic Data Processing, Inc. 2.13% |
| Procter & Gamble Co/The 3.85% | Expedia Group, Inc. 2.13% |
| Netflix Inc 3.79% | JPMorgan Chase & Co. 2.10% |
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 | RDVI | QUSA | RDVI | QUSA | RDVI | |
| 3 months | −1.9% | +0.3% | 3.6% | 2.1% | −3.6 pts | −6.3 pts |
| 6 months | +10.4% | +15.1% | 7.8% | 4.6% | −4.3 pts | +2.5 pts |
| 1 year | +3.5% | +19.2% | 13.8% | 8.8% | −11.7 pts | −8.0 pts |
| 3 years | not published | +69.2% | not published | 29.6% | not published | +15.5 pts |
| Since launch | +4.9% | +101.2% | 15.1% | 41.0% | −25.8 pts | +32.0 pts |
| QUSA VistaShares Target 15 USA Quality Income ETF Covered call on QUAL, paying monthly | RDVI FT Vest Rising Dividend Achievers Target Income ETF Dividend stocks with call overlay on SCHD, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | VistaShares | First Trust |
| Strategy | covered call | dividend stocks with call overlay |
| Benchmark | USA Quality (QUAL), used as the quality proxy | US dividend stocks (SCHD), used as the dividend proxy |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 15.3% | 8.8% |
| Expense ratio | 0.97% | 0.75% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 13.8% | 8.8% |
| Price change, 1 year | −11.0% | +9.6% |
| Total return, 1 year | +3.5% | +19.2% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +15.2% | +27.2% |
| Ahead or behind | −11.7 pts | −8.0 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 500 days | 1429 days |
| Net assets | $22m | $3.7bn |
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.
RDVI in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, RDVI paid 8.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 9.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +19.2%. US dividend stocks (SCHD), used as the dividend proxy returned +27.2% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 8.0 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.8%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, QUSA or RDVI?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, QUSA paid 13.8% of its starting price in cash and RDVI paid 8.8%, 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 RDVI?
- With every distribution reinvested, QUSA returned +3.5% and RDVI returned +19.2% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so RDVI returned more.
- Which is cheaper, QUSA or RDVI?
- QUSA charges 0.97% a year and RDVI charges 0.75%, so RDVI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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