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QUSA vs RDVI: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, QUSA paid 14.6% of its price in cash against RDVI’s 9.1%, though RDVI returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $20m for VistaShares Target 15 USA Quality Income ETF and $3.9bn for FT Vest Rising Dividend Achievers Target Income ETF.

At a glance
14.6%
QUSA cash paid, 1 year
9.1%
RDVI cash paid, 1 year
+1.9%
QUSA total return, 1 year
+22.0%
RDVI 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%

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.
RDVI · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 About even with RDVY
RDVI
+22.0%
RDVY
+22.2%

About even with RDVY

RDVI over 1 year: paid 9.1%, price +12.2%, total +22.0%, RDVY +22.2%, −0.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

RDVY

+22.2%

RDVI

+22.0%

9.1% of it arrived as cash

about even with RDVY

Total return, distributions reinvested

About even with RDVY

RDVI over 1 year: paid 9.1%, price +12.2%, total +22.0%, RDVY +22.2%, −0.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

RDVY

+22.2%

RDVI

+22.0%

about even with RDVY

9.1% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. RDVI over 1 year: paid 9.1%, price +12.2%, total +22.0%, RDVY +22.2%, −0.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

RDVI costs 0.22 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 20.1 points; RDVI is far larger, $3.9bn against $20m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

QUSA vs RDVI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureQUSARDVI
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+1.9%+22.0%
Price change, 1 yearfell 12.3%rose 12.2%
Return of capital, issuer estimate100% of the Oct 27, 2026 payment40% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkS&P 500, measured through SPYFirst Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF, measured through RDVY
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.97%0.75%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026$20m$3.9bn
Holdings
Holdings in common30%
ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · RDVI scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?
IQ Income Score21.9QUSA92.5RDVI

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

One year only, and a ratio of two published numbers: it says nothing about where a distribution came from. All income ETFs ranked by it →

Method

What they share

30%

By the books each fund has filed, QUSA and RDVI hold 30% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 3, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

30% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first QUSA RDVI
Visa Inc 5.70% 2.35%
Microsoft Corp 6.27% 2.16%
GE Vernova Inc 3.81% 2.13%
NVIDIA Corp 6.15% 2.00%
Applied Materials Inc 4.17% 1.97%
KLA CORP 2.62% 1.90%
Meta Platforms Inc 3.71% 1.89%
Lam Research Corp 4.91% 1.84%
Micron Technology Inc 3.17% 1.83%
Apple Inc 7.27% 1.63%
Alphabet Inc 4.97% 1.57%
Automatic Data Processing Inc 1.51% 2.32%
Only in one fund ↓
Only in QUSA
Adobe Inc 4.17%
Netflix Inc 3.80%
Broadcom Inc 3.32%
Newmont Corp 2.87%
Fortinet Inc 2.85%
Airbnb Inc 2.56%
AppLovin Corp 2.48%
Palantir Technologies Inc 2.39%
Only in RDVI
The Travelers Companies, Inc. 2.39%
Accenture plc 2.35%
Veralto Corporation 2.34%
The Allstate Corporation 2.23%
Chubb Limited 2.16%
The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation 2.15%
Cincinnati Financial Corporation 2.12%
Ross Stores, Inc. 2.09%
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Side by side

QUSA VistaShares Target 15 USA Quality Income ETF · Covered call on SPY, paying monthly RDVI FT Vest Rising Dividend Achievers Target Income ETF · Writes calls on the S&P 500, measured against the Nasdaq US Rising Dividend Achievers Index, paying monthly
Strategy covered call dividend stocks with call overlay
Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF (RDVY)
Pays monthly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 15.4% 8.3%
Expense ratio 0.97% 0.75%
Cash paid, 1 year 14.6% 9.1%
Price change, 1 year −12.3% +12.2%
Total return, 1 year +1.9% +22.0%
Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +22.2%
Ahead or behind −12.9 pts −0.2 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 100% 40%
Age 1.5 years 4.0 years
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $20m $3.9bn

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 RDVI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowQUSARDVIQUSARDVIQUSARDVI
3 months−8.5%−1.9%3.6%2.0%−8.4 pts+0.6 pts
6 months−5.5%+7.9%7.3%4.3%−10.5 pts+0.1 pts
1 year+1.9%+22.0%14.6%9.1%−12.8 pts−0.2 pts
3 years–+76.0%–30.9%–−6.4 pts
Since launchNot the same days: QUSA May 2025 · RDVI Oct 2022−1.8%+106.5%17.3%43.0%−41.3 pts−8.4 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.

RDVI

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, RDVI paid 9.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 12.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +22.0%. First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF (RDVY) returned +22.2% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.3%, paid monthly. First Trust estimates that 40% of the distribution paid Oct 30, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, QUSA or RDVI?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, QUSA paid 14.6% of its starting price in cash and RDVI paid 9.1%, 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 +1.9% and RDVI +22.0% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
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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