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QUSA vs ROCQ: which paid, and which earned it?

QUSA and ROCQ both write options for income.

VistaShares Target 15 USA Quality Income ETF and JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Yield ETF.

13.8%QUSA cash paid, 1 year
5.8%ROCQ cash paid, 1 year
+3.5%QUSA total return, 1 year
+18.0%ROCQ total return, 1 year
QUSA11.7 pts behind QUAL · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
QUAL+15.2%QUSA+3.5%13.8% cash11.7 pts behind QUALTotal return, distributions reinvestedQUAL+15.2%QUSA+3.5%11.7 pts behind QUAL
ROCQ4 pts behind QQQ · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
QQQ+21.9%ROCQ+18.0%5.8% as cash4 pts behind QQQTotal return, distributions reinvestedQQQ+21.9%ROCQ+18.0%4 pts behind QQQ

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, QUSA and ROCQ hold 36% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions QUSA and ROCQ both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingQUSAROCQ
Apple Inc5.99%7.12%
NVIDIA Corp5.78%8.37%
Microsoft Corp6.08%5.03%
Walmart Inc4.17%3.50%
Lam Research Corp3.47%4.21%
Meta Platforms Inc4.28%2.94%
Broadcom Inc4.70%2.93%
Alphabet Inc2.22%6.30%
Netflix Inc3.79%1.52%
Johnson & Johnson2.93%0.95%
Coca-Cola Co/The4.33%0.75%
Mastercard Inc2.51%0.39%
Only in each
Only in QUSAOnly in ROCQ
Berkshire Hathaway Inc 5.35%Micron Technology, Inc. 6.70%
Caterpillar Inc 4.91%Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 4.74%
Costco Wholesale Corp 4.40%Amazon.com, Inc. 4.52%
Eli Lilly & Co 4.24%Intel Corp. 3.58%
Procter & Gamble Co/The 3.85%Tesla, Inc. 2.94%
Visa Inc 3.37%Seagate Technology Holdings plc 2.77%
Blackrock Inc 2.99%Analog Devices, Inc. 2.19%
GE AEROSPACE 2.75%ASML Holding NV 1.60%

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 Jun 30, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026.

Performance, window by window

QUSA and ROCQ over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
QUSAROCQQUSAROCQQUSAROCQ
3 months−1.9%0.0%3.6%3.0%−3.6 pts+2.5 pts
6 months+10.4%+20.0%7.8%5.9%−4.3 pts−4.2 pts
1 year+3.5%not published13.8%not published−11.7 ptsnot published
Since launch+4.9%+18.0%15.1%5.8%−25.8 pts−4.0 pts
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QUSA and ROCQ on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
QUSA
VistaShares Target 15 USA Quality Income ETF
Covered call on QUAL, paying monthly
ROCQ
JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Yield ETF
Covered call on QQQ, paying monthly
IssuerVistaSharesJPMorgan
Strategycovered callcovered call
BenchmarkUSA Quality (QUAL), used as the quality proxyNasdaq-100 (QQQ)
Paysmonthlymonthly
Payout rate, annualized15.3%10.6%
Expense ratio0.97%not published
Cash paid, 1 year13.8%5.8% (since launch on Mar 19, 2026)
Price change, 1 year−11.0%+12.0%
Total return, 1 year+3.5%+18.0% (since launch on Mar 19, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year+15.2%+21.9%
Ahead or behind−11.7 pts−4.0 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age500 days183 days
Net assets$22m$629m

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.

ROCQ in plain words

Over the period since launch on Mar 19, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, ROCQ paid 5.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 12.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +18.0%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +21.9% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 4.0 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 10.6%, paid monthly.

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Where these figures came from

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QUSA against ROCQ, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 18, 2026. Every figure is calculated from a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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