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QUSA vs ROCQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $20m for VistaShares Target 15 USA Quality Income ETF and $770m for JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Yield ETF.

At a glance
14.6%
QUSA cash paid, 1 year
7.8%
ROCQ cash paid, since launch, Mar 19, 2026
+1.9%
QUSA total return, 1 year
+11.9%
ROCQ total return, since launch, Mar 19, 2026
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.
ROCQ · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 5.2 pts behind QQQ
ROCQ
+11.9%
QQQ
+17.1%

5.2 pts behind QQQ

ROCQ since launch: paid 7.8%, price +4.3%, total +11.9%, QQQ +17.1%, −5.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

QQQ

+17.1%

ROCQ

+11.9%

7.8% of it arrived as cash

5.2 pts behind QQQ

Total return, distributions reinvested

5.2 pts behind QQQ

ROCQ since launch: paid 7.8%, price +4.3%, total +11.9%, QQQ +17.1%, −5.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

QQQ

+17.1%

ROCQ

+11.9%

5.2 pts behind QQQ

7.8% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. ROCQ since launch: paid 7.8%, price +4.3%, total +11.9%, QQQ +17.1%, −5.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

ROCQ costs 0.62 points a year less; ROCQ is far larger, $770m against $20m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

QUSA vs ROCQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureQUSAROCQ
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+1.9%not published
Price changefell 12.3% (1 year)rose 4.3% (since Mar 19, 2026)
Return of capital, issuer estimate100% of the Oct 27, 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 Nov 3, 2026$20m$770m
Holdings
Holdings in common36%

Method

What they share

36%

By the books each fund has filed, QUSA and ROCQ hold 36% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 3, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

36% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first QUSA ROCQ
Apple Inc 7.27% 8.27%
Microsoft Corp 6.27% 7.25%
NVIDIA Corp 6.15% 8.94%
Meta Platforms Inc 3.71% 3.36%
Micron Technology Inc 3.17% 5.12%
Broadcom Inc 3.32% 2.71%
Lam Research Corp 4.91% 2.35%
Palantir Technologies Inc 2.39% 1.49%
Netflix Inc 3.80% 1.40%
Seagate Technology Holdings PLC 1.21% 1.75%
Mastercard Inc 4.37% 0.51%
AppLovin Corp 2.48% 0.33%
Only in one fund ↓
Only in QUSA
Visa Inc 5.70%
Alphabet Inc 4.97%
Adobe Inc 4.17%
Applied Materials Inc 4.17%
GE Vernova Inc 3.81%
Cisco Systems Inc 2.96%
GE AEROSPACE 2.89%
Newmont Corp 2.87%
Only in ROCQ
ALPHABET INC-CL C 5.12%
AMAZON.COM INC COMMON 4.95%
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 4.10%
WALMART INC COMMON STOCK 4.05%
TESLA INC COMMON STOCK 2.99%
ANALOG DEVICES INC 2.38%
SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP 2.02%
PALO ALTO NETWORKS INC 1.75%
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Side by side

QUSA VistaShares Target 15 USA Quality Income ETF · Covered call on SPY, paying monthly ROCQ JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Yield 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% 11.6%
Expense ratio 0.97% 0.35%
Cash paid, 1 year 14.6% 7.8% (since launch, Mar 19, 2026)
Price change, 1 year −12.3% +4.3% (since launch, Mar 19, 2026)
Total return, 1 year +1.9% +11.9% (since launch, Mar 19, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +17.1% (since launch, Mar 19, 2026)
Ahead or behind −12.9 pts −5.2 pts (since launch, Mar 19, 2026)
Return of capital, latest estimate 100% not published
Age 1.5 years 230 days
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $20m $770m

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 ROCQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowQUSAROCQQUSAROCQQUSAROCQ
3 months−8.5%−3.5%3.6%2.7%−8.4 pts−0.1 pts
6 months−5.5%−1.2%7.3%5.8%−10.5 pts−0.8 pts
1 year+1.9%–14.6%–−12.8 pts–
Since launchNot the same days: QUSA May 2025 · ROCQ Mar 2026−1.8%+11.9%17.3%7.8%−41.3 pts−5.2 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.

ROCQ

Over the period from its first trade on Mar 19, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, ROCQ paid 7.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 4.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +11.9%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +17.1% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 5.2 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 11.6%, paid monthly.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, QUSA or ROCQ?
QUSA charges 0.97% a year and ROCQ charges 0.35%, so ROCQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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