Data as of .
QUSA vs SEPI: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year QUSA paid 13.8% of its price in cash against SEPI’s 7.5%, though SEPI returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: SEPI scores higher
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What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, QUSA and SEPI hold 37% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | QUSA | SEPI |
|---|---|---|
| Apple Inc | 5.99% | 5.24% |
| Caterpillar Inc | 4.91% | 7.20% |
| NVIDIA Corp | 5.78% | 4.04% |
| Microsoft Corp | 6.08% | 3.42% |
| Broadcom Inc | 4.70% | 3.08% |
| Johnson & Johnson | 2.93% | 3.31% |
| Meta Platforms Inc | 4.28% | 2.79% |
| Alphabet Inc | 2.22% | 4.68% |
| Berkshire Hathaway Inc | 5.35% | 1.87% |
| Walmart Inc | 4.17% | 1.69% |
| Merck & Co Inc | 1.41% | 2.67% |
| Netflix Inc | 3.79% | 1.21% |
| Only in QUSA | Only in SEPI |
|---|---|
| Costco Wholesale Corp 4.40% | ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC 7.54% |
| Coca-Cola Co/The 4.33% | MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 6.53% |
| Eli Lilly & Co 4.24% | GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC (THE) 3.91% |
| Lam Research Corp 3.47% | AMAZON.COM INC 3.36% |
| Visa Inc 3.37% | EXXON MOBIL CORP 3.08% |
| Blackrock Inc 2.99% | EBAY INC 2.47% |
| GE AEROSPACE 2.75% | ARISTA NETWORKS INC 2.18% |
| KLA CORP 2.69% | DUKE ENERGY CORP 2.08% |
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
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QUSA | SEPI | QUSA | SEPI | QUSA | SEPI | |
| 3 months | −1.9% | +5.4% | 3.6% | 2.1% | −3.6 pts | +3.2 pts |
| 6 months | +10.4% | +20.5% | 7.8% | 4.7% | −4.3 pts | +2.5 pts |
| 1 year | +3.5% | +21.8% | 13.8% | 7.5% | −11.7 pts | +5.2 pts |
| Since launch | +4.9% | +24.4% | 15.1% | 7.7% | −25.8 pts | +5.4 pts |
| QUSA VistaShares Target 15 USA Quality Income ETF Covered call on QUAL, paying monthly | SEPI Shelton Equity Premium Income ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | VistaShares | Shelton |
| Strategy | covered call | covered call |
| Benchmark | USA Quality (QUAL), used as the quality proxy | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 15.3% | 8.3% |
| Expense ratio | 0.97% | 0.54% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 13.8% | 7.5% |
| Price change, 1 year | −11.0% | +13.4% |
| Total return, 1 year | +3.5% | +21.8% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +15.2% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −11.7 pts | +5.2 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 500 days | 375 days |
| Net assets | $22m | $152m |
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.
SEPI in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, SEPI paid 7.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 13.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +21.8%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 5.2 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.3%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, QUSA or SEPI?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, QUSA paid 13.8% of its starting price in cash and SEPI paid 7.5%, 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 SEPI?
- With every distribution reinvested, QUSA returned +3.5% and SEPI returned +21.8% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so SEPI returned more.
- Which is cheaper, QUSA or SEPI?
- QUSA charges 0.97% a year and SEPI charges 0.54%, so SEPI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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Cite this page. ETFIQ, QUSA against SEPI, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/qusa-vs-sepi Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.