Which paid more, QUSA or SPIN?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, QUSA paid 14.6% of its starting price in cash and SPIN paid 5.1%, 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 SPIN?

With every distribution reinvested, QUSA returned +1.9% and SPIN +9.3% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, QUSA or SPIN?

QUSA charges 0.97% a year and SPIN charges 0.25%, so SPIN is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

QUSA vs SPIN: 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 SPIN’s 5.1%, though SPIN 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 $45m for State Street US Equity Premium Income ETF.

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At a glance

14.6%

QUSA cash paid, 1 year

5.1%

SPIN cash paid, 1 year

+1.9%

QUSA total return, 1 year

+9.3%

SPIN 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%

14.6% cash

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.

SPIN · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 5.5 pts behind SPY

SPIN

+9.3%

SPY

+14.8%

5.5 pts behind SPY

SPIN over 1 year: paid 5.1%, price +3.9%, total +9.3%, SPY +14.8%, −5.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

SPIN

+9.3%

5.1% of it arrived as cash

5.5 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

5.5 pts behind SPY

SPIN over 1 year: paid 5.1%, price +3.9%, total +9.3%, SPY +14.8%, −5.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

SPIN

+9.3%

5.5 pts behind SPY

5.1% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. SPIN over 1 year: paid 5.1%, price +3.9%, total +9.3%, SPY +14.8%, −5.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

SPIN costs 0.72 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 7.4 points; SPIN is 2.3 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

QUSA vs SPIN: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	QUSA	SPIN
Paid and earned
Measure	QUSA	SPIN
Total return, 1 year	+1.9%	+9.3%
Price change, 1 year	fell 12.3%	rose 3.9%
Return of capital, issuer estimate	100% of the Oct 27, 2026 payment	97% of the Nov 5, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	QUSA	SPIN
Benchmark	S&P 500, measured through SPY	S&P 500, measured through SPY
Cost and size
Measure	QUSA	SPIN
Expense ratio	0.97%	0.25%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$20m	$45m
Holdings
Measure	QUSA	SPIN
Holdings in common	39%

ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · SPIN scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?

IQ Income Score21.9QUSA84.1SPIN

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

QUSA 21.9

SPIN 84.1

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

39%

By the books each fund has filed, QUSA and SPIN hold 39% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 3, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

50%

0 half 100%

half

39% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first QUSA SPIN

Microsoft Corp 6.27% 7.47%

NVIDIA Corp 6.15% 9.22%

Apple Inc 7.27% 6.03%

Alphabet Inc 4.97% 4.59%

Broadcom Inc 3.32% 3.37%

Meta Platforms Inc 3.71% 2.93%

Micron Technology Inc 3.17% 2.50%

Visa Inc 5.70% 1.73%

Applied Materials Inc 4.17% 1.41%

Mastercard Inc 4.37% 1.19%

Netflix Inc 3.80% 0.91%

Seagate Technology Holdings PLC 1.21% 0.87%

Only in one fund ↓

Only in QUSA

Adobe Inc 4.17%

GE Vernova Inc 3.81%

Cisco Systems Inc 2.96%

GE AEROSPACE 2.89%

Newmont Corp 2.87%

Fortinet Inc 2.85%

KLA CORP 2.62%

Airbnb Inc 2.56%

Only in SPIN

AMAZON.COM INC 4.87%

ELI LILLY + CO 2.50%

EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 2.28%

JPMORGAN CHASE + CO 2.13%

ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 1.94%

JOHNSON + JOHNSON 1.87%

AMPHENOL CORP CL A 1.41%

HOME DEPOT INC 1.39%

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Side by side

QUSA VistaShares Target 15 USA Quality Income ETF · Covered call on SPY, paying monthly SPIN State Street US Equity Premium Income ETF · Covered call on SPY, paying monthly

Issuer VistaShares State Street

Strategy covered call covered call

Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) S&P 500 (SPY)

Pays monthly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 15.4% 5.5%

Expense ratio 0.97% 0.25%

Cash paid, 1 year 14.6% 5.1%

Price change, 1 year −12.3% +3.9%

Total return, 1 year +1.9% +9.3%

Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +14.8%

Ahead or behind −12.9 pts −5.5 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 100% 97%

Age 1.5 years 2.2 years

Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $20m $45m

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 SPIN: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	QUSA	SPIN	QUSA	SPIN	QUSA	SPIN
3 months	−8.5%	+0.8%	3.6%	0.9%	−8.4 pts	+0.9 pts
6 months	−5.5%	+6.0%	7.3%	1.9%	−10.5 pts	+1.0 pts
1 year	+1.9%	+9.3%	14.6%	5.1%	−12.8 pts	−5.5 pts
Since launchNot the same days: QUSA May 2025 · SPIN Sep 2024	−1.8%	+30.3%	17.3%	16.0%	−41.3 pts	−12.9 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.

SPIN

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, SPIN paid 5.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 3.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +9.3%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 5.5 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 5.5%, paid monthly. State Street estimates that 97% of the distribution paid Nov 5, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, QUSA or SPIN?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, QUSA paid 14.6% of its starting price in cash and SPIN paid 5.1%, 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 SPIN?: With every distribution reinvested, QUSA returned +1.9% and SPIN +9.3% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, QUSA or SPIN?: QUSA charges 0.97% a year and SPIN charges 0.25%, so SPIN is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

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Sources and dates

QUSA filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

QUSA prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

QUSA 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

VistaShares page for QUSA ↗

SPIN filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

SPIN prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

SPIN 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

State Street website ↗

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How this is computed

It is a place in a set, not a rating or a recommendation.

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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