Data as of .
QUSA vs SPIN: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year QUSA paid 13.8% of its price in cash against SPIN’s 5.2%, though SPIN returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: SPIN scores higher
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What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, QUSA and SPIN hold 39% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | QUSA | SPIN |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Corp | 6.08% | 7.15% |
| Apple Inc | 5.99% | 6.07% |
| NVIDIA Corp | 5.78% | 9.79% |
| Meta Platforms Inc | 4.28% | 3.24% |
| Broadcom Inc | 4.70% | 3.16% |
| Alphabet Inc | 2.22% | 5.65% |
| Eli Lilly & Co | 4.24% | 2.01% |
| Visa Inc | 3.37% | 1.48% |
| Applied Materials Inc | 2.61% | 1.44% |
| Berkshire Hathaway Inc | 5.35% | 1.06% |
| Johnson & Johnson | 2.93% | 1.02% |
| Netflix Inc | 3.79% | 1.01% |
| Only in QUSA | Only in SPIN |
|---|---|
| Caterpillar Inc 4.91% | AMAZON.COM INC 4.84% |
| Coca-Cola Co/The 4.33% | MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 2.82% |
| Blackrock Inc 2.99% | ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 2.55% |
| GE AEROSPACE 2.75% | JPMORGAN CHASE + CO 2.10% |
| KLA CORP 2.69% | EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 2.08% |
| Adobe Inc 2.32% | AMPHENOL CORP CL A 1.30% |
| QUALCOMM Inc 1.95% | BANK OF AMERICA CORP 1.26% |
| Lockheed Martin Corp 1.76% | HOME DEPOT INC 1.25% |
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 Sep 17, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QUSA | SPIN | QUSA | SPIN | QUSA | SPIN | |
| 3 months | −1.9% | +3.7% | 3.6% | 0.8% | −3.6 pts | +1.4 pts |
| 6 months | +10.4% | +12.3% | 7.8% | 3.2% | −4.3 pts | −5.8 pts |
| 1 year | +3.5% | +11.3% | 13.8% | 5.2% | −11.7 pts | −5.2 pts |
| Since launch | +4.9% | +28.5% | 15.1% | 15.2% | −25.8 pts | −13.7 pts |
| QUSA VistaShares Target 15 USA Quality Income ETF Covered call on QUAL, paying monthly | SPIN State Street(R) US Equity Premium Income ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | VistaShares | State Street |
| 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% | 2.7% |
| Expense ratio | 0.97% | 0.25% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 13.8% | 5.2% |
| Price change, 1 year | −11.0% | +5.8% |
| Total return, 1 year | +3.5% | +11.3% |
| 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 | 743 days |
| Net assets | $22m | $47m |
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.
SPIN in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, SPIN paid 5.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 5.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +11.3%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 5.2 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 2.7%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, QUSA or SPIN?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, QUSA paid 13.8% of its starting price in cash and SPIN paid 5.2%, 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 +3.5% and SPIN returned +11.3% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so SPIN returned more.
- 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 these figures came from
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Cite this page. ETFIQ, QUSA against SPIN, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/qusa-vs-spin Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.