Data as of .
QUSA vs SPUT: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year QUSA paid 13.8% of its price in cash against SPUT’s 5.2%, though SPUT returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: SPUT scores higher
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What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, QUSA and SPUT hold 22% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | QUSA | SPUT |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp | 5.78% | 3.85% |
| Apple Inc | 5.99% | 3.22% |
| Microsoft Corp | 6.08% | 2.47% |
| Alphabet Inc | 2.22% | 1.84% |
| Broadcom Inc | 4.70% | 1.60% |
| Alphabet Inc | 1.84% | 1.59% |
| Meta Platforms Inc | 4.28% | 1.10% |
| Eli Lilly & Co | 4.24% | 0.65% |
| Berkshire Hathaway Inc | 5.35% | 0.54% |
| Walmart Inc | 4.17% | 0.47% |
| Visa Inc | 3.37% | 0.46% |
| Johnson & Johnson | 2.93% | 0.46% |
| Only in QUSA | Only in SPUT |
|---|---|
| LRCX US 10/02/26 C295 0.10% | TREASURY BILL 49.24% |
| AMAT US 10/02/26 C452.5 0.07% | Amazon.com Inc 2.09% |
| BRKB US 09/25/26 P512.5 0.05% | Tesla Inc 0.91% |
| AAPL US 09/25/26 C342.5 0.03% | JPMorgan Chase & Co 0.70% |
| AVGO US 09/25/26 C370 0.03% | Exxon Mobil Corp 0.54% |
| KLAC US 09/25/26 C182.5 0.03% | Micron Technology Inc 0.48% |
| CAT US 09/25/26 C840 0.02% | Advanced Micro Devices Inc 0.47% |
| COST US 09/25/26 C935 0.02% | Intel Corp 0.34% |
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 Apr 30, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QUSA | SPUT | QUSA | SPUT | QUSA | SPUT | |
| 3 months | −1.9% | +2.4% | 3.6% | 1.1% | −3.6 pts | +0.1 pts |
| 6 months | +10.4% | +11.5% | 7.8% | 2.5% | −4.3 pts | −6.5 pts |
| 1 year | +3.5% | +11.5% | 13.8% | 5.2% | −11.7 pts | −5.1 pts |
| Since launch | +4.9% | +22.4% | 15.1% | 8.5% | −25.8 pts | −15.6 pts |
| QUSA VistaShares Target 15 USA Quality Income ETF Covered call on QUAL, paying monthly | SPUT Innovator Equity Premium Income - Daily PutWrite ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | VistaShares | Innovator |
| Strategy | covered call | covered call |
| Benchmark | USA Quality (QUAL), used as the quality proxy | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 15.3% | 4.7% |
| Expense ratio | 0.97% | 0.79% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 13.8% | 5.2% |
| Price change, 1 year | −11.0% | +6.0% |
| Total return, 1 year | +3.5% | +11.5% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +15.2% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −11.7 pts | −5.1 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 500 days | 553 days |
| Net assets | $22m | $17m |
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.
SPUT in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, SPUT paid 5.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 6.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +11.5%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 5.1 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 4.7%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, QUSA or SPUT?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, QUSA paid 13.8% of its starting price in cash and SPUT 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 SPUT?
- With every distribution reinvested, QUSA returned +3.5% and SPUT returned +11.5% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so SPUT returned more.
- Which is cheaper, QUSA or SPUT?
- QUSA charges 0.97% a year and SPUT charges 0.79%, so SPUT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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