Which paid more, QUSA or TSPY?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, QUSA paid 14.6% of its starting price in cash and TSPY paid 14.0%, 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 TSPY?

With every distribution reinvested, QUSA returned +1.9% and TSPY +13.3% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, QUSA or TSPY?

QUSA charges 0.97% a year and TSPY charges 0.68%, so TSPY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

QUSA vs TSPY: 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 TSPY’s 14.0%, though TSPY returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $20m on Nov 3, 2026 for VistaShares Target 15 USA Quality Income ETF, and $311m on Jun 30, 2026 for TappAlpha S&P 500 Growth & Daily Income ETF.

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At a glance

14.6%

QUSA cash paid, 1 year

14.0%

TSPY cash paid, 1 year

+1.9%

QUSA total return, 1 year

+13.3%

TSPY 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.

TSPY · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 1.5 pts behind VOO

TSPY

+13.3%

VOO

+14.8%

1.5 pts behind VOO

TSPY over 1 year: paid 14.0%, price −1.6%, total +13.3%, VOO +14.8%, −1.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+14.8%

TSPY

+13.3%

14.0% of it arrived as cash

1.5 pts behind VOO

Total return, distributions reinvested

1.5 pts behind VOO

TSPY over 1 year: paid 14.0%, price −1.6%, total +13.3%, VOO +14.8%, −1.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+14.8%

TSPY

+13.3%

14.0% as cash

1.5 pts behind VOO

14.0% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. TSPY over 1 year: paid 14.0%, price −1.6%, total +13.3%, VOO +14.8%, −1.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

TSPY costs 0.29 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 11.4 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

QUSA vs TSPY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	QUSA	TSPY
Paid and earned
Measure	QUSA	TSPY
Total return, 1 year	+1.9%	+13.3%
Price change, 1 year	fell 12.3%	fell 1.6%
Return of capital, issuer estimate	100% of the Oct 27, 2026 payment	100% of the Nov 4, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	QUSA	TSPY
Benchmark	S&P 500, measured through SPY	Vanguard S&P 500 ETF, measured through VOO
Cost and size
Measure	QUSA	TSPY
Expense ratio	0.97%	0.68%
Net assets, QUSA as of Nov 3, 2026 and TSPY as of Jun 30, 2026	$20m	$311m
Holdings
Measure	QUSA	TSPY
Holdings in common	0%

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

IQ Income Score21.9QUSA53.6TSPY

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

TSPY 53.6

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

By the books each fund has filed, QUSA and TSPY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

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0 half 100%

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first QUSA TSPY

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Only in QUSA

Apple Inc 7.27%

Microsoft Corp 6.27%

NVIDIA Corp 6.15%

Visa Inc 5.70%

Alphabet Inc 4.97%

Lam Research Corp 4.91%

Mastercard Inc 4.37%

Adobe Inc 4.17%

Only in TSPY

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF 100.57%

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Side by side

QUSA VistaShares Target 15 USA Quality Income ETF · Covered call on SPY, paying monthly TSPY TappAlpha S&P 500 Growth & Daily Income ETF · Option income on VOO, paying monthly

Issuer VistaShares TappAlpha

Strategy covered call option income

Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO)

Pays monthly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 15.4% 14.3%

Expense ratio 0.97% 0.68%

Cash paid, 1 year 14.6% 14.0%

Price change, 1 year −12.3% −1.6%

Total return, 1 year +1.9% +13.3%

Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +14.8%

Ahead or behind −12.9 pts −1.5 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 100% 100%

Age 1.5 years 2.2 years

Net assets, QUSA as of Nov 3, 2026 and TSPY as of Jun 30, 2026 $20m $311m

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 TSPY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	QUSA	TSPY	QUSA	TSPY	QUSA	TSPY
3 months	−8.5%	+0.7%	3.6%	3.5%	−8.4 pts	+0.8 pts
6 months	−5.5%	+5.2%	7.3%	7.0%	−10.5 pts	+0.2 pts
1 year	+1.9%	+13.3%	14.6%	14.0%	−12.8 pts	−1.5 pts
Since launchNot the same days: QUSA May 2025 · TSPY Aug 2024	−1.8%	+38.7%	17.3%	31.2%	−41.3 pts	−3.7 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.

TSPY

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, TSPY paid 14.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 1.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +13.3%. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 1.5 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 14.3%, paid monthly. TappAlpha estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Nov 4, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, QUSA or TSPY?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, QUSA paid 14.6% of its starting price in cash and TSPY paid 14.0%, 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 TSPY?: With every distribution reinvested, QUSA returned +1.9% and TSPY +13.3% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, QUSA or TSPY?: QUSA charges 0.97% a year and TSPY charges 0.68%, so TSPY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

S&P 500 (SPY) →Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) →QUSA on its own →TSPY on its own →QUSA dividend history →QUSA holdings →TSPY dividend history →TSPY holdings →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

QUSA filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

QUSA prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

QUSA 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

VistaShares page for QUSA ↗

TSPY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

TSPY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

TSPY 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

TappAlpha 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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