Data as of .
QUSA vs WDTE: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year WDTE paid 28.0% of its price in cash against QUSA’s 13.8%, and returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: WDTE scores higher
Was the payout funded by returns, or by your own capital?
A percentile among the 173 income ETFs writing on an index or proxy. It is a position in a set, not a rating, and neither end of it is a recommendation. All income ETFs ranked by it · How it is computed
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, QUSA and WDTE hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in QUSA | Only in WDTE |
|---|---|
| Microsoft Corp 6.08% | Spx Us 12/18/26 C600 92.83% |
| Apple Inc 5.99% | First American Government Obligations Fu 6.61% |
| NVIDIA Corp 5.78% | Cash & Other 0.69% |
| Berkshire Hathaway Inc 5.35% | Spx 09/21/2026 7674.22 C 0.11% |
| Caterpillar Inc 4.91% | Spx 09/21/2026 7650.5 C -0.24% |
| Broadcom Inc 4.70% | |
| Costco Wholesale Corp 4.40% | |
| Coca-Cola Co/The 4.33% |
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 21, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QUSA | WDTE | QUSA | WDTE | QUSA | WDTE | |
| 3 months | −1.9% | +3.2% | 3.6% | 7.4% | −3.6 pts | +0.9 pts |
| 6 months | +10.4% | +17.3% | 7.8% | 15.7% | −4.3 pts | −0.7 pts |
| 1 year | +3.5% | +15.8% | 13.8% | 28.0% | −11.7 pts | −0.8 pts |
| 3 years | not published | +49.2% | not published | 77.8% | not published | −29.2 pts |
| Since launch | +4.9% | +49.2% | 15.1% | 77.8% | −25.8 pts | −29.2 pts |
| QUSA VistaShares Target 15 USA Quality Income ETF Covered call on QUAL, paying monthly | WDTE Defiance S&P 500 Weekly Distribution ETF Option income on SPY, paying weekly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | VistaShares | Defiance |
| Strategy | covered call | option income |
| Benchmark | USA Quality (QUAL), used as the quality proxy | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | monthly | weekly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 15.3% | 29.9% |
| Expense ratio | 0.97% | 1.03% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 13.8% | 28.0% |
| Price change, 1 year | −11.0% | −14.8% |
| Total return, 1 year | +3.5% | +15.8% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +15.2% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −11.7 pts | −0.8 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | 38% |
| Age | 500 days | 1095 days |
| Net assets | $22m | $71m |
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.
WDTE in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, WDTE paid 28.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 14.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +15.8%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 0.8 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 29.9%, paid weekly. Defiance estimates that 38% of the distribution paid Sep 18, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, QUSA or WDTE?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, QUSA paid 13.8% of its starting price in cash and WDTE paid 28.0%, so WDTE 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 WDTE?
- With every distribution reinvested, QUSA returned +3.5% and WDTE returned +15.8% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so WDTE returned more.
- Which is cheaper, QUSA or WDTE?
- QUSA charges 0.97% a year and WDTE charges 1.03%, so QUSA is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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