Which paid more, QUSA or XIDE?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, QUSA paid 14.6% of its starting price in cash and XIDE paid 6.3%, 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 XIDE?

With every distribution reinvested, QUSA returned +1.9% and XIDE +6.6% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, QUSA or XIDE?

QUSA charges 0.97% a year and XIDE charges 0.85%, so XIDE is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

QUSA vs XIDE: 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 XIDE’s 6.3%, though XIDE 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 $20m for FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer & Premium Income ETF - December.

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At a glance

14.6%

QUSA cash paid, 1 year

6.3%

XIDE cash paid, 1 year

+1.9%

QUSA total return, 1 year

+6.6%

XIDE 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.

XIDE · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 8.2 pts behind VOO

XIDE

+6.6%

VOO

+14.8%

8.2 pts behind VOO

XIDE over 1 year: paid 6.3%, price +0.1%, total +6.6%, VOO +14.8%, −8.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+14.8%

XIDE

+6.6%

6.3% of it arrived as cash

8.2 pts behind VOO

Total return, distributions reinvested

8.2 pts behind VOO

XIDE over 1 year: paid 6.3%, price +0.1%, total +6.6%, VOO +14.8%, −8.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+14.8%

XIDE

+6.6%

8.2 pts behind VOO

6.3% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. XIDE over 1 year: paid 6.3%, price +0.1%, total +6.6%, VOO +14.8%, −8.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

XIDE costs 0.12 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 4.7 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

QUSA vs XIDE: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	QUSA	XIDE
Paid and earned
Measure	QUSA	XIDE
Total return, 1 year	+1.9%	+6.6%
Price change, 1 year	fell 12.3%	rose 0.1%
Return of capital, issuer estimate	100% of the Oct 27, 2026 payment	61% of the Nov 3, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	QUSA	XIDE
Benchmark	S&P 500, measured through SPY	Vanguard S&P 500 ETF, measured through VOO
Cost and size
Measure	QUSA	XIDE
Expense ratio	0.97%	0.85%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$20m	$20m
Holdings
Measure	QUSA	XIDE
Holdings in common	0%

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

IQ Income Score21.9QUSA61.1XIDE

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

XIDE 61.1

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

By the books each fund has filed, QUSA and XIDE hold 0% 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

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first QUSA XIDE

Only in one fund ↓

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 XIDE

2026-12-18 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust C 0.07 110.10%

2026-12-18 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust P 680.58 0.51%

2026-12-18 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust P 612.52 -0.21%

2026-12-18 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust C 680.58 -11.83%

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Side by side

QUSA VistaShares Target 15 USA Quality Income ETF · Covered call on SPY, paying monthly XIDE FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer & Premium Income ETF - December · Buffer with income on VOO, paying monthly

Issuer VistaShares First Trust

Strategy covered call buffer with income

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

Pays monthly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 15.4% 6.2%

Expense ratio 0.97% 0.85%

Cash paid, 1 year 14.6% 6.3%

Price change, 1 year −12.3% +0.1%

Total return, 1 year +1.9% +6.6%

Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +14.8%

Ahead or behind −12.9 pts −8.2 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 100% 61%

Age 1.5 years 2.9 years

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

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 XIDE: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	QUSA	XIDE	QUSA	XIDE	QUSA	XIDE
3 months	−8.5%	+1.3%	3.6%	1.5%	−8.4 pts	+1.4 pts
6 months	−5.5%	+3.1%	7.3%	3.1%	−10.5 pts	−1.9 pts
1 year	+1.9%	+6.6%	14.6%	6.3%	−12.8 pts	−8.2 pts
Since launchNot the same days: QUSA May 2025 · XIDE Dec 2023	−1.8%	+20.7%	17.3%	18.4%	−41.3 pts	−47.4 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.

XIDE

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, XIDE paid 6.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +6.6%. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 8.2 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.2%, paid monthly. First Trust estimates that 61% of the distribution paid Nov 3, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, QUSA or XIDE?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, QUSA paid 14.6% of its starting price in cash and XIDE paid 6.3%, 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 XIDE?: With every distribution reinvested, QUSA returned +1.9% and XIDE +6.6% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, QUSA or XIDE?: QUSA charges 0.97% a year and XIDE charges 0.85%, so XIDE 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 →XIDE on its own →QUSA dividend history →QUSA holdings →XIDE dividend history →XIDE 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 ↗

XIDE filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

XIDE prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

XIDE 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

First Trust page for XIDE ↗

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How this is computed

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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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