Data as of .
QUSA vs XQQI: which paid, and which earned it?
QUSA and XQQI both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, QUSA and XQQI hold 40% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | QUSA | XQQI |
|---|---|---|
| Apple Inc | 5.99% | 7.91% |
| Microsoft Corp | 6.08% | 5.94% |
| NVIDIA Corp | 5.78% | 8.70% |
| Meta Platforms Inc | 4.28% | 3.27% |
| Broadcom Inc | 4.70% | 2.75% |
| Walmart Inc | 4.17% | 2.38% |
| Alphabet Inc | 2.22% | 3.28% |
| Costco Wholesale Corp | 4.40% | 1.84% |
| Alphabet Inc | 1.84% | 3.02% |
| Lam Research Corp | 3.47% | 1.67% |
| Applied Materials Inc | 2.61% | 1.60% |
| Netflix Inc | 3.79% | 1.41% |
| Only in QUSA | Only in XQQI |
|---|---|
| Berkshire Hathaway Inc 5.35% | Micron Technology Inc 5.12% |
| Caterpillar Inc 4.91% | Amazon.com Inc 4.39% |
| Coca-Cola Co/The 4.33% | Advanced Micro Devices Inc 4.08% |
| Eli Lilly & Co 4.24% | Tesla Inc 3.01% |
| Procter & Gamble Co/The 3.85% | Intel Corp 2.44% |
| Visa Inc 3.37% | Cisco Systems Inc 1.91% |
| Blackrock Inc 2.99% | Palantir Technologies Inc 1.86% |
| Johnson & Johnson 2.93% | Palo Alto Networks Inc 1.36% |
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 | XQQI | QUSA | XQQI | QUSA | XQQI | |
| 3 months | −1.9% | −2.7% | 3.6% | 4.8% | −3.6 pts | −0.2 pts |
| 6 months | +10.4% | +21.8% | 7.8% | 11.4% | −4.3 pts | −2.4 pts |
| 1 year | +3.5% | not published | 13.8% | not published | −11.7 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +4.9% | +14.3% | 15.1% | 13.7% | −25.8 pts | −2.9 pts |
| QUSA VistaShares Target 15 USA Quality Income ETF Covered call on QUAL, paying monthly | XQQI NEOS Boosted Nasdaq-100(R) High Income ETF Option income on QQQ, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | VistaShares | NEOS |
| Strategy | covered call | option income |
| Benchmark | USA Quality (QUAL), used as the quality proxy | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 15.3% | 20.5% |
| Expense ratio | 0.97% | 0.98% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 13.8% | 13.7% (since launch on Feb 3, 2026) |
| Price change, 1 year | −11.0% | −0.3% |
| Total return, 1 year | +3.5% | +14.3% (since launch on Feb 3, 2026) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +15.2% | +17.3% |
| Ahead or behind | −11.7 pts | −2.9 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | 100% |
| Age | 500 days | 227 days |
| Net assets | $22m | $351m |
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.
XQQI in plain words
Over the period since launch on Feb 3, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, XQQI paid 13.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +14.3%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +17.3% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 2.9 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 20.5%, paid monthly. NEOS estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Jul 10, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).
Questions people ask
- Which is cheaper, QUSA or XQQI?
- QUSA charges 0.97% a year and XQQI charges 0.98%, so QUSA is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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