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QUSA vs XSHP: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $20m for VistaShares Target 15 USA Quality Income ETF and $11m for Kurv SpaceX Enhanced Income ETF.

At a glance
14.6%
QUSA cash paid, 1 year
11.3%
XSHP cash paid, since launch, Jun 17, 2026
+1.9%
QUSA total return, 1 year
−21.1%
XSHP total return, since launch, Jun 17, 2026
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%

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.
XSHP · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 Not measured
XSHP
−21.1%
none

Not measured

XSHP since launch: paid 11.3%, price −32.7%, total −21.1%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

XSHP

−21.1%

Total return, distributions reinvested

Not measured

XSHP since launch: paid 11.3%, price −32.7%, total −21.1%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

XSHP

−21.1%

11.3% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. XSHP since launch: paid 11.3%, price −32.7%, total −21.1%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

QUSA costs 0.02 points a year less; QUSA is 1.8 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

QUSA vs XSHP: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureQUSAXSHP
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+1.9%not published
Price changefell 12.3% (1 year)fell 32.7% (since Jun 17, 2026)
Return of capital, issuer estimate100% of the Oct 27, 2026 payment92% of the Oct 8, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkS&P 500, measured through SPYnot published
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.97%0.99%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026$20m$11m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%

Method

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, QUSA and XSHP hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Aug 31, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first QUSA XSHP
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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 XSHP
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Side by side

QUSA VistaShares Target 15 USA Quality Income ETF · Covered call on SPY, paying monthly XSHP Kurv SpaceX Enhanced Income ETF · Covered call, paying monthly
Strategy covered call covered call
Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) none
Pays monthly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 15.4% 33.7%
Expense ratio 0.97% 0.99%
Cash paid, 1 year 14.6% 11.3% (since launch, Jun 17, 2026)
Price change, 1 year −12.3% −32.7% (since launch, Jun 17, 2026)
Total return, 1 year +1.9% −21.1% (since launch, Jun 17, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% not published
Ahead or behind −12.9 pts not available
Return of capital, latest estimate 100% 92%
Age 1.5 years 140 days
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $20m $11m

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 XSHP: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowQUSAXSHPQUSAXSHPQUSAXSHP
3 months−8.5%+31.3%3.6%11.2%−8.4 ptsnot measured
6 months−5.5%–7.3%–−10.5 pts–
1 year+1.9%–14.6%–−12.8 pts–
Since launchNot the same days: QUSA May 2025 · XSHP Jun 2026−1.8%−21.1%17.3%11.3%−41.3 ptsnot measured

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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.

XSHP

Over the period from its first trade on Jun 17, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, XSHP paid 11.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 32.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −21.1%. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 33.7%, paid monthly. Kurv estimates that 92% of the distribution paid Oct 8, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, QUSA or XSHP?
QUSA charges 0.97% a year and XSHP charges 0.99%, so QUSA is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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