Data as of .
QUSA vs XYLG: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year QUSA paid 13.8% of its price in cash against XYLG’s 13.2%, though XYLG returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: XYLG 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 XYLG hold 37% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | QUSA | XYLG |
|---|---|---|
| Apple Inc | 5.99% | 7.50% |
| NVIDIA Corp | 5.78% | 8.20% |
| Microsoft Corp | 6.08% | 5.59% |
| Broadcom Inc | 4.70% | 2.59% |
| Meta Platforms Inc | 4.28% | 2.24% |
| Alphabet Inc | 2.22% | 3.12% |
| Alphabet Inc | 1.84% | 2.48% |
| Eli Lilly & Co | 4.24% | 1.41% |
| Johnson & Johnson | 2.93% | 1.00% |
| Visa Inc | 3.37% | 0.96% |
| Walmart Inc | 4.17% | 0.72% |
| Mastercard Inc | 2.51% | 0.70% |
| Only in QUSA | Only in XYLG |
|---|---|
| Berkshire Hathaway Inc 5.35% | AMAZON.COM INC 3.81% |
| LRCX US 10/02/26 C295 0.10% | MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 1.75% |
| AMAT US 10/02/26 C452.5 0.07% | TESLA INC 1.57% |
| BRKB US 09/25/26 P512.5 0.05% | BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC-CL B 1.45% |
| AAPL US 09/25/26 C342.5 0.03% | JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 1.42% |
| AVGO US 09/25/26 C370 0.03% | ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 1.40% |
| KLAC US 09/25/26 C182.5 0.03% | EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 1.03% |
| CAT US 09/25/26 C840 0.02% | INTEL CORP 0.82% |
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 18, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QUSA | XYLG | QUSA | XYLG | QUSA | XYLG | |
| 3 months | −1.9% | +3.6% | 3.6% | 1.3% | −3.6 pts | +1.3 pts |
| 6 months | +10.4% | +15.7% | 7.8% | 3.0% | −4.3 pts | −2.3 pts |
| 1 year | +3.5% | +17.2% | 13.8% | 13.2% | −11.7 pts | +0.7 pts |
| 3 years | not published | +60.9% | not published | 43.0% | not published | −17.5 pts |
| Since launch | +4.9% | +114.0% | 15.1% | 69.0% | −25.8 pts | −38.7 pts |
| QUSA VistaShares Target 15 USA Quality Income ETF Covered call on QUAL, paying monthly | XYLG Global X S&P 500 Covered Call & Growth ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | VistaShares | Global X |
| Strategy | covered call | covered call |
| Benchmark | USA Quality (QUAL), used as the quality proxy | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 15.3% | 4.4% |
| Expense ratio | 0.97% | 0.35% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 13.8% | 13.2% |
| Price change, 1 year | −11.0% | +2.6% |
| Total return, 1 year | +3.5% | +17.2% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +15.2% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −11.7 pts | +0.7 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | 80% |
| Age | 500 days | 2188 days |
| Net assets | $22m | $65m |
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.
XYLG in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, XYLG paid 13.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 2.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +17.2%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 0.7 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 4.4%, paid monthly. Global X estimates that 80% of the distribution paid Aug 27, 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 XYLG?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, QUSA paid 13.8% of its starting price in cash and XYLG paid 13.2%, 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 XYLG?
- With every distribution reinvested, QUSA returned +3.5% and XYLG returned +17.2% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so XYLG returned more.
- Which is cheaper, QUSA or XYLG?
- QUSA charges 0.97% a year and XYLG charges 0.35%, so XYLG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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