Data as of .
QUSA vs YLDE: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year QUSA paid 13.8% of its price in cash against YLDE’s 7.6%, though YLDE returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: YLDE scores higher
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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 YLDE hold 20% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | QUSA | YLDE |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp | 5.78% | 3.03% |
| Microsoft Corp | 6.08% | 2.67% |
| Broadcom Inc | 4.70% | 2.25% |
| Alphabet Inc | 2.22% | 3.60% |
| Coca-Cola Co/The | 4.33% | 2.00% |
| Johnson & Johnson | 2.93% | 1.99% |
| Apple Inc | 5.99% | 1.91% |
| Visa Inc | 3.37% | 1.83% |
| Meta Platforms Inc | 4.28% | 1.63% |
| Procter & Gamble Co/The | 3.85% | 0.52% |
| Only in QUSA | Only in YLDE |
|---|---|
| Berkshire Hathaway Inc 5.35% | WILLIAMS COMPANIES INC (THE) 4.63% |
| Caterpillar Inc 4.91% | EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 4.05% |
| Costco Wholesale Corp 4.40% | NESTLE' SA/AG 2.94% |
| Eli Lilly & Co 4.24% | AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS INC 2.83% |
| Walmart Inc 4.17% | APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT INC 2.78% |
| Netflix Inc 3.79% | UNILEVER PLC 2.64% |
| Lam Research Corp 3.47% | PUBLIC STORAGE 2.59% |
| Blackrock Inc 2.99% | MARSH & MCLENNAN COMPANIES INC 2.52% |
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 Jun 30, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QUSA | YLDE | QUSA | YLDE | QUSA | YLDE | |
| 3 months | −1.9% | +2.5% | 3.6% | 2.3% | −3.6 pts | +0.3 pts |
| 6 months | +10.4% | +8.4% | 7.8% | 4.1% | −4.3 pts | −9.6 pts |
| 1 year | +3.5% | +10.5% | 13.8% | 7.6% | −11.7 pts | −6.0 pts |
| 3 years | not published | +51.1% | not published | 16.8% | not published | −27.3 pts |
| Since launch | +4.9% | +181.4% | 15.1% | 42.1% | −25.8 pts | −86.6 pts |
| QUSA VistaShares Target 15 USA Quality Income ETF Covered call on QUAL, paying monthly | YLDE Franklin ClearBridge Enhanced Income ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | VistaShares | Franklin |
| Strategy | covered call | covered call |
| Benchmark | USA Quality (QUAL), used as the quality proxy | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 15.3% | 7.0% |
| Expense ratio | 0.97% | 0.48% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 13.8% | 7.6% |
| Price change, 1 year | −11.0% | +2.6% |
| Total return, 1 year | +3.5% | +10.5% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +15.2% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −11.7 pts | −6.0 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 500 days | 3405 days |
| Net assets | $22m | $170m |
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.
YLDE in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, YLDE paid 7.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 2.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +10.5%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 6.0 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 7.0%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, QUSA or YLDE?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, QUSA paid 13.8% of its starting price in cash and YLDE paid 7.6%, 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 YLDE?
- With every distribution reinvested, QUSA returned +3.5% and YLDE returned +10.5% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so YLDE returned more.
- Which is cheaper, QUSA or YLDE?
- QUSA charges 0.97% a year and YLDE charges 0.48%, so YLDE is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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