Which paid more, QUSA or YYY?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, QUSA paid 14.6% of its starting price in cash and YYY paid 12.4%, 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 YYY?

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

Which is cheaper, QUSA or YYY?

QUSA charges 0.97% a year and YYY charges 3.23%, so QUSA is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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QUSA vs YYY: 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 YYY’s 12.4% and the two finished level on total return.

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $20m for VistaShares Target 15 USA Quality Income ETF and $674m for Amplify CEF High Income ETF.

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At a glance

14.6%

QUSA cash paid, 1 year

12.4%

YYY cash paid, 1 year

+1.9%

QUSA total return, 1 year

+1.9%

YYY 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.

YYY · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 Not measured

YYY

+1.9%

none

Not measured

YYY over 1 year: paid 12.4%, price −10.3%, total +1.9%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

YYY

+1.9%

Total return, distributions reinvested

Not measured

YYY over 1 year: paid 12.4%, price −10.3%, total +1.9%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

YYY

+1.9%

12.4% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. YYY over 1 year: paid 12.4%, price −10.3%, total +1.9%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

QUSA costs 2.26 points a year less; both returned +1.9% over a year; YYY is far larger, $674m against $20m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

QUSA vs YYY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	QUSA	YYY
Paid and earned
Measure	QUSA	YYY
Total return, 1 year	+1.9%	+1.9%
Price change, 1 year	fell 12.3%	fell 10.3%
Return of capital, issuer estimate	100% of the Oct 27, 2026 payment	18% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	QUSA	YYY
Benchmark	S&P 500, measured through SPY	its own holdings
Cost and size
Measure	QUSA	YYY
Expense ratio	0.97%	3.23%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$20m	$674m
Holdings
Measure	QUSA	YYY
Holdings in common	0%

Method

What they share

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

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0 half 100%

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first QUSA YYY

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 YYY

abrdn Total Dynamic Dividend Fund 3.64%

Guggenheim Strategic Opportunities Fund 3.31%

Nuveen Floating Rate Income Fund/Closed-end Fund 3.31%

BlackRock ESG Capital Allocation Term Trust 3.30%

PIMCO High Income Fund 3.06%

Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Corp 3.04%

Nuveen Credit Strategies Income Fund 2.70%

abrdn Global Infrastructure Income Fund 2.66%

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Side by side

QUSA VistaShares Target 15 USA Quality Income ETF · Covered call on SPY, paying monthly YYY Amplify CEF High Income ETF · Income from closed-end funds on its own holdings, paying monthly

Issuer VistaShares Amplify

Strategy covered call income from closed-end funds

Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) YYY's own holdings (from its holdings of Nov 3, 2026)

Pays monthly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 15.4% 13.8%

Expense ratio 0.97% 3.23%

Cash paid, 1 year 14.6% 12.4%

Price change, 1 year −12.3% −10.3%

Total return, 1 year +1.9% +1.9%

Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% not published

Ahead or behind −12.9 pts not available

Return of capital, latest estimate 100% 18%

Age 1.5 years 14.4 years

Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $20m $674m

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 YYY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	QUSA	YYY	QUSA	YYY	QUSA	YYY
3 months	−8.5%	−4.9%	3.6%	3.2%	−8.4 pts	not measured
6 months	−5.5%	−4.1%	7.3%	6.2%	−10.5 pts	not measured
1 year	+1.9%	+1.9%	14.6%	12.4%	−12.8 pts	not measured
3 years	–	+35.2%	–	38.6%	–	not measured
Since launchNot the same days: QUSA May 2025 · YYY Jun 2012	−1.8%	+114.4%	17.3%	113.6%	−41.3 pts	not 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.

YYY

No 1-year comparison: a quarter's holdings filing is missing from the year.

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, YYY paid 12.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 10.3%. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 13.8%, paid monthly. Amplify estimates that 18% of the distribution paid Oct 30, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, QUSA or YYY?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, QUSA paid 14.6% of its starting price in cash and YYY paid 12.4%, 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 YYY?: With every distribution reinvested, QUSA returned +1.9% and YYY +1.9% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, QUSA or YYY?: QUSA charges 0.97% a year and YYY charges 3.23%, so QUSA is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

S&P 500 (SPY) →All income ETFs ranked by the Distribution Coverage Score →How the scores are computed →QUSA on its own →YYY on its own →QUSA dividend history →QUSA holdings →YYY dividend history →YYY 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 ↗

YYY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

YYY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

YYY 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

Amplify page for YYY ↗

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How this is computed

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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