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VistaShares Target 15 USA Quality Income ETF

QUSANYSE ArcaVistaSharesC

$15.94−0.16 (−1.01%)

As of Nov 2, 2026, 3:56 PM ET

Intraday session: down, 72 prints from 16.10 to 15.94. Range 15.94 to 16.28. Use the arrow keys to read each point.16.0016.2016.3010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.97%
Fund size
$20M
1Y total return
0.0%
Yield · Last 12 months
16.78%
Holdings
62
Avg volume · 30D
15.5K sh
52W range
low $15.97high $18.88
Launched
Filings
SEC EDGAR

The ETF.net QUSA Grade

Based on 5 of 6 pillars

C

Score 46 out of 100

Rank
23 of 51
Six-pillar profile for QUSA. Scores out of 100: Cost 45, Risk 46, Mission not scored, Tradability 43, Holdings 58, Durability 45. Strongest: Holdings (58). Weakest: Tradability (43). Based on 5 of 6 pillars.

Score 46 of 100 falls in the C band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25.

  • Cost

    The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.
    C45 out of 100
    Rank 28 of 51
  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    Not scored
  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    C46 out of 100
    Rank 28 of 48
  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    C43 out of 100
    Rank 34 of 51
  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    B58 out of 100
    Rank 21 of 43
  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    C45 out of 100
    Rank 35 of 51

Our read on QUSA

ETF.net Research

In short

CQuality screens usually hand you a low-yield index fund. QUSA runs an options overlay on top of profitable, low-debt U.S. companies and targets a 15% annual payout, sliced monthly, for 0.97%.

Stated mandate

QUSA primarily seeks income and secondarily seeks long-term capital appreciation. It combines a portfolio of U.S. quality equities with an options portfolio intended to support a 15% annual income target.

Why people hold it

  • The quality screen is spelled out: high profitability, low earnings variability, low leverage. The stocks come first, with the options written on top of them.vistashares.com
  • Payouts land monthly and are sized against a stated 15% annual income target, so the cadence is written into the fund's documents, not left to whatever premiums show up.
  • At 0.97% the fee sits near the options-income category median, and with no waiver propping it up, that is the all-in number rather than a teaser that resets later.
  • A 2025 launch that already stands in the upper half of a crowded options-income peer group, helped by the quality of the stocks underneath the overlay.

Worth knowing

  • The fund discloses that distributions can include return of capital: part of a monthly payment may be your own money coming back, which trims NAV and your cost basis.vistashares.com
  • Writing options on the holdings is what funds the income, and it caps upside: when the quality names run hard, part of that move is traded away for premium.vistashares.com
  • Small and thinly traded, so spreads can run wider than in the category's household names, and the record since the 2025 launch is short for judging the overlay.

QUSA Performance

Launched May 6, 2025

Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.

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QUSA$10,002
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,199
Oct 31, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026. QUSA $10,002. SPY $11,199. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$10,000$11,000Oct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026

Oct 31, 2025 – Oct 30, 2026

Returns run to the Oct 30, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.

Trailing total return for QUSA. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodQUSA
Year to date+0.8%
1 month−7.9%
3 months−6.7%
1 year0.0%
3 yearsFund is under 3 years oldper yearNo data
5 yearsFund is under 5 years oldper yearNo data
10 yearsFund is under 10 years oldper yearNo data

With distributions reinvested.

Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.

Annual total returns for QUSA
YearReturn barQUSA
2026 YTD+0.8%
2025+0.5%

Since listing, May 6, 2025

QUSA in the news

QUSA Dividends

Adds up every distribution paid per share over the last 12 months, divided by the last completed close. Distributions are counted by ex-date. Data through Oct 30, 2026.
16.78%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$2.70Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.21 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Monthly

Distribution history

2025–2026

One bar per payment. 18 payments from 2025 to 2026 YTD. May 27, 2025 $0.26; Jun 23, 2025 $0.25; Jul 28, 2025 $0.25; Aug 25, 2025 $0.25; Sep 29, 2025 $0.25; Oct 27, 2025 $0.24; Nov 24, 2025 $0.23; Dec 29, 2025 $0.23; Jan 26, 2026 $0.23; Feb 23, 2026 $0.23; Mar 30, 2026 $0.22; Apr 27, 2026 $0.23; May 26, 2026 $0.23; Jun 29, 2026 $0.23; Jul 27, 2026 $0.23; Aug 24, 2026 $0.23; Sep 28, 2026 $0.22; Oct 26, 2026 $0.21. Use the arrow keys to read each point.20252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Oct 26, 2026Oct 27, 2026$0.21
Sep 28, 2026Sep 29, 2026$0.22
Aug 24, 2026Aug 25, 2026$0.23
Jul 27, 2026Jul 28, 2026$0.23
Jun 29, 2026Jun 30, 2026$0.23
May 26, 2026May 27, 2026$0.23
Apr 27, 2026Apr 28, 2026$0.23
Mar 30, 2026Mar 31, 2026$0.22
Feb 23, 2026Feb 24, 2026$0.23
Jan 26, 2026Jan 27, 2026$0.23
Dec 29, 2025Dec 30, 2025$0.23
Nov 24, 2025Nov 25, 2025$0.23

See all 18 payments⁠

$10,000 in QUSA 1 year ago paid $1,444 in dividends.⁠

QUSA Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
11.7%
Annualised · 17 months to Oct 2026
How it’s calculated: standard deviation

The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.

Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.

Return above 3-month US Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
−0.41
vs 3-month T-bills · 17 months to Oct 2026
How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio

Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.

Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.

Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.

The largest fall from a peak to the low that followed.
−10.1%
17 months · trough Oct 2026
How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown

The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.

Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.

How strongly the fund’s returns move with its asset-class index.
0.58
vs its asset-class index
How it’s calculated: beta

The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.

FMP measures it over up to five years of monthly returns.

QUSA Cost

Overpaying vs RECI, cheapest in Active Option Income

$12,049

On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.

  • QUSA 0.97%

    $18,198

  • RECI 0.30% Cheapest

    $6,149

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • QUSA 0.97%
  • RECI 0.30%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$5K$10K$15K$20K051015202530QUSA $18,198RECI $6,149

Year by year

YearQUSARECIOverpaying
10$1,712$545$1,167
20$6,443$2,113$4,330
30$18,198$6,149$12,049

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