VistaShares Target 15 USA Quality Income ETF
$17.70−0.08 (−0.43%)
- 0.95%
- $22M
- +7.2%
- 15.40%
- 0M sh
- $17.91
- low $16.67high $19.59
The ETF.net QUSA Grade
C
Score 50 out of 100
- 22 of 51
Score 50 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.C51 out of 100Rank 23 of 51Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.C51 out of 100Rank 24 of 46Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.C46 out of 100Rank 29 of 51Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.B57 out of 100Rank 20 of 42Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.C44 out of 100Rank 37 of 51
Our read on QUSA
CA 15% annual income target written right into the fund's name. QUSA pairs roughly 100 profitable, low-debt US companies with an options overlay built to fund monthly payouts.
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 income goal is spelled out, not implied: an options portfolio built around a 15% annual income target, with distributions paid monthly.
- The stock sleeve screens for quality, not yield: about 100 US names filtered for high profitability, low earnings variability and low leverage.
- The priorities are ranked, not blended. Income comes first, long-term capital appreciation second, so you know which lever the manager pulls.
Worth knowing
- 15% is a target the overlay aims at, not a floor. The prospectus discloses distributions can include return of capital, meaning part of a payout can be your own money back.
- Rivals run similar stock-plus-options playbooks for a fraction of the fee: PAPI at 0.29%, TCAL 0.34%, ROCY 0.35%, against 0.95% here.
- A 2025 launch, still small and lightly traded, so there's little history to judge the overlay by and spreads can be wider than at bigger peers.
QUSA Holdings
- Stocks
- 62
- 52%
- AAPL
Geography
- United States98.41%
- Singapore1.59%
QUSA Performance
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QUSA$10,722
Returns run to the Oct 12, 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.
| Period | QUSA |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +9.9% |
| 1 month | +1.2% |
| 3 months | −0.4% |
| 1 year | +7.2% |
| 3 years | — |
| 5 years | — |
| 10 years | — |
Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.
| Year | Return bar | QUSA |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +9.9% | |
| 2025 | +0.5% |
QUSA in the news
Category Review
The payout and the result came apart in option-income funds
QUSA Dividends
- 15.40%
- $2.74
- $0.22 per share
- Monthly
Distribution history
QUSA Risk
- 9.7%
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.
- 0.10
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.
- −9.5%
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.
- 0.58
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
QUSA Cost
0.95%
QUSA0.95%
- The middle half of Active Option Income funds
- Median 0.95%
22 of the 51 Active Option Income funds charge less.
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- CWRTHWorth Charting Options Income ETFExpense ratio 1.02%1 year return —
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