Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
AIPI vs VYM: how they differ
Over the year AIPI returned more, +23.7% against +17.6%, and VYM charges 0.04% against 0.65%.
REX AI EQUITY PREMIUM INCOME ETF and Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, AIPI and VYM hold 6% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | AIPI | VYM |
|---|---|---|
| BROADCOM INC. | 2.46% | 8.07% |
| CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. | 3.04% | 1.52% |
| INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORAT | 2.98% | 0.90% |
| QUALCOMM INCORPORATED | 3.29% | 0.80% |
| Only in AIPI | Only in VYM |
|---|---|
| CROWDSTRIKE HOLDINGS, INC. 11.93% | JPMorgan Chase & Co 3.36% |
| PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC. 8.40% | Exxon Mobil Corp 2.73% |
| NVIDIA CORPORATION 8.23% | Johnson & Johnson 2.31% |
| Astera Labs, Inc 7.20% | Caterpillar Inc 1.73% |
| DATADOG, INC. 6.65% | AbbVie Inc 1.57% |
| MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 4.15% | Chevron Corp 1.51% |
| SUPER MICRO COMPUTER, INC. 3.95% | Bank of America Corp 1.45% |
| IONQ Inc 3.62% | Procter & Gamble Co/The 1.45% |
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 Apr 30, 2026 and May 31, 2026.
| AIPI REX AI EQUITY PREMIUM INCOME ETF | VYM Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Income ETF | Core index fund |
| Issuer | REX | Vanguard |
| What it is | covered call, vs AIQ | US high dividend |
| Total return, 1 year | +23.7% | +17.6% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +35.7% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −12.0 pts | +0.1 pts |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 31.3% | not an income fund |
| Expense ratio | 0.65% | 0.04% |
| Holdings | not filed | 608 |
AIPI in plain words
Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, AIPI paid 31.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 12.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +23.7%. AI and technology (AIQ), used as the AI proxy returned +35.7% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 12.0 pts. At its price on Sep 11, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 35.0%, paid weekly. REX estimates that 100% of the distribution paid was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).
VYM in plain words
VYM is an index equity fund tracking the US high dividend. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 92% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 608 positions, with the top ten at 25.7%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, AIPI or VYM?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AIPI returned +23.7% and VYM returned +17.6%, so AIPI returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, AIPI or VYM?
- AIPI charges 0.65% a year and VYM charges 0.04%, so VYM is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- Are AIPI and VYM the same kind of fund?
- No. AIPI is an option-income ETF and VYM is an index ETF, so they are built for different jobs. The table compares what both publish: return, cost and what each actually holds.
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