ACQQ vs VAIE: Dividend Yield & Total Return

ACQQ and VAIE both write options for income. Net assets: $45m on Oct 20, 2026 for ProShares Nasdaq-100 Autocallable Income ETF, and $67m on Oct 19, 2026 for VegaShares US Equity Autocallable Income ETF.

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ACQQ costs 0.02 points a year less; VAIE is 1.5 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

ACQQ vs VAIE: Dividend Yield & Total Return
ACQQVAIE
Expense ratio0.72%0.74%
Net assets, as of Oct 19, 2026$45m$67m
BenchmarkNasdaq-100, measured through QQQnot published
Holdings in commonnot published
Price changefell 5.4% (since Aug 14, 2026)fell 3.6% (since May 12, 2026)
2.0%
ACQQ cash paid, since launch, Aug 14, 2026
6.8%
VAIE cash paid, since launch, May 12, 2026
−3.5%
ACQQ total return, since launch, Aug 14, 2026
+3.3%
VAIE total return, since launch, May 12, 2026

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ACQQ · since launch to Oct 20, 20261.8 pts behind QQQ
ACQQ
−3.5%
QQQ
−1.7%

1.8 pts behind QQQ

ACQQ since launch: paid 2.0%, price −5.4%, total −3.5%, QQQ −1.7%, −1.8 pts. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.

QQQ

−1.7%

ACQQ

−3.5%

1.8 pts behind QQQ

Total return, distributions reinvested

1.8 pts behind QQQ

ACQQ since launch: paid 2.0%, price −5.4%, total −3.5%, QQQ −1.7%, −1.8 pts. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.

QQQ

−1.7%

ACQQ

−3.5%

1.8 pts behind QQQ

2.0% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. ACQQ since launch: paid 2.0%, price −5.4%, total −3.5%, QQQ −1.7%, −1.8 pts. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.

Figures to Oct 20, 2026.

VAIE · since launch to Oct 20, 2026Not measured
VAIE
+3.3%
none

Not measured

VAIE since launch: paid 6.8%, price −3.6%, total +3.3%, not measured against a benchmark. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.

VAIE

+3.3%

6.8% of it arrived as cash

Total return, distributions reinvested

Not measured

VAIE since launch: paid 6.8%, price −3.6%, total +3.3%, not measured against a benchmark. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.

VAIE

+3.3%

6.8% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. VAIE since launch: paid 6.8%, price −3.6%, total +3.3%, not measured against a benchmark. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.

Figures to Oct 20, 2026.

Performance, window by window

Performance, window by window: ACQQ vs VAIE: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowACQQVAIEACQQVAIEACQQVAIE
3 months–+2.5%–4.1%–not measured
Since launch
Not the same days: ACQQ Aug 2026 · VAIE May 2026
−3.5%+3.3%2.0%6.8%−1.8 ptsnot measured

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On the same fields

ACQQ
ProShares Nasdaq-100 Autocallable Income ETF · Autocallable on QQQ
VAIE
VegaShares US Equity Autocallable Income ETF · Autocallable, paying weekly
Strategy autocallable autocallable
Benchmark Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) none
Pays not established weekly
Payout rate, annualized 25.2% 16.8%
Expense ratio 0.72% 0.74%
Cash paid, 1 year 2.0% (since launch, Aug 14, 2026) 6.8% (since launch, May 12, 2026)
Price change, 1 year −5.4% (since launch, Aug 14, 2026) −3.6% (since launch, May 12, 2026)
Total return, 1 year −3.5% (since launch, Aug 14, 2026) +3.3% (since launch, May 12, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year −1.7% (since launch, Aug 14, 2026) not published
Ahead or behind −1.8 pts (since launch, Aug 14, 2026) not available
Return of capital, latest estimate not published not published
Age 67 days 161 days
Net assets, ACQQ as of Oct 20, 2026 and VAIE as of Oct 19, 2026 $45m $67m

As of Oct 20, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. Cash paid is what the fund distributed over the window, as a share of its price at the start. Payout rate is its latest payment, annualized, over today’s price.

About ACQQ

Over the period from its first trade on Aug 14, 2026 to Oct 20, 2026, ACQQ paid 2.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 5.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −3.5%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned −1.7% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 1.8 pts. At its price on Oct 20, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 25.2%, paid periodically.

About VAIE

Over the period from its first trade on May 12, 2026 to Oct 20, 2026, VAIE paid 6.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 3.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +3.3%. At its price on Oct 20, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 16.8%, paid weekly.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, ACQQ or VAIE?
ACQQ charges 0.72% a year and VAIE charges 0.74%, so ACQQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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