ATCL vs VAIE: Dividend Yield & Total Return

ATCL and VAIE both write options for income. Net assets on Oct 19, 2026: $47m for REX Autocallable Income ETF and $67m for VegaShares US Equity Autocallable Income ETF.

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ATCL costs 0.09 points a year less; VAIE is 1.4 times larger.

ATCL vs VAIE: Dividend Yield & Total Return
ATCLVAIE
Expense ratio0.65%0.74%
Net assets, as of Oct 19, 2026$47m$67m
Holdings in commonnot published
Price changefell 3.9% (since Feb 18, 2026)fell 3.6% (since May 12, 2026)
Return of capital, issuer estimate80% of the Sep 16, 2026 payment
9.0%
ATCL cash paid, since launch, Feb 18, 2026
6.8%
VAIE cash paid, since launch, May 12, 2026
+5.3%
ATCL total return, since launch, Feb 18, 2026
+3.3%
VAIE total return, since launch, May 12, 2026

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ATCL · since launch to Oct 20, 2026Not measured
ATCL
+5.3%
none

Not measured

ATCL since launch: paid 9.0%, price −3.9%, total +5.3%, not measured against a benchmark. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.

ATCL

+5.3%

9.0% of it arrived as cash

Total return, distributions reinvested

Not measured

ATCL since launch: paid 9.0%, price −3.9%, total +5.3%, not measured against a benchmark. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.

ATCL

+5.3%

9.0% as cash

9.0% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. ATCL since launch: paid 9.0%, price −3.9%, total +5.3%, not measured against a benchmark. 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% cash

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: ATCL vs VAIE: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowATCLVAIEATCLVAIEATCLVAIE
3 months+1.4%+2.5%3.4%4.1%not measurednot measured
6 months+3.6%–6.8%–not measured–
Since launch
Not the same days: ATCL Feb 2026 · VAIE May 2026
+5.3%+3.3%9.0%6.8%not measurednot measured

Source: ETFIQ. – means no data for this window, usually because the fund is younger than it. Open this comparison in the app →

On the same fields

ATCL
REX Autocallable Income ETF · Autocallable, paying monthly
VAIE
VegaShares US Equity Autocallable Income ETF · Autocallable, paying weekly
Strategy autocallable autocallable
Benchmark none none
Pays monthly weekly
Payout rate, annualized 14.0% 16.8%
Expense ratio 0.65% 0.74%
Cash paid, 1 year 9.0% (since launch, Feb 18, 2026) 6.8% (since launch, May 12, 2026)
Price change, 1 year −3.9% (since launch, Feb 18, 2026) −3.6% (since launch, May 12, 2026)
Total return, 1 year +5.3% (since launch, Feb 18, 2026) +3.3% (since launch, May 12, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year not published not published
Ahead or behind not available not available
Return of capital, latest estimate 80% not published
Age 244 days 161 days
Net assets, as of Oct 19, 2026 $47m $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 ATCL

Over the period from its first trade on Feb 18, 2026 to Oct 20, 2026, ATCL paid 9.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 3.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +5.3%. At its price on Oct 20, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 14.0%, paid monthly. REX estimates that 80% of the distribution paid Sep 16, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

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, ATCL or VAIE?
ATCL charges 0.65% a year and VAIE charges 0.74%, so ATCL is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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