CAGE vs VAIE: Dividend Yield & Total Return
CAGE and VAIE both write options for income. Net assets: $106m on Jul 31, 2026 for Calamos Autocallable Growth ETF, and $67m on Oct 19, 2026 for VegaShares US Equity Autocallable Income ETF.
Both cost 0.74% a year.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| CAGE | VAIE | |
|---|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.74% | 0.74% |
| Net assets, CAGE as of Jul 31, 2026 and VAIE as of Oct 19, 2026 | $106m | $67m |
| Benchmark | S&P 500, measured through SPY | not published |
| Holdings in common | not published | |
| Against its benchmark, same days | ahead by 5.7 pts | |
| Price change | rose 15.8% (since Apr 16, 2026) | fell 3.6% (since May 12, 2026) |
5.6 pts ahead of SPY
CAGE since launch: paid 0.0%, price +15.8%, total +15.8%, SPY +10.2%, +5.6 pts. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.
SPY
+10.2%
CAGE
+15.8%
5.6 pts ahead of SPY
Total return, distributions reinvested
5.6 pts ahead of SPY
CAGE since launch: paid 0.0%, price +15.8%, total +15.8%, SPY +10.2%, +5.6 pts. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.
SPY
+10.2%
CAGE
+15.8%
5.6 pts ahead of SPY
0.0% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. CAGE since launch: paid 0.0%, price +15.8%, total +15.8%, SPY +10.2%, +5.6 pts. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.
Figures to Oct 20, 2026.
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% 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
| Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | CAGE | VAIE | CAGE | VAIE | CAGE | VAIE |
| 3 months | +4.6% | +2.5% | 0.0% | 4.1% | +1.6 pts | not measured |
| 6 months | +15.0% | – | 0.0% | – | +5.2 pts | – |
| Since launch Not the same days: CAGE Apr 2026 · VAIE May 2026 | +15.8% | +3.3% | 0.0% | 6.8% | +5.7 pts | not 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
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 CAGE
Over the period from its first trade on Apr 16, 2026 to Oct 20, 2026, CAGE paid 0.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 15.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +15.8%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +10.2% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 5.7 pts.
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.
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