DACL vs VAIE: Dividend Yield & Total Return
DACL and VAIE both write options for income. Net assets on Oct 19, 2026: $5m for REX Defensive Autocallable Income ETF and $67m for VegaShares US Equity Autocallable Income ETF.
DACL costs 0.09 points a year less; VAIE is 13.3 times larger.
| DACL | VAIE | |
|---|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.65% | 0.74% |
| Net assets, as of Oct 19, 2026 | $5m | $67m |
| Holdings in common | not published | |
| Price change | fell 0.4% (since Aug 13, 2026) | fell 3.6% (since May 12, 2026) |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 77% of the Sep 16, 2026 payment | |
Not measured
DACL since launch: paid 1.1%, price −0.4%, total +0.7%, not measured against a benchmark. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.
DACL
+0.7%
1.1% as cash
Total return, distributions reinvested
Not measured
DACL since launch: paid 1.1%, price −0.4%, total +0.7%, not measured against a benchmark. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.
DACL
+0.7%
1.1% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. DACL since launch: paid 1.1%, price −0.4%, total +0.7%, not measured against a benchmark. 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% 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% as 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
| Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | DACL | VAIE | DACL | VAIE | DACL | VAIE |
| 3 months | – | +2.5% | – | 4.1% | – | not measured |
| Since launch Not the same days: DACL Aug 2026 · VAIE May 2026 | +0.7% | +3.3% | 1.1% | 6.8% | not measured | not measured |
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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 DACL
Over the period from its first trade on Aug 13, 2026 to Oct 20, 2026, DACL paid 1.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +0.7%. At its price on Oct 20, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.9%, paid periodically. REX estimates that 77% 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.
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