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DDDD vs VAIE: Dividend Yield & Total Return

DDDD and VAIE both write options for income. Net assets on Oct 19, 2026: $7m for YieldMax U.S. Stocks Target Double Distribution ETF and $67m for VegaShares US Equity Autocallable Income ETF.

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VAIE costs 0.27 points a year less; VAIE is 8.9 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

DDDD vs VAIE: Dividend Yield & Total Return
DDDDVAIE
Expense ratio1.01%0.74%
Net assets, as of Oct 19, 2026$7m$67m
BenchmarkUS dividend stocks, measured through SCHDnot published
Holdings in commonnot published
Price changerose 9.1% (since Mar 12, 2026)fell 3.6% (since May 12, 2026)
Return of capital, issuer estimate76% of the Oct 2, 2026 payment
3.4%
DDDD cash paid, since launch, Mar 12, 2026
6.8%
VAIE cash paid, since launch, May 12, 2026
+12.7%
DDDD total return, since launch, Mar 12, 2026
+3.3%
VAIE total return, since launch, May 12, 2026

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DDDD · since launch to Oct 20, 20262.6 pts behind SCHD
DDDD
+12.7%
SCHD
+15.3%

2.6 pts behind SCHD

DDDD since launch: paid 3.4%, price +9.1%, total +12.7%, SCHD +15.3%, −2.6 pts. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.

SCHD

+15.3%

DDDD

+12.7%

3.4% as cash

2.6 pts behind SCHD

Total return, distributions reinvested

2.6 pts behind SCHD

DDDD since launch: paid 3.4%, price +9.1%, total +12.7%, SCHD +15.3%, −2.6 pts. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.

SCHD

+15.3%

DDDD

+12.7%

2.6 pts behind SCHD

3.4% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. DDDD since launch: paid 3.4%, price +9.1%, total +12.7%, SCHD +15.3%, −2.6 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% 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: DDDD vs VAIE: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowDDDDVAIEDDDDVAIEDDDDVAIE
3 months+6.1%+2.5%1.7%4.1%−0.4 ptsnot measured
6 months+11.7%–3.3%–−2.0 pts–
Since launch
Not the same days: DDDD Mar 2026 · VAIE May 2026
+12.7%+3.3%3.4%6.8%−2.6 ptsnot 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

DDDD
YieldMax U.S. Stocks Target Double Distribution ETF · Synthetic covered call on SCHD
VAIE
VegaShares US Equity Autocallable Income ETF · Autocallable, paying weekly
Issuer YieldMax VegaShares
Strategy synthetic covered call autocallable
Benchmark US dividend stocks (SCHD) none
Pays not established weekly
Payout rate, annualized 19.0% 16.8%
Expense ratio 1.01% 0.74%
Cash paid, 1 year 3.4% (since launch, Mar 12, 2026) 6.8% (since launch, May 12, 2026)
Price change, 1 year +9.1% (since launch, Mar 12, 2026) −3.6% (since launch, May 12, 2026)
Total return, 1 year +12.7% (since launch, Mar 12, 2026) +3.3% (since launch, May 12, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year +15.3% (since launch, Mar 12, 2026) not published
Ahead or behind −2.6 pts (since launch, Mar 12, 2026) not available
Return of capital, latest estimate 76% not published
Age 222 days 161 days
Net assets, as of Oct 19, 2026 $7m $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 DDDD

Over the period from its first trade on Mar 12, 2026 to Oct 20, 2026, DDDD paid 3.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 9.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +12.7%. US dividend stocks (SCHD) returned +15.3% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 2.6 pts. At its price on Oct 20, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 19.0%, paid periodically. YieldMax estimates that 76% of the distribution paid Oct 2, 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, DDDD or VAIE?
DDDD charges 1.01% a year and VAIE charges 0.74%, so VAIE is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
DDDD filings on SEC EDGAR ↗DDDD prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗DDDD 19a-1 distribution notice ↗YieldMax page for DDDD ↗VAIE filings on SEC EDGAR ↗VAIE prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗VegaShares page for VAIE ↗

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How this is computed

Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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