DJIA vs VAIE: Dividend Yield & Total Return
DJIA and VAIE both write options for income. Net assets: $191m on Oct 12, 2026 for Global X Dow 30 Covered Call ETF, and $67m on Oct 19, 2026 for VegaShares US Equity Autocallable Income ETF.
DJIA costs 0.14 points a year less.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| DJIA | VAIE | |
|---|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.60% | 0.74% |
| Net assets, DJIA as of Oct 12, 2026 and VAIE as of Oct 19, 2026 | $191m | $67m |
| Total return, 1 year | +14.0% | not published |
| Benchmark | Dow Jones Industrial Average, measured through DIA | not published |
| Holdings in common | not published | |
| Price change | rose 3.1% (1 year) | fell 3.6% (since May 12, 2026) |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 70% of the Sep 24, 2026 payment | |
About even with DIA
DJIA over 1 year: paid 10.2%, price +3.1%, total +14.0%, DIA +13.9%, +0.1 pts. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.
DIA
+13.9%
DJIA
+14.0%
10.2% of it arrived as cash
about even with DIA
Total return, distributions reinvested
About even with DIA
DJIA over 1 year: paid 10.2%, price +3.1%, total +14.0%, DIA +13.9%, +0.1 pts. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.
DIA
+13.9%
DJIA
+14.0%
10.2% as cash
about even with DIA
10.2% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. DJIA over 1 year: paid 10.2%, price +3.1%, total +14.0%, DIA +13.9%, +0.1 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 | DJIA | VAIE | DJIA | VAIE | DJIA | VAIE |
| 3 months | +2.8% | +2.5% | 1.7% | 4.1% | +1.9 pts | not measured |
| 6 months | +9.5% | – | 3.7% | – | +2.1 pts | – |
| 1 year | +14.0% | – | 10.2% | – | +0.1 pts | – |
| 3 years | +44.6% | – | 31.7% | – | −21.5 pts | – |
| Since launch Not the same days: DJIA Feb 2022 · VAIE May 2026 | +45.3% | +3.3% | 40.8% | 6.8% | −25.7 pts | 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 DJIA
Over the year to Oct 20, 2026, DJIA paid 10.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 3.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +14.0%. Dow Jones Industrial Average (DIA) returned +13.9% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Oct 20, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.3%, paid monthly. Global X estimates that 70% of the distribution paid Sep 24, 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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