DYLG vs VAIE: Dividend Yield & Total Return
DYLG and VAIE both write options for income. Net assets: $5m on Oct 12, 2026 for Global X Dow 30 Covered Call & Growth ETF, and $67m on Oct 19, 2026 for VegaShares US Equity Autocallable Income ETF.
DYLG costs 0.39 points a year less.
| DYLG | VAIE | |
|---|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.35% | 0.74% |
| Net assets, DYLG as of Oct 12, 2026 and VAIE as of Oct 19, 2026 | $5m | $67m |
| Total return, 1 year | +14.0% | not published |
| Holdings in common | not published | |
| Price change | rose 4.0% (1 year) | fell 3.6% (since May 12, 2026) |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 32% of the Sep 24, 2026 payment | |
Not measured
DYLG over 1 year: paid 9.3%, price +4.0%, total +14.0%, not measured against a benchmark. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.
DYLG
+14.0%
9.3% of it arrived as cash
Total return, distributions reinvested
Not measured
DYLG over 1 year: paid 9.3%, price +4.0%, total +14.0%, not measured against a benchmark. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.
DYLG
+14.0%
9.3% as cash
9.3% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. DYLG over 1 year: paid 9.3%, price +4.0%, total +14.0%, 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% 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 | DYLG | VAIE | DYLG | VAIE | DYLG | VAIE |
| 3 months | +1.7% | +2.5% | 0.9% | 4.1% | not measured | not measured |
| 6 months | +8.4% | – | 1.9% | – | not measured | – |
| 1 year | +14.0% | – | 9.3% | – | not measured | – |
| 3 years | +54.9% | – | 32.6% | – | not measured | – |
| Since launch Not the same days: DYLG Jul 2023 · VAIE May 2026 | +47.0% | +3.3% | 31.3% | 6.8% | not measured | 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 DYLG
Over the year to Oct 20, 2026, DYLG paid 9.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 4.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +14.0%. At its price on Oct 20, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 4.0%, paid monthly. Global X estimates that 32% 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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