EGGY vs VAIE: Dividend Yield & Total Return
EGGY and VAIE both write options for income. Net assets: $126m on May 31, 2026 for NestYield Dynamic Income ETF, and $67m on Oct 19, 2026 for VegaShares US Equity Autocallable Income ETF.
VAIE costs 0.18 points a year less.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| EGGY | VAIE | |
|---|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.92% | 0.74% |
| Net assets, EGGY as of May 31, 2026 and VAIE as of Oct 19, 2026 | $126m | $67m |
| Total return, 1 year | −0.9% | not published |
| Benchmark | S&P 500, measured through SPY | not published |
| Holdings in common | not published | |
| Price change | fell 28.6% (1 year) | fell 3.6% (since May 12, 2026) |
16.7 pts behind SPY
EGGY over 1 year: paid 29.2%, price −28.6%, total −0.9%, SPY +15.8%, −16.7 pts. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.
SPY
+15.8%
EGGY
−0.9%
16.7 pts behind SPY
Total return, distributions reinvested
16.7 pts behind SPY
EGGY over 1 year: paid 29.2%, price −28.6%, total −0.9%, SPY +15.8%, −16.7 pts. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.
SPY
+15.8%
EGGY
−0.9%
16.7 pts behind SPY
29.2% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. EGGY over 1 year: paid 29.2%, price −28.6%, total −0.9%, SPY +15.8%, −16.7 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 | EGGY | VAIE | EGGY | VAIE | EGGY | VAIE |
| 3 months | −14.4% | +2.5% | 8.2% | 4.1% | −17.4 pts | not measured |
| 6 months | −3.7% | – | 17.7% | – | −13.5 pts | – |
| 1 year | −0.9% | – | 29.2% | – | −16.7 pts | – |
| Since launch Not the same days: EGGY Dec 2024 · VAIE May 2026 | +21.8% | +3.3% | 48.0% | 6.8% | −10.0 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 EGGY
Over the year to Oct 20, 2026, EGGY paid 29.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 28.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −0.9%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +15.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 16.7 pts. At its price on Oct 20, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 41.9%, paid monthly.
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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