FEPI vs VAIE: Dividend Yield & Total Return
FEPI and VAIE both write options for income. Net assets on Oct 19, 2026: $726m for REX FANG & Innovation Equity Premium Income ETF and $67m for VegaShares US Equity Autocallable Income ETF.
FEPI costs 0.09 points a year less; FEPI is 10.9 times larger.
| FEPI | VAIE | |
|---|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.65% | 0.74% |
| Net assets, as of Oct 19, 2026 | $726m | $67m |
| Total return, 1 year | +10.8% | not published |
| Holdings in common | not published | |
| Price change | fell 13.7% (1 year) | fell 3.6% (since May 12, 2026) |
Not measured
FEPI over 1 year: paid 22.8%, price −13.7%, total +10.8%, not measured against a benchmark. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.
FEPI
+10.8%
22.8% of it arrived as cash
Total return, distributions reinvested
Not measured
FEPI over 1 year: paid 22.8%, price −13.7%, total +10.8%, not measured against a benchmark. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.
FEPI
+10.8%
22.8% as cash
22.8% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. FEPI over 1 year: paid 22.8%, price −13.7%, total +10.8%, 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% 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 | FEPI | VAIE | FEPI | VAIE | FEPI | VAIE |
| 3 months | +5.6% | +2.5% | 6.3% | 4.1% | not measured | not measured |
| 6 months | +8.7% | – | 12.2% | – | not measured | – |
| 1 year | +10.8% | – | 22.8% | – | not measured | – |
| 3 years | +72.8% | – | 70.8% | – | not measured | – |
| Since launch Not the same days: FEPI Oct 2023 · VAIE May 2026 | +67.2% | +3.3% | 68.4% | 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 FEPI
Over the year to Oct 20, 2026, FEPI paid 22.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 13.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +10.8%. At its price on Oct 20, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 26.3%, paid weekly.
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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