IACL vs VAIE: Dividend Yield & Total Return

IACL and VAIE both write options for income. Net assets: $4m on Oct 20, 2026 for GraniteShares US 100 Autocallable Income ETF, and $67m on Oct 19, 2026 for VegaShares US Equity Autocallable Income ETF.

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IACL costs 0.19 points a year less.

IACL vs VAIE: Dividend Yield & Total Return
IACLVAIE
Expense ratio0.55%0.74%
Net assets, IACL as of Oct 20, 2026 and VAIE as of Oct 19, 2026$4m$67m
Holdings in commonnot published
Price changefell 0.0% (since Aug 18, 2026)fell 3.6% (since May 12, 2026)
Return of capital, issuer estimate99% of the Sep 11, 2026 payment
1.1%
IACL cash paid, since launch, Aug 18, 2026
6.8%
VAIE cash paid, since launch, May 12, 2026
+1.1%
IACL total return, since launch, Aug 18, 2026
+3.3%
VAIE total return, since launch, May 12, 2026

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IACL · since launch to Oct 20, 2026Not measured
IACL
+1.1%
none

Not measured

IACL since launch: paid 1.1%, price 0.0%, total +1.1%, not measured against a benchmark. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.

IACL

+1.1%

1.1% of it arrived as cash

Total return, distributions reinvested

Not measured

IACL since launch: paid 1.1%, price 0.0%, total +1.1%, not measured against a benchmark. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.

IACL

+1.1%

1.1% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. IACL since launch: paid 1.1%, price 0.0%, total +1.1%, not measured against a benchmark. 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% 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% as cash

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: IACL vs VAIE: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowIACLVAIEIACLVAIEIACLVAIE
3 months–+2.5%–4.1%–not measured
Since launch
Not the same days: IACL Aug 2026 · VAIE May 2026
+1.1%+3.3%1.1%6.8%not measurednot 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

IACL
GraniteShares US 100 Autocallable Income ETF · Autocallable
VAIE
VegaShares US Equity Autocallable Income ETF · Autocallable, paying weekly
Strategy autocallable autocallable
Benchmark none none
Pays not established weekly
Payout rate, annualized 8.6% 16.8%
Expense ratio 0.55% 0.74%
Cash paid, 1 year 1.1% (since launch, Aug 18, 2026) 6.8% (since launch, May 12, 2026)
Price change, 1 year 0.0% (since launch, Aug 18, 2026) −3.6% (since launch, May 12, 2026)
Total return, 1 year +1.1% (since launch, Aug 18, 2026) +3.3% (since launch, May 12, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year not published not published
Ahead or behind not available not available
Return of capital, latest estimate 99% not published
Age 63 days 161 days
Net assets, IACL as of Oct 20, 2026 and VAIE as of Oct 19, 2026 $4m $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 IACL

Over the period from its first trade on Aug 18, 2026 to Oct 20, 2026, IACL paid 1.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +1.1%. At its price on Oct 20, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.6%, paid periodically. GraniteShares estimates that 99% of the distribution paid Sep 11, 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, IACL or VAIE?
IACL charges 0.55% a year and VAIE charges 0.74%, so IACL is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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