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IDVO vs VEGA: which paid, and which earned it?

Over the year IDVO paid 6.6% of its price in cash against VEGA’s 1.4%, and returned more with it reinvested.

Amplify CWP International Enhanced Dividend Income ETF and AdvisorShares STAR Global Buy-Write ETF.

6.6%IDVO cash paid, 1 year
1.4%VEGA cash paid, 1 year
+21.5%IDVO total return, 1 year
+10.4%VEGA total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Return Stability Score: IDVO scores higher

Was the payout funded by returns, or by your own capital?

IDVO 95.1VEGA 62.13.8, the lowest in this set96.8, the highest

A percentile among the 173 income ETFs writing on an index or proxy. It is a position in a set, not a rating, and neither end of it is a recommendation. All income ETFs ranked by it · How it is computed

IDVO5.2 pts ahead of EFA · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
EFA+16.3%IDVO+21.5%6.6% of it arrived as cash5.2 pts ahead of EFATotal return, distributions reinvestedEFA+16.3%IDVO+21.5%5.2 pts ahead of EFA
VEGA7.2 pts behind ACWI · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
ACWI+17.6%VEGA+10.4%7.2 pts behind ACWITotal return, distributions reinvestedACWI+17.6%VEGA+10.4%7.2 pts behind ACWI

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IDVO and VEGA hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Only in each
Only in IDVOOnly in VEGA
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Lt 5.35%SPDR S&P 500 ETF TRUST 41.99%
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc 3.64%ISHARES TRUST 17.58%
Bank of Montreal 3.44%ISHARES TRUST 11.01%
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc 3.33%BLACKROCK ETF TRUST 7.65%
ASML Holding NV 2.91%ISHARES TRUST 6.35%
Siemens AG 2.89%ISHARES INC 5.64%
Southern Copper Corp 2.89%ISHARES TRUST 4.28%
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd 2.78%ISHARES TRUST 3.91%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026.

Performance, window by window

IDVO and VEGA over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
IDVOVEGAIDVOVEGAIDVOVEGA
3 months+1.6%0.0%1.5%0.0%+1.0 pts−1.0 pts
6 months+12.1%+10.0%3.3%0.0%−1.8 pts−7.4 pts
1 year+21.5%+10.4%6.6%1.4%+5.2 pts−7.2 pts
3 years+83.8%+46.7%22.3%4.2%+21.8 pts−28.5 pts
Since launch+114.5%+129.5%30.9%12.9%+20.8 pts−209.7 pts
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IDVO and VEGA on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
IDVO
Amplify CWP International Enhanced Dividend Income ETF
Dividend stocks with call overlay on EFA, paying monthly
VEGA
AdvisorShares STAR Global Buy-Write ETF
Covered call on ACWI, paying annual
IssuerAmplifyAdvisorShares
Strategydividend stocks with call overlaycovered call
BenchmarkDeveloped Markets ex US (EFA)All-country world (ACWI)
Paysmonthlyannual
Payout rate, annualized6.1%1.3%
Expense ratio0.65%1.25%
Cash paid, 1 year6.6%1.4%
Price change, 1 year+14.4%+8.9%
Total return, 1 year+21.5%+10.4%
Benchmark return, 1 year+16.3%+17.6%
Ahead or behind+5.2 pts−7.2 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age1471 days5113 days
Net assets$1.4bn$94m

IDVO in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, IDVO paid 6.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 14.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +21.5%. Developed Markets ex US (EFA) returned +16.3% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 5.2 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.1%, paid monthly.

VEGA in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, VEGA paid 1.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 8.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +10.4%. All-country world (ACWI) returned +17.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 7.2 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 1.3%, paid annual.

Questions people ask

Which paid more, IDVO or VEGA?
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, IDVO paid 6.6% of its starting price in cash and VEGA paid 1.4%, so IDVO paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
Which returned more once distributions are counted, IDVO or VEGA?
With every distribution reinvested, IDVO returned +21.5% and VEGA returned +10.4% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so IDVO returned more.
Which is cheaper, IDVO or VEGA?
IDVO charges 0.65% a year and VEGA charges 1.25%, so IDVO is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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IDVO against VEGA, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 18, 2026. Every figure is calculated from a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

Cite this page. ETFIQ, IDVO against VEGA, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/idvo-vs-vega Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.

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