Data as of Nov 12, 2026.
INK vs VAIE: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Return, fees and overlap, side by side.
Pair scorecard
INK costs 0.39 points a year less; VAIE is 13.0 times larger.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | INK | VAIE |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Price change | fell 1.2% (since Nov 4, 2026) | fell 11.0% (since May 12, 2026) |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.35% | 0.74% |
| Net assets, as of Nov 11, 2026 | $5.3m | $69m |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | not published | |
Not measured
INK since launch: paid 0.0%, price −1.2%, total −1.2%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 12, 2026.
INK
−1.2%
Total return, distributions reinvested
Not measured
INK since launch: paid 0.0%, price −1.2%, total −1.2%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 12, 2026.
INK
−1.2%
0.0% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. INK since launch: paid 0.0%, price −1.2%, total −1.2%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 12, 2026.
Data to Nov 12, 2026.Not measured
VAIE since launch: paid 7.6%, price −11.0%, total −3.8%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 12, 2026.
VAIE
−3.8%
Total return, distributions reinvested
Not measured
VAIE since launch: paid 7.6%, price −11.0%, total −3.8%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 12, 2026.
VAIE
−3.8%
7.6% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. VAIE since launch: paid 7.6%, price −11.0%, total −3.8%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 12, 2026.
Data to Nov 12, 2026.Side by side
As of Nov 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. Cash paid: distributions over the window, as a share of the starting price. Payout rate: the latest payment, annualized, over today’s price.
Window by window
| Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | INK | VAIE | INK | VAIE | INK | VAIE |
| 3 months | – | −8.3% | – | 3.6% | – | not measured |
| 6 months | – | −4.8% | – | 7.6% | – | not measured |
| Since launchNot the same days: INK Nov 2026 · VAIE May 2026 | −1.2% | −3.8% | 0.0% | 7.6% | not measured | not measured |
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INK
Over the period from its first trade on Nov 4, 2026 to Nov 12, 2026, INK paid 0.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 1.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −1.2%.
VAIE
Over the period from its first trade on May 12, 2026 to Nov 12, 2026, VAIE paid 7.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 11.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −3.8%. At its price on Nov 12, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 16.6%, paid weekly. VegaShares estimates that 80% of the distribution paid Nov 6, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.
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How this is computed
Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.
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