IVVW vs VAIE: Dividend Yield & Total Return

IVVW and VAIE both write options for income. Net assets: $351m on Oct 20, 2026 for iShares IVV Premium Income+ ETF, and $67m on Oct 19, 2026 for VegaShares US Equity Autocallable Income ETF.

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IVVW costs 0.49 points a year less; IVVW is 5.3 times larger.

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IVVW vs VAIE: Dividend Yield & Total Return
IVVWVAIE
Expense ratio0.25%0.74%
Net assets, as of Oct 19, 2026$350m$67m
Total return, 1 year+15.7%not published
BenchmarkS&P 500, measured through SPYnot published
Holdings in commonnot published
17.7%
IVVW cash paid, 1 year
6.8%
VAIE cash paid, since launch, May 12, 2026
+15.7%
IVVW total return, 1 year
+3.3%
VAIE total return, since launch, May 12, 2026

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IVVW · 1 year to Oct 20, 2026About even with SPY
IVVW
+15.7%
SPY
+15.8%

About even with SPY

IVVW over 1 year: paid 17.7%, price −3.6%, total +15.7%, SPY +15.8%, −0.1 pts. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.

SPY

+15.8%

IVVW

+15.7%

17.7% of it arrived as cash

about even with SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

About even with SPY

IVVW over 1 year: paid 17.7%, price −3.6%, total +15.7%, SPY +15.8%, −0.1 pts. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.

SPY

+15.8%

IVVW

+15.7%

17.7% as cash

about even with SPY

17.7% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. IVVW over 1 year: paid 17.7%, price −3.6%, total +15.7%, SPY +15.8%, −0.1 pts. 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% 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

Performance, window by window: IVVW vs VAIE: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowIVVWVAIEIVVWVAIEIVVWVAIE
3 months+4.4%+2.5%3.6%4.1%+1.3 ptsnot measured
6 months+9.8%–7.8%–0.0 pts–
1 year+15.7%–17.7%–−0.1 pts–
Since launch
Not the same days: IVVW Mar 2024 · VAIE May 2026
+40.5%+3.3%41.5%6.8%−14.8 ptsnot 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

IVVW
iShares IVV Premium Income+ ETF · Covered call on SPY, paying monthly
VAIE
VegaShares US Equity Autocallable Income ETF · Autocallable, paying weekly
Strategy covered call autocallable
Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) none
Pays monthly weekly
Payout rate, annualized 23.6% 16.8%
Expense ratio 0.25% 0.74%
Cash paid, 1 year 17.7% 6.8% (since launch, May 12, 2026)
Price change, 1 year −3.6% −3.6% (since launch, May 12, 2026)
Total return, 1 year +15.7% +3.3% (since launch, May 12, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year +15.8% not published
Ahead or behind −0.1 pts not available
Return of capital, latest estimate not published not published
Age 2.6 years 161 days
Net assets, IVVW as of Oct 20, 2026 and VAIE as of Oct 19, 2026 $351m $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 IVVW

Over the year to Oct 20, 2026, IVVW paid 17.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 3.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +15.7%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +15.8% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Oct 20, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 23.6%, 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.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, IVVW or VAIE?
IVVW charges 0.25% a year and VAIE charges 0.74%, so IVVW is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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