JULH vs VAIE: Dividend Yield & Total Return
JULH and VAIE both write options for income. Net assets: $17m on Oct 20, 2026 for Innovator Premium Income 20 Barrier ETF - July, and $67m on Oct 19, 2026 for VegaShares US Equity Autocallable Income ETF.
VAIE costs 0.05 points a year less; VAIE is 3.9 times larger.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| JULH | VAIE | |
|---|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.79% | 0.74% |
| Net assets, as of Oct 19, 2026 | $17m | $67m |
| Total return, 1 year | +4.6% | not published |
| Benchmark | S&P 500, measured through SPY | not published |
| Holdings in common | not published | |
| Price change | fell 0.3% (1 year) | fell 3.6% (since May 12, 2026) |
11.2 pts behind SPY
JULH over 1 year: paid 4.8%, price −0.3%, total +4.6%, SPY +15.8%, −11.2 pts. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.
SPY
+15.8%
JULH
+4.6%
4.8% as cash
11.2 pts behind SPY
Total return, distributions reinvested
11.2 pts behind SPY
JULH over 1 year: paid 4.8%, price −0.3%, total +4.6%, SPY +15.8%, −11.2 pts. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.
SPY
+15.8%
JULH
+4.6%
11.2 pts behind SPY
4.8% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. JULH over 1 year: paid 4.8%, price −0.3%, total +4.6%, SPY +15.8%, −11.2 pts. 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% 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 | JULH | VAIE | JULH | VAIE | JULH | VAIE |
| 3 months | +2.1% | +2.5% | 1.7% | 4.1% | −0.9 pts | not measured |
| 6 months | +3.2% | – | 2.7% | – | −6.6 pts | – |
| 1 year | +4.6% | – | 4.8% | – | −11.2 pts | – |
| 3 years | +22.7% | – | 18.7% | – | −66.6 pts | – |
| Since launch Not the same days: JULH Jul 2023 · VAIE May 2026 | +23.3% | +3.3% | 20.3% | 6.8% | −57.0 pts | 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 JULH
Over the year to Oct 20, 2026, JULH paid 4.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +4.6%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +15.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 11.2 pts. At its price on Oct 20, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.6%, paid quarterly.
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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