Data as of .
NIHI vs VEGA: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year NIHI paid 11.4% of its price in cash against VEGA’s 1.4%, and returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: NIHI scores higher
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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
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, NIHI and VEGA hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in NIHI | Only in VEGA |
|---|---|
| iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF 100.13% | SPDR S&P 500 ETF TRUST 41.99% |
| MXEA US 10/16/26 C3300 -0.03% | ISHARES TRUST 17.58% |
| MXEA US 10/16/26 C3270 -0.10% | ISHARES TRUST 11.01% |
| BLACKROCK ETF TRUST 7.65% | |
| ISHARES TRUST 6.35% | |
| ISHARES INC 5.64% | |
| ISHARES TRUST 4.28% | |
| 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
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NIHI | VEGA | NIHI | VEGA | NIHI | VEGA | |
| 3 months | +1.9% | 0.0% | 2.5% | 0.0% | +1.4 pts | −1.0 pts |
| 6 months | +14.7% | +10.0% | 5.4% | 0.0% | +0.8 pts | −7.4 pts |
| 1 year | +14.9% | +10.4% | 11.4% | 1.4% | −1.4 pts | −7.2 pts |
| 3 years | not published | +46.7% | not published | 4.2% | not published | −28.5 pts |
| Since launch | +15.3% | +129.5% | 11.4% | 12.9% | −1.4 pts | −209.7 pts |
| NIHI NEOS MSCI EAFE High Income ETF Option income on EFA, paying monthly | VEGA AdvisorShares STAR Global Buy-Write ETF Covered call on ACWI, paying annual | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | NEOS | AdvisorShares |
| Strategy | option income | covered call |
| Benchmark | Developed Markets ex US (EFA) | All-country world (ACWI) |
| Pays | monthly | annual |
| Payout rate, annualized | 9.7% | 1.3% |
| Expense ratio | 0.68% | 1.25% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 11.4% | 1.4% |
| Price change, 1 year | +2.8% | +8.9% |
| Total return, 1 year | +14.9% | +10.4% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.3% | +17.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −1.4 pts | −7.2 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | 0% | not published |
| Age | 366 days | 5113 days |
| Net assets | $204m | $94m |
NIHI in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, NIHI paid 11.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 2.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +14.9%. Developed Markets ex US (EFA) returned +16.3% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 1.4 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 9.7%, paid monthly. NEOS estimates that 0% of the distribution paid Jun 18, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).
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, NIHI or VEGA?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, NIHI paid 11.4% of its starting price in cash and VEGA paid 1.4%, so NIHI paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
- Which returned more once distributions are counted, NIHI or VEGA?
- With every distribution reinvested, NIHI returned +14.9% and VEGA returned +10.4% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so NIHI returned more.
- Which is cheaper, NIHI or VEGA?
- NIHI charges 0.68% a year and VEGA charges 1.25%, so NIHI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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Cite this page. ETFIQ, NIHI against VEGA, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/nihi-vs-vega Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.