{"url":"https://etfiq.com/compare/income/qxq-vs-vaie","section":"compare","title":"QXQ vs VAIE: Dividend Yield & Total Return | ETFIQ","description":"QXQ paid 15.1% in cash each over its own window and VAIE 7.6%. Total return with distributions reinvested was +12.1% against \u22123.8%, to Nov 12, 2026.","as_of":"Nov 12, 2026","structured_data":[{"@type":"FAQPage","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"Which is cheaper, QXQ or VAIE?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"QXQ charges 0.98% a year and VAIE charges 0.74%, so VAIE is cheaper. 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As of Nov 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. QXQ VAIE \n Expense ratio 0.98% 0.74% \n Net assets, QXQ as of Aug 31, 2026 and VAIE as of Nov 11, 2026 $82m $69m \n Total return, 1 year +12.1% not published \n Benchmark Nasdaq-100, measured through QQQ not published \n Holdings in common not published \n \n Net assets:","source":"ETFIQ, independent ETF data. Recomputed nightly from public filings and prices.","publisher":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org","name":"ETFIQ","url":"https://etfiq.com"},"license":"https://etfiq.com/license/","license_text":"Data ETFIQ computes is free to use with attribution: ETFIQ (etfiq.com). Issuer data stays under its owner's terms.","citation":"ETFIQ, QXQ against VAIE, data as of Nov 12, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/qxq-vs-vaie","a":{"ticker":"QXQ","name":"SGI Enhanced Nasdaq-100 ETF","issuer":"SGI","desk":"income","as_of":"2026-11-12","verdict":"Over the year to Nov 12, 2026, QXQ paid 15.1% in cash and returned 12.1% in total, against 11.3% for QQQ.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/qxq","key_facts":[{"label":"Cash paid, 1 year, on its starting price","value":"15.1%","as_of":"2026-11-12","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and distributions"},{"label":"Total return, 1 year","value":"+12.1%","as_of":"2026-11-12","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices"},{"label":"Against QQQ","value":"+0.8 pts","as_of":"2026-11-12","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices"},{"label":"Return of capital, annual report, fiscal year to Aug 31, 2026","value":"0.0%","as_of":"2026-11-12","source":null},{"label":"Last payment (paid quarterly), ex-date Sep 28, 2026","value":"$0.08","as_of":"2026-09-28","source":"Tiingo end-of-day distributions"},{"label":"Net assets","value":"$82m","as_of":"2026-08-31","source":"SEC N-PORT, whole fund, as filed for Aug 31, 2026"},{"label":"Expense ratio","value":"0.98%","as_of":"2026-01-05","source":"497 XBRL, Jan 5, 2026"}]},"b":{"ticker":"VAIE","name":"VegaShares US Equity Autocallable Income ETF","issuer":"VegaShares","desk":"income","as_of":"2026-11-12","verdict":"Since launch in May 2026, VAIE paid 7.6% in cash and lost 3.8% in total.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/vaie","key_facts":[{"label":"Cash paid, since launch, on its starting price","value":"7.6%","as_of":"2026-11-12","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and distributions"},{"label":"Total return, since launch","value":"\u22123.8%","as_of":"2026-11-12","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices"},{"label":"Benchmark","value":"not set","as_of":"2026-11-12","source":null},{"label":"Return of capital, latest payout (VegaShares estimate)","value":"80.3%","as_of":"2026-11-12","source":"VegaShares estimate"},{"label":"Last payment (paid weekly), ex-date Nov 5, 2026","value":"$0.071","as_of":"2026-11-05","source":"Tiingo end-of-day distributions"},{"label":"Net assets","value":"$69m","as_of":"2026-11-11","source":"issuer page, as of Nov 11, 2026"},{"label":"Expense ratio","value":"0.74%","as_of":"2026-03-30","source":"485BPOS XBRL, Mar 30, 2026"}]},"overlap_pct":null,"overlap_note":"ETFIQ does not publish a holdings overlap for this pair. Either the funds are not compared on holdings, or one book is incomplete.","full_text_at":"https://etfiq.com/compare/income/qxq-vs-vaie"}