SCA vs VAIE: Dividend Yield & Total Return

SCA and VAIE both write options for income. Net assets: $4m on Oct 20, 2026 for GraniteShares Autocallable SMCI ETF, and $67m on Oct 19, 2026 for VegaShares US Equity Autocallable Income ETF.

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VAIE costs 0.33 points a year less; VAIE is 17.3 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

SCA vs VAIE: Dividend Yield & Total Return
SCAVAIE
Expense ratio1.07%0.74%
Net assets, as of Oct 19, 2026$4m$67m
BenchmarkSuper Micro (SMCI)not published
Holdings in commonnot published
Against its benchmark, same daysahead by 27.7 pts
Price changefell 4.4% (since May 27, 2026)fell 3.6% (since May 12, 2026)
Return of capital, issuer estimate29% of the Sep 11, 2026 payment
15.9%
SCA cash paid, since launch, May 27, 2026
6.8%
VAIE cash paid, since launch, May 12, 2026
+12.8%
SCA total return, since launch, May 27, 2026
+3.3%
VAIE total return, since launch, May 12, 2026

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SCA · since launch to Oct 20, 202627.8 pts ahead of SMCI
SCA
+12.8%
SMCI
−15.0%

27.8 pts ahead of SMCI

SCA since launch: paid 15.9%, price −4.4%, total +12.8%, SMCI −15.0%, +27.8 pts. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.

SMCI

−15.0%

SCA

+12.8%

15.9% of it arrived as cash

27.8 pts ahead of SMCI

Total return, distributions reinvested

27.8 pts ahead of SMCI

SCA since launch: paid 15.9%, price −4.4%, total +12.8%, SMCI −15.0%, +27.8 pts. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.

SMCI

−15.0%

SCA

+12.8%

27.8 pts ahead of SMCI

15.9% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. SCA since launch: paid 15.9%, price −4.4%, total +12.8%, SMCI −15.0%, +27.8 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%

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: SCA vs VAIE: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowSCAVAIESCAVAIESCAVAIE
3 months+37.9%+2.5%12.4%4.1%+10.5 ptsnot measured
Since launch
Not the same days: SCA May 2026 · VAIE May 2026
+12.8%+3.3%15.9%6.8%+27.7 ptsnot measured

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On the same fields

SCA
GraniteShares Autocallable SMCI ETF · Autocallable on SMCI, paying monthly
VAIE
VegaShares US Equity Autocallable Income ETF · Autocallable, paying weekly
Strategy autocallable autocallable
Benchmark Super Micro (SMCI) none
Pays monthly weekly
Payout rate, annualized 38.8% 16.8%
Expense ratio 1.07% 0.74%
Cash paid, 1 year 15.9% (since launch, May 27, 2026) 6.8% (since launch, May 12, 2026)
Price change, 1 year −4.4% (since launch, May 27, 2026) −3.6% (since launch, May 12, 2026)
Total return, 1 year +12.8% (since launch, May 27, 2026) +3.3% (since launch, May 12, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year −15.0% (since launch, May 27, 2026) not published
Ahead or behind +27.8 pts (since launch, May 27, 2026) not available
Return of capital, latest estimate 29% not published
Age 146 days 161 days
Net assets, SCA as of Oct 20, 2026 and VAIE as of Oct 19, 2026 $4m $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 SCA

Over the period from its first trade on May 27, 2026 to Oct 20, 2026, SCA paid 15.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 4.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +12.8%. Super Micro (SMCI) returned −15.0% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 27.7 pts. At its price on Oct 20, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 38.8%, paid monthly. GraniteShares estimates that 29% of the distribution paid Sep 11, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

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, SCA or VAIE?
SCA charges 1.07% a year and VAIE charges 0.74%, so VAIE is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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