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SDTY vs VAIE: Dividend Yield & Total Return

SDTY and VAIE both write options for income. Net assets on Oct 19, 2026: $28m for YieldMax S&P 500 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF and $67m for VegaShares US Equity Autocallable Income ETF.

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VAIE costs 0.34 points a year less; VAIE is 2.4 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

SDTY vs VAIE: Dividend Yield & Total Return
SDTYVAIE
Expense ratio1.08%0.74%
Net assets, as of Oct 19, 2026$28m$67m
Total return, 1 year+15.4%not published
BenchmarkVanguard S&P 500 ETF, measured through VOOnot published
Holdings in commonnot published
Price changefell 11.3% (1 year)fell 3.6% (since May 12, 2026)
Return of capital, issuer estimate100% of the Oct 22, 2026 payment
24.6%
SDTY cash paid, 1 year
6.8%
VAIE cash paid, since launch, May 12, 2026
+15.4%
SDTY total return, 1 year
+3.3%
VAIE total return, since launch, May 12, 2026

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SDTY · 1 year to Oct 20, 2026About even with VOO
SDTY
+15.4%
VOO
+15.9%

About even with VOO

SDTY over 1 year: paid 24.6%, price −11.3%, total +15.4%, VOO +15.9%, −0.5 pts. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.

VOO

+15.9%

SDTY

+15.4%

24.6% of it arrived as cash

about even with VOO

Total return, distributions reinvested

About even with VOO

SDTY over 1 year: paid 24.6%, price −11.3%, total +15.4%, VOO +15.9%, −0.5 pts. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.

VOO

+15.9%

SDTY

+15.4%

24.6% as cash

about even with VOO

24.6% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. SDTY over 1 year: paid 24.6%, price −11.3%, total +15.4%, VOO +15.9%, −0.5 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: SDTY vs VAIE: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowSDTYVAIESDTYVAIESDTYVAIE
3 months+3.0%+2.5%5.6%4.1%0.0 ptsnot measured
6 months+9.9%–12.3%–+0.1 pts–
1 year+15.4%–24.6%–−0.4 pts–
Since launch
Not the same days: SDTY Feb 2025 · VAIE May 2026
+23.1%+3.3%36.7%6.8%−6.3 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

SDTY
YieldMax S&P 500 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF · 0DTE covered call on VOO, paying weekly
VAIE
VegaShares US Equity Autocallable Income ETF · Autocallable, paying weekly
Issuer YieldMax VegaShares
Strategy 0DTE covered call autocallable
Benchmark Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) none
Pays weekly weekly
Payout rate, annualized 23.8% 16.8%
Expense ratio 1.08% 0.74%
Cash paid, 1 year 24.6% 6.8% (since launch, May 12, 2026)
Price change, 1 year −11.3% −3.6% (since launch, May 12, 2026)
Total return, 1 year +15.4% +3.3% (since launch, May 12, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year +15.9% not published
Ahead or behind −0.5 pts not available
Return of capital, latest estimate 100% not published
Age 1.7 years 161 days
Net assets, as of Oct 19, 2026 $28m $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 SDTY

Over the year to Oct 20, 2026, SDTY paid 24.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 11.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +15.4%. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) returned +15.9% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Oct 20, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 23.8%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Oct 22, 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, SDTY or VAIE?
SDTY charges 1.08% a year and VAIE charges 0.74%, so VAIE is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
SDTY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗SDTY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗SDTY 19a-1 distribution notice ↗YieldMax page for SDTY ↗VAIE filings on SEC EDGAR ↗VAIE prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗VegaShares page for VAIE ↗

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How this is computed

Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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