SIXH vs VAIE: Dividend Yield & Total Return
SIXH and VAIE both write options for income. Net assets: $543m on May 31, 2026 for ETC 6 Meridian Hedged Equity-Index Option Strategy ETF, and $67m on Oct 19, 2026 for VegaShares US Equity Autocallable Income ETF.
SIXH costs 0.05 points a year less.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| SIXH | VAIE | |
|---|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.69% | 0.74% |
| Net assets, SIXH as of May 31, 2026 and VAIE as of Oct 19, 2026 | $543m | $67m |
| Total return, 1 year | +19.3% | not published |
| Benchmark | its own holdings | not published |
| Holdings in common | not published | |
| Price change | rose 17.1% (1 year) | fell 3.6% (since May 12, 2026) |
7.1 pts ahead of its own holdings
SIXH over 1 year: paid 2.0%, price +17.1%, total +19.3%, its own holdings +12.2%, +7.1 pts. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.
its own holdings
+12.2%
SIXH
+19.3%
7.1 pts ahead of its own holdings
Total return, distributions reinvested
7.1 pts ahead of its own holdings
SIXH over 1 year: paid 2.0%, price +17.1%, total +19.3%, its own holdings +12.2%, +7.1 pts. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.
its own holdings
+12.2%
SIXH
+19.3%
2.0% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. SIXH over 1 year: paid 2.0%, price +17.1%, total +19.3%, its own holdings +12.2%, +7.1 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 | SIXH | VAIE | SIXH | VAIE | SIXH | VAIE |
| 3 months | +4.0% | +2.5% | 0.4% | 4.1% | +2.2 pts | not measured |
| 6 months | +9.1% | – | 1.0% | – | +0.9 pts | – |
| 1 year | +19.3% | – | 2.0% | – | +7.1 pts | – |
| 3 years | +48.8% | – | 6.7% | – | not measured | – |
| Since launch Not the same days: SIXH May 2020 · VAIE May 2026 | +100.3% | +3.3% | 16.3% | 6.8% | not measured | not measured |
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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 SIXH
Over the year to Oct 20, 2026, SIXH paid 2.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 17.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +19.3%. SIXH's own holdings, without the options (from its filed holdings, rebalanced at each filing; latest May 31, 2026) returned +12.2% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 7.1 pts. At its price on Oct 20, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 1.9%, paid monthly.
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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