TPRY vs VAIE: Dividend Yield & Total Return
TPRY and VAIE both write options for income. Net assets on Oct 19, 2026: $4m for VistaShares Target 15 TEPRTantrum Contrarian Distribution ETF and $67m for VegaShares US Equity Autocallable Income ETF.
VAIE costs 0.21 points a year less; VAIE is 16.4 times larger.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| TPRY | VAIE | |
|---|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.95% | 0.74% |
| Net assets, as of Oct 19, 2026 | $4m | $67m |
| Benchmark | S&P 500, measured through SPY | not published |
| Holdings in common | not published | |
| Price change | fell 8.9% (since Feb 26, 2026) | fell 3.6% (since May 12, 2026) |
12.9 pts behind SPY
TPRY since launch: paid 8.6%, price −8.9%, total −0.5%, SPY +12.4%, −12.9 pts. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.
SPY
+12.4%
TPRY
−0.5%
12.9 pts behind SPY
Total return, distributions reinvested
12.9 pts behind SPY
TPRY since launch: paid 8.6%, price −8.9%, total −0.5%, SPY +12.4%, −12.9 pts. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.
SPY
+12.4%
TPRY
−0.5%
12.9 pts behind SPY
8.6% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. TPRY since launch: paid 8.6%, price −8.9%, total −0.5%, SPY +12.4%, −12.9 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 | TPRY | VAIE | TPRY | VAIE | TPRY | VAIE |
| 3 months | −3.2% | +2.5% | 3.7% | 4.1% | −6.2 pts | not measured |
| 6 months | −1.3% | – | 7.5% | – | −11.0 pts | – |
| Since launch Not the same days: TPRY Feb 2026 · VAIE May 2026 | −0.5% | +3.3% | 8.6% | 6.8% | −12.9 pts | 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 TPRY
Over the period from its first trade on Feb 26, 2026 to Oct 20, 2026, TPRY paid 8.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 8.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −0.5%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +12.4% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 12.9 pts. At its price on Oct 20, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 15.9%, 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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