TSPY vs VAIE: Dividend Yield & Total Return
TSPY and VAIE both write options for income. Net assets: $311m on Jun 30, 2026 for TappAlpha S&P 500 Growth & Daily Income ETF, and $67m on Oct 19, 2026 for VegaShares US Equity Autocallable Income ETF.
VAIE costs 0.03 points a year less; TSPY is far larger, $311m against $12m.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| TSPY | VAIE | |
|---|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.77% | 0.74% |
| Net assets, as of Jun 30, 2026 | $311m | $12m |
| Total return, 1 year | +14.7% | not published |
| Benchmark | Vanguard S&P 500 ETF, measured through VOO | not published |
| Holdings in common | not published | |
| Price change | fell 0.4% (1 year) | fell 3.6% (since May 12, 2026) |
1.2 pts behind VOO
TSPY over 1 year: paid 14.0%, price −0.4%, total +14.7%, VOO +15.9%, −1.2 pts. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.
VOO
+15.9%
TSPY
+14.7%
14.0% of it arrived as cash
1.2 pts behind VOO
Total return, distributions reinvested
1.2 pts behind VOO
TSPY over 1 year: paid 14.0%, price −0.4%, total +14.7%, VOO +15.9%, −1.2 pts. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.
VOO
+15.9%
TSPY
+14.7%
14.0% as cash
1.2 pts behind VOO
14.0% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. TSPY over 1 year: paid 14.0%, price −0.4%, total +14.7%, VOO +15.9%, −1.2 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 | TSPY | VAIE | TSPY | VAIE | TSPY | VAIE |
| 3 months | +3.2% | +2.5% | 3.5% | 4.1% | +0.2 pts | not measured |
| 6 months | +9.5% | – | 7.2% | – | −0.3 pts | – |
| 1 year | +14.7% | – | 14.0% | – | −1.2 pts | – |
| Since launch Not the same days: TSPY Aug 2024 · VAIE May 2026 | +38.9% | +3.3% | 30.0% | 6.8% | −3.9 pts | not 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
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 TSPY
Over the year to Oct 20, 2026, TSPY paid 14.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +14.7%. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) returned +15.9% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 1.2 pts. At its price on Oct 20, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 14.1%, 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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