VAIE vs VOOY: Dividend Yield & Total Return

VAIE and VOOY both write options for income. Net assets: $67m on Oct 19, 2026 for VegaShares US Equity Autocallable Income ETF, beside XFUNDS Large Cap Income ETF.

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VAIE costs 0.01 points a year less.

VAIE vs VOOY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
VAIEVOOY
Expense ratio0.74%0.75%
Net assets$67mnot read by ETFIQ
Holdings in commonnot published
Price changefell 3.6% (since May 12, 2026)rose 0.1% (since Sep 2, 2026)
6.8%
VAIE cash paid, since launch, May 12, 2026
0.7%
VOOY cash paid, since launch, Sep 2, 2026
+3.3%
VAIE total return, since launch, May 12, 2026
+0.8%
VOOY total return, since launch, Sep 2, 2026

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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% of it arrived 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% as cash

6.8% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. 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.

VOOY · since launch to Oct 20, 2026Not measured
VOOY
+0.8%
none

Not measured

VOOY since launch: paid 0.7%, price +0.1%, total +0.8%, not measured against a benchmark. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.

VOOY

+0.8%

0.7% as cash

Total return, distributions reinvested

Not measured

VOOY since launch: paid 0.7%, price +0.1%, total +0.8%, not measured against a benchmark. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.

VOOY

+0.8%

0.7% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. VOOY since launch: paid 0.7%, price +0.1%, total +0.8%, not measured against a benchmark. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.

Figures to Oct 20, 2026.

Performance, window by window

Performance, window by window: VAIE vs VOOY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowVAIEVOOYVAIEVOOYVAIEVOOY
3 months+2.5%–4.1%–not measured–
Since launch
Not the same days: VAIE May 2026 · VOOY Sep 2026
+3.3%+0.8%6.8%0.7%not measurednot 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

VAIE
VegaShares US Equity Autocallable Income ETF · Autocallable, paying weekly
VOOY
XFUNDS Large Cap Income ETF · Option income
Strategy autocallable option income
Benchmark none none
Pays weekly not established
Payout rate, annualized 16.8% 9.0%
Expense ratio 0.74% 0.75%
Cash paid, 1 year 6.8% (since launch, May 12, 2026) 0.7% (since launch, Sep 2, 2026)
Price change, 1 year −3.6% (since launch, May 12, 2026) +0.1% (since launch, Sep 2, 2026)
Total return, 1 year +3.3% (since launch, May 12, 2026) +0.8% (since launch, Sep 2, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year not published not published
Ahead or behind not available not available
Return of capital, latest estimate not published not published
Age 161 days 48 days
Net assets $67m not read by ETFIQ

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 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.

About VOOY

Over the period from its first trade on Sep 2, 2026 to Oct 20, 2026, VOOY paid 0.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +0.8%. At its price on Oct 20, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 9.0%, paid periodically.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, VAIE or VOOY?
VAIE charges 0.74% a year and VOOY charges 0.75%, so VAIE is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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