VAIE vs XIMR: Dividend Yield & Total Return
VAIE and XIMR both write options for income. Net assets: $67m on Oct 19, 2026 for VegaShares US Equity Autocallable Income ETF, and $26m on Oct 20, 2026 for FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer & Premium Income ETF - March.
VAIE costs 0.11 points a year less; VAIE is 2.6 times larger.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| VAIE | XIMR | |
|---|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.74% | 0.85% |
| Net assets, as of Oct 19, 2026 | $67m | $26m |
| Total return, 1 year | not published | +7.6% |
| Benchmark | not published | Vanguard S&P 500 ETF, measured through VOO |
| Holdings in common | not published | |
| Against its benchmark, same days | behind by 8.2 pts | |
| Price change | fell 3.6% (since May 12, 2026) | rose 0.5% (1 year) |
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. 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.
8.3 pts behind VOO
XIMR over 1 year: paid 6.9%, price +0.5%, total +7.6%, VOO +15.9%, −8.3 pts. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.
VOO
+15.9%
XIMR
+7.6%
6.9% of it arrived as cash
8.3 pts behind VOO
Total return, distributions reinvested
8.3 pts behind VOO
XIMR over 1 year: paid 6.9%, price +0.5%, total +7.6%, VOO +15.9%, −8.3 pts. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.
VOO
+15.9%
XIMR
+7.6%
8.3 pts behind VOO
6.9% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. XIMR over 1 year: paid 6.9%, price +0.5%, total +7.6%, VOO +15.9%, −8.3 pts. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.
Figures to Oct 20, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | VAIE | XIMR | VAIE | XIMR | VAIE | XIMR |
| 3 months | +2.5% | +1.5% | 4.1% | 1.8% | not measured | −1.5 pts |
| 6 months | – | +3.2% | – | 3.7% | – | −6.6 pts |
| 1 year | – | +7.6% | – | 6.9% | – | −8.2 pts |
| Since launch Not the same days: VAIE May 2026 · XIMR Mar 2024 | +3.3% | +19.7% | 6.8% | 16.8% | not measured | −34.0 pts |
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 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 XIMR
Over the year to Oct 20, 2026, XIMR paid 6.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +7.6%. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) returned +15.9% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 8.2 pts. At its price on Oct 20, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 7.4%, paid monthly.
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