Which is cheaper, VAIE or XISE?

VAIE charges 0.74% a year and XISE charges 0.85%, so VAIE is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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VAIE vs XISE: Dividend Yield & Total Return

VAIE and XISE both write options for income. Net assets: $67m on Oct 19, 2026 for VegaShares US Equity Autocallable Income ETF, and $33m on Oct 20, 2026 for FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer & Premium Income ETF - September.

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VAIE costs 0.11 points a year less; VAIE is 2.0 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

VAIE vs XISE: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	VAIE	XISE
Expense ratio	0.74%	0.85%
Net assets, as of Oct 19, 2026	$67m	$33m
Total return, 1 year	not published	+6.3%
Benchmark	not published	Vanguard S&P 500 ETF, measured through VOO
Holdings in common	not published
Against its benchmark, same days		behind by 9.5 pts
Price change	fell 3.6% (since May 12, 2026)	rose 0.1% (1 year)

6.8%

VAIE cash paid, since launch, May 12, 2026

6.0%

XISE cash paid, 1 year

+3.3%

VAIE total return, since launch, May 12, 2026

+6.3%

XISE total return, 1 year

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% 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.

XISE · 1 year to Oct 20, 20269.6 pts behind VOO

XISE

+6.3%

VOO

+15.9%

9.6 pts behind VOO

XISE over 1 year: paid 6.0%, price +0.1%, total +6.3%, VOO +15.9%, −9.6 pts. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.

VOO

+15.9%

XISE

+6.3%

6.0% of it arrived as cash

9.6 pts behind VOO

Total return, distributions reinvested

9.6 pts behind VOO

XISE over 1 year: paid 6.0%, price +0.1%, total +6.3%, VOO +15.9%, −9.6 pts. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.

VOO

+15.9%

XISE

+6.3%

9.6 pts behind VOO

6.0% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. XISE over 1 year: paid 6.0%, price +0.1%, total +6.3%, VOO +15.9%, −9.6 pts. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.

Figures to Oct 20, 2026.

Performance, window by window

Performance, window by window: VAIE vs XISE: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	VAIE	XISE	VAIE	XISE	VAIE	XISE
3 months	+2.5%	+1.2%	4.1%	1.5%	not measured	−1.8 pts
6 months	–	+3.1%	–	3.0%	–	−6.7 pts
1 year	–	+6.3%	–	6.0%	–	−9.5 pts
3 years	–	+22.8%	–	19.3%	–	−66.9 pts
Since launch Not the same days: VAIE May 2026 · XISE Sep 2023	+3.3%	+21.7%	6.8%	19.2%	not measured	−58.4 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

VAIE

VegaShares US Equity Autocallable Income ETF · Autocallable, paying weekly

XISE

FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer & Premium Income ETF - September · Buffer with income on VOO, paying monthly

Issuer VegaShares First Trust

Strategy autocallable buffer with income

Benchmark none Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO)

Pays weekly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 16.8% 6.0%

Expense ratio 0.74% 0.85%

Cash paid, 1 year 6.8% (since launch, May 12, 2026) 6.0%

Price change, 1 year −3.6% (since launch, May 12, 2026) +0.1%

Total return, 1 year +3.3% (since launch, May 12, 2026) +6.3%

Benchmark return, 1 year not published +15.9%

Ahead or behind not available −9.6 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate not published not published

Age 161 days 3.1 years

Net assets, VAIE as of Oct 19, 2026 and XISE as of Oct 20, 2026 $67m $33m

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 XISE

Over the year to Oct 20, 2026, XISE paid 6.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +6.3%. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) returned +15.9% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 9.5 pts. At its price on Oct 20, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.0%, paid monthly.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, VAIE or XISE?: VAIE charges 0.74% a year and XISE charges 0.85%, so VAIE is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

VAIE filings on SEC EDGAR ↗VAIE prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗VegaShares page for VAIE ↗XISE filings on SEC EDGAR ↗XISE prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗First Trust page for XISE ↗

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How this is computed

Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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