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VAIE vs XQQI: Dividend Yield & Total Return

VAIE and XQQI both write options for income. Net assets on Oct 19, 2026: $67m for VegaShares US Equity Autocallable Income ETF and $405m for NEOS Boosted Nasdaq-100 High Income ETF.

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VAIE costs 0.24 points a year less; XQQI is 6.1 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

VAIE vs XQQI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
VAIEXQQI
Expense ratio0.74%0.98%
Net assets, as of Oct 19, 2026$67m$405m
Benchmarknot publishedNasdaq-100, measured through QQQ
Holdings in commonnot published
Price changefell 3.6% (since May 12, 2026)fell 2.8% (since Feb 3, 2026)
Return of capital, issuer estimate100% of the Jul 10, 2026 payment
6.8%
VAIE cash paid, since launch, May 12, 2026
15.5%
XQQI cash paid, since launch, Feb 3, 2026
+3.3%
VAIE total return, since launch, May 12, 2026
+13.3%
XQQI total return, since launch, Feb 3, 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% 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.

XQQI · since launch to Oct 20, 20263.5 pts behind QQQ
XQQI
+13.3%
QQQ
+16.8%

3.5 pts behind QQQ

XQQI since launch: paid 15.5%, price −2.8%, total +13.3%, QQQ +16.8%, −3.5 pts. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.

QQQ

+16.8%

XQQI

+13.3%

15.5% of it arrived as cash

3.5 pts behind QQQ

Total return, distributions reinvested

3.5 pts behind QQQ

XQQI since launch: paid 15.5%, price −2.8%, total +13.3%, QQQ +16.8%, −3.5 pts. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.

QQQ

+16.8%

XQQI

+13.3%

15.5% as cash

3.5 pts behind QQQ

15.5% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. XQQI since launch: paid 15.5%, price −2.8%, total +13.3%, QQQ +16.8%, −3.5 pts. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.

Figures to Oct 20, 2026.

Performance, window by window

Performance, window by window: VAIE vs XQQI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowVAIEXQQIVAIEXQQIVAIEXQQI
3 months+2.5%+1.7%4.1%5.1%not measured+0.4 pts
6 months–+9.1%–10.7%–−2.5 pts
Since launch
Not the same days: VAIE May 2026 · XQQI Feb 2026
+3.3%+13.3%6.8%15.5%not measured−3.5 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
XQQI
NEOS Boosted Nasdaq-100 High Income ETF · Option income on QQQ, paying monthly
Issuer VegaShares NEOS
Strategy autocallable option income
Benchmark none Nasdaq-100 (QQQ)
Pays weekly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 16.8% 22.1%
Expense ratio 0.74% 0.98%
Cash paid, 1 year 6.8% (since launch, May 12, 2026) 15.5% (since launch, Feb 3, 2026)
Price change, 1 year −3.6% (since launch, May 12, 2026) −2.8% (since launch, Feb 3, 2026)
Total return, 1 year +3.3% (since launch, May 12, 2026) +13.3% (since launch, Feb 3, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year not published +16.8% (since launch, Feb 3, 2026)
Ahead or behind not available −3.5 pts (since launch, Feb 3, 2026)
Return of capital, latest estimate not published 100%
Age 161 days 259 days
Net assets, as of Oct 19, 2026 $67m $405m

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 XQQI

Over the period from its first trade on Feb 3, 2026 to Oct 20, 2026, XQQI paid 15.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 2.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +13.3%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +16.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 3.5 pts. At its price on Oct 20, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 22.1%, paid monthly. NEOS estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Jul 10, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, VAIE or XQQI?
VAIE charges 0.74% a year and XQQI charges 0.98%, 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 ↗XQQI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗XQQI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗XQQI 19a-1 distribution notice ↗NEOS page for XQQI ↗

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How this is computed

Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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