VAIE vs XSHP: Dividend Yield & Total Return
VAIE and XSHP both write options for income. Net assets on Oct 19, 2026: $67m for VegaShares US Equity Autocallable Income ETF and $10m for Kurv SpaceX Enhanced Income ETF.
VAIE costs 0.25 points a year less; VAIE is 6.4 times larger.
| VAIE | XSHP | |
|---|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.74% | 0.99% |
| Net assets, as of Oct 19, 2026 | $67m | $10m |
| Holdings in common | not published | |
| Price change | fell 3.6% (since May 12, 2026) | fell 25.1% (since Jun 17, 2026) |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 92% of the Oct 8, 2026 payment | |
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.
Not measured
XSHP since launch: paid 9.4%, price −25.1%, total −14.6%, not measured against a benchmark. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.
XSHP
−14.6%
Total return, distributions reinvested
Not measured
XSHP since launch: paid 9.4%, price −25.1%, total −14.6%, not measured against a benchmark. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.
XSHP
−14.6%
9.4% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. XSHP since launch: paid 9.4%, price −25.1%, total −14.6%, 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 | VAIE | XSHP | VAIE | XSHP | VAIE | XSHP |
| 3 months | +2.5% | +28.5% | 4.1% | 10.2% | not measured | not measured |
| Since launch Not the same days: VAIE May 2026 · XSHP Jun 2026 | +3.3% | −14.6% | 6.8% | 9.4% | not measured | not measured |
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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 XSHP
Over the period from its first trade on Jun 17, 2026 to Oct 20, 2026, XSHP paid 9.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 25.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −14.6%. At its price on Oct 20, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 34.9%, paid monthly. Kurv estimates that 92% of the distribution paid Oct 8, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.
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