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VAIE vs XSPI: Dividend Yield & Total Return

VAIE and XSPI both write options for income. Net assets on Oct 19, 2026: $67m for VegaShares US Equity Autocallable Income ETF and $129m for NEOS Boosted S&P 500 High Income ETF.

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VAIE costs 0.24 points a year less; XSPI is 1.9 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

VAIE vs XSPI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
VAIEXSPI
Expense ratio0.74%0.98%
Net assets, as of Oct 19, 2026$67m$129m
Benchmarknot publishedS&P 500, measured through SPY
Holdings in commonnot published
Against its benchmark, same daysahead by 1.0 pts
Price changefell 3.6% (since May 12, 2026)fell 0.1% (since Feb 3, 2026)
Return of capital, issuer estimate99% of the Jul 10, 2026 payment
6.8%
VAIE cash paid, since launch, May 12, 2026
12.6%
XSPI cash paid, since launch, Feb 3, 2026
+3.3%
VAIE total return, since launch, May 12, 2026
+13.4%
XSPI 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.

XSPI · since launch to Oct 20, 20261 pt ahead of SPY
XSPI
+13.4%
SPY
+12.4%

1 pt ahead of SPY

XSPI since launch: paid 12.6%, price −0.1%, total +13.4%, SPY +12.4%, +1.0 pts. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.

SPY

+12.4%

XSPI

+13.4%

12.6% of it arrived as cash

1 pt ahead of SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

1 pt ahead of SPY

XSPI since launch: paid 12.6%, price −0.1%, total +13.4%, SPY +12.4%, +1.0 pts. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.

SPY

+12.4%

XSPI

+13.4%

12.6% as cash

1 pt ahead of SPY

12.6% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. XSPI since launch: paid 12.6%, price −0.1%, total +13.4%, SPY +12.4%, +1.0 pts. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.

Figures to Oct 20, 2026.

Performance, window by window

Performance, window by window: VAIE vs XSPI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowVAIEXSPIVAIEXSPIVAIEXSPI
3 months+2.5%+4.8%4.1%4.3%not measured+1.8 pts
6 months–+12.2%–8.8%–+2.4 pts
Since launch
Not the same days: VAIE May 2026 · XSPI Feb 2026
+3.3%+13.4%6.8%12.6%not measured+1.0 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

VAIE
VegaShares US Equity Autocallable Income ETF · Autocallable, paying weekly
XSPI
NEOS Boosted S&P 500 High Income ETF · Option income on SPY, paying monthly
Issuer VegaShares NEOS
Strategy autocallable option income
Benchmark none S&P 500 (SPY)
Pays weekly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 16.8% 17.1%
Expense ratio 0.74% 0.98%
Cash paid, 1 year 6.8% (since launch, May 12, 2026) 12.6% (since launch, Feb 3, 2026)
Price change, 1 year −3.6% (since launch, May 12, 2026) −0.1% (since launch, Feb 3, 2026)
Total return, 1 year +3.3% (since launch, May 12, 2026) +13.4% (since launch, Feb 3, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year not published +12.4% (since launch, Feb 3, 2026)
Ahead or behind not available +1.0 pts (since launch, Feb 3, 2026)
Return of capital, latest estimate not published 99%
Age 161 days 259 days
Net assets, as of Oct 19, 2026 $67m $129m

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 XSPI

Over the period from its first trade on Feb 3, 2026 to Oct 20, 2026, XSPI paid 12.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +13.4%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +12.4% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 1.0 pts. At its price on Oct 20, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 17.1%, paid monthly. NEOS estimates that 99% 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 XSPI?
VAIE charges 0.74% a year and XSPI 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 ↗XSPI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗XSPI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗XSPI 19a-1 distribution notice ↗NEOS page for XSPI ↗

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How this is computed

Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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