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VAIE vs XYLG: Dividend Yield & Total Return

VAIE and XYLG both write options for income. Net assets: $67m on Oct 19, 2026 for VegaShares US Equity Autocallable Income ETF, and $72m on Oct 12, 2026 for Global X S&P 500 Covered Call & Growth ETF.

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XYLG costs 0.39 points a year less.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

VAIE vs XYLG: Dividend Yield & Total Return
VAIEXYLG
Expense ratio0.74%0.35%
Net assets, VAIE as of Oct 19, 2026 and XYLG as of Oct 12, 2026$67m$72m
Total return, 1 yearnot published+16.1%
Benchmarknot publishedS&P 500, measured through SPY
Holdings in commonnot published
Price changefell 3.6% (since May 12, 2026)rose 1.9% (1 year)
Return of capital, issuer estimate80% of the Sep 24, 2026 payment
6.8%
VAIE cash paid, since launch, May 12, 2026
12.8%
XYLG cash paid, 1 year
+3.3%
VAIE total return, since launch, May 12, 2026
+16.1%
XYLG total return, 1 year

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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.

XYLG · 1 year to Oct 20, 2026About even with SPY
XYLG
+16.1%
SPY
+15.8%

About even with SPY

XYLG over 1 year: paid 12.8%, price +1.9%, total +16.1%, SPY +15.8%, +0.3 pts. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.

SPY

+15.8%

XYLG

+16.1%

12.8% of it arrived as cash

about even with SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

About even with SPY

XYLG over 1 year: paid 12.8%, price +1.9%, total +16.1%, SPY +15.8%, +0.3 pts. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.

SPY

+15.8%

XYLG

+16.1%

12.8% as cash

about even with SPY

12.8% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. XYLG over 1 year: paid 12.8%, price +1.9%, total +16.1%, SPY +15.8%, +0.3 pts. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.

Figures to Oct 20, 2026.

Performance, window by window

Performance, window by window: VAIE vs XYLG: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowVAIEXYLGVAIEXYLGVAIEXYLG
3 months+2.5%+3.5%4.1%1.1%not measured+0.4 pts
6 months–+10.0%–2.6%–+0.2 pts
1 year–+16.1%–12.8%–+0.3 pts
3 years–+69.5%–45.7%–−19.8 pts
Since launch
Not the same days: VAIE May 2026 · XYLG Sep 2020
+3.3%+115.9%6.8%69.8%not measured−39.2 pts

Source: ETFIQ. – means no data for this window, usually because the fund is younger than it. Open this comparison in the app →

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VAIE
VegaShares US Equity Autocallable Income ETF · Autocallable, paying weekly
XYLG
Global X S&P 500 Covered Call & Growth ETF · Covered call on SPY, paying monthly
Issuer VegaShares Global X
Strategy autocallable covered call
Benchmark none S&P 500 (SPY)
Pays weekly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 16.8% 4.4%
Expense ratio 0.74% 0.35%
Cash paid, 1 year 6.8% (since launch, May 12, 2026) 12.8%
Price change, 1 year −3.6% (since launch, May 12, 2026) +1.9%
Total return, 1 year +3.3% (since launch, May 12, 2026) +16.1%
Benchmark return, 1 year not published +15.8%
Ahead or behind not available +0.3 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate not published 80%
Age 161 days 6.1 years
Net assets, VAIE as of Oct 19, 2026 and XYLG as of Oct 12, 2026 $67m $72m

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 XYLG

Over the year to Oct 20, 2026, XYLG paid 12.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 1.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +16.1%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +15.8% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Oct 20, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 4.4%, paid monthly. Global X estimates that 80% of the distribution paid Sep 24, 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 XYLG?
VAIE charges 0.74% a year and XYLG charges 0.35%, so XYLG 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 ↗XYLG filings on SEC EDGAR ↗XYLG prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗XYLG 19a-1 distribution notice ↗Global X page for XYLG ↗

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How this is computed

Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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