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VAIE vs YQQQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return

VAIE and YQQQ both write options for income. Net assets on Oct 19, 2026: $67m for VegaShares US Equity Autocallable Income ETF and $26m for YieldMax Short N100 Option Income Strategy ETF.

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VAIE costs 0.37 points a year less; VAIE is 2.6 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

VAIE vs YQQQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
VAIEYQQQ
Expense ratio0.74%1.11%
Net assets, as of Oct 19, 2026$67m$26m
Total return, 1 yearnot published+2.3%
Benchmarknot publishedNasdaq-100 (QQQ) held short
Holdings in commonnot published
Price changefell 3.6% (since May 12, 2026)fell 24.5% (1 year)
Return of capital, issuer estimate84% of the Oct 16, 2026 payment
6.8%
VAIE cash paid, since launch, May 12, 2026
26.5%
YQQQ cash paid, 1 year
+3.3%
VAIE total return, since launch, May 12, 2026
+2.3%
YQQQ total return, 1 year

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VAIE · since launch to Oct 20, 2026Not measured
Not measuredVAIE 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 cashTotal return, distributions reinvestedNot measuredVAIE since launch: paid 6.8%, price −3.6%, total +3.3%, not measured against a benchmark. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.VAIE+3.3%

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.

YQQQ · 1 year to Oct 20, 202620.7 pts ahead of short QQQ
20.7 pts ahead of short QQQYQQQ over 1 year: paid 26.5%, price −24.5%, total +2.3%, short QQQ −18.4%, +20.7 pts. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.short QQQ−18.4%YQQQ+2.3%20.7 pts ahead of short QQQTotal return, distributions reinvested20.7 pts ahead of short QQQYQQQ over 1 year: paid 26.5%, price −24.5%, total +2.3%, short QQQ −18.4%, +20.7 pts. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.short QQQ−18.4%YQQQ+2.3%20.7 pts ahead of short QQQ

YQQQ over 1 year: paid 26.5%, price −24.5%, total +2.3%, short QQQ −18.4%, +20.7 pts. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.

Figures to Oct 20, 2026.

Performance, window by window

Performance, window by window: VAIE vs YQQQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowVAIEYQQQVAIEYQQQVAIEYQQQ
3 months+2.5%+6.2%4.1%11.0%not measured+8.3 pts
6 months–−0.9%–15.1%–+11.5 pts
1 year–+2.3%–26.5%–+20.7 pts
Since launch
Not the same days: VAIE May 2026 · YQQQ Aug 2024
+3.3%−13.1%6.8%40.4%not measured+27.8 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
YQQQ
YieldMax Short N100 Option Income Strategy ETF · Short option income on short QQQ, paying weekly
Issuer VegaShares YieldMax
Strategy autocallable short option income
Benchmark none Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) held short
Pays weekly weekly
Payout rate, annualized 16.8% 19.2%
Expense ratio 0.74% 1.11%
Cash paid, 1 year 6.8% (since launch, May 12, 2026) 26.5%
Price change, 1 year −3.6% (since launch, May 12, 2026) −24.5%
Total return, 1 year +3.3% (since launch, May 12, 2026) +2.3%
Benchmark return, 1 year not published −18.4%
Ahead or behind not available +20.7 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate not published 84%
Age 161 days 2.2 years
Net assets, as of Oct 19, 2026 $67m $26m

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 YQQQ

Over the year to Oct 20, 2026, YQQQ paid 26.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 24.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +2.3%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) held short returned −18.4% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 20.7 pts. At its price on Oct 20, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 19.2%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 84% of the distribution paid Oct 16, 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 YQQQ?
VAIE charges 0.74% a year and YQQQ charges 1.11%, 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 ↗YQQQ filings on SEC EDGAR ↗YQQQ prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗YQQQ 19a-1 distribution notice ↗YieldMax page for YQQQ ↗

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How this is computed

Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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