VAIE vs YSPC: Dividend Yield & Total Return
VAIE and YSPC both write options for income. Net assets on Oct 19, 2026: $67m for VegaShares US Equity Autocallable Income ETF and $39m for YieldMax SPCX Option Income Strategy ETF.
VAIE costs 0.27 points a year less; VAIE is 1.7 times larger.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| VAIE | YSPC | |
|---|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.74% | 1.01% |
| Net assets, as of Oct 19, 2026 | $67m | $39m |
| Benchmark | not published | Space Exploration Technologies (SPCX) |
| Holdings in common | not published | |
| Price change | fell 3.6% (since May 12, 2026) | fell 13.0% (since Jul 15, 2026) |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 0% of the Oct 16, 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% of it arrived 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.
6.9 pts behind SPCX
YSPC since launch: paid 15.1%, price −13.0%, total +2.4%, SPCX +9.3%, −6.9 pts. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.
SPCX
+9.3%
YSPC
+2.4%
15.1% as cash
6.9 pts behind SPCX
Total return, distributions reinvested
6.9 pts behind SPCX
YSPC since launch: paid 15.1%, price −13.0%, total +2.4%, SPCX +9.3%, −6.9 pts. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.
SPCX
+9.3%
YSPC
+2.4%
6.9 pts behind SPCX
15.1% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. YSPC since launch: paid 15.1%, price −13.0%, total +2.4%, SPCX +9.3%, −6.9 pts. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.
Figures to Oct 20, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | VAIE | YSPC | VAIE | YSPC | VAIE | YSPC |
| 3 months | +2.5% | +10.8% | 4.1% | 16.4% | not measured | −8.8 pts |
| Since launch Not the same days: VAIE May 2026 · YSPC Jul 2026 | +3.3% | +2.4% | 6.8% | 15.1% | not measured | −6.9 pts |
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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 YSPC
Over the period from its first trade on Jul 15, 2026 to Oct 20, 2026, YSPC paid 15.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 13.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +2.4%. Space Exploration Technologies (SPCX) returned +9.3% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 6.9 pts. At its price on Oct 20, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 54.3%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 0% 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.
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