VAIE vs YYY: Dividend Yield & Total Return

VAIE and YYY both write options for income. Net assets: $67m on Oct 19, 2026 for VegaShares US Equity Autocallable Income ETF, and $657m on Oct 20, 2026 for Amplify CEF High Income ETF.

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VAIE costs 2.49 points a year less; YYY is 9.8 times larger.

VAIE vs YYY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
VAIEYYY
Expense ratio0.74%3.23%
Net assets, as of Oct 19, 2026$67m$655m
Total return, 1 yearnot published−0.1%
Benchmarknot publishedits own holdings
Holdings in commonnot published
Price changefell 3.6% (since May 12, 2026)fell 12.0% (1 year)
6.8%
VAIE cash paid, since launch, May 12, 2026
12.3%
YYY cash paid, 1 year
+3.3%
VAIE total return, since launch, May 12, 2026
−0.1%
YYY 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% 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% as cash

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.

YYY · 1 year to Oct 20, 2026Not measured
YYY
−0.1%
none

Not measured

YYY over 1 year: paid 12.3%, price −12.0%, total −0.1%, not measured against a benchmark. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.

YYY

−0.1%

Total return, distributions reinvested

Not measured

YYY over 1 year: paid 12.3%, price −12.0%, total −0.1%, not measured against a benchmark. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.

YYY

−0.1%

12.3% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. YYY over 1 year: paid 12.3%, price −12.0%, total −0.1%, not measured against a benchmark. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.

Figures to Oct 20, 2026.

Performance, window by window

Performance, window by window: VAIE vs YYY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowVAIEYYYVAIEYYYVAIEYYY
3 months+2.5%−7.5%4.1%3.1%not measurednot measured
6 months–−4.8%–6.2%–not measured
1 year–−0.1%–12.3%–not measured
3 years–+40.7%–40.7%–not measured
Since launch
Not the same days: VAIE May 2026 · YYY Jun 2012
+3.3%+109.5%6.8%113.0%not measurednot measured

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On the same fields

VAIE
VegaShares US Equity Autocallable Income ETF · Autocallable, paying weekly
YYY
Amplify CEF High Income ETF · Income from closed-end funds on its own holdings, paying monthly
Strategy autocallable income from closed-end funds
Benchmark none YYY's own holdings (from its holdings of Oct 19, 2026)
Pays weekly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 16.8% 14.0%
Expense ratio 0.74% 3.23%
Cash paid, 1 year 6.8% (since launch, May 12, 2026) 12.3%
Price change, 1 year −3.6% (since launch, May 12, 2026) −12.0%
Total return, 1 year +3.3% (since launch, May 12, 2026) −0.1%
Benchmark return, 1 year not published not published
Ahead or behind not available not available
Return of capital, latest estimate not published not published
Age 161 days 14.4 years
Net assets, VAIE as of Oct 19, 2026 and YYY as of Oct 20, 2026 $67m $657m

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 YYY

Over the year to Oct 20, 2026, YYY paid 12.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 12.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −0.1%. At its price on Oct 20, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 14.0%, paid monthly.

No 1-year comparison: a quarter's holdings filing is missing from the year.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, VAIE or YYY?
VAIE charges 0.74% a year and YYY charges 3.23%, so VAIE is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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