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VEGA AdvisorShares STAR Global Buy-Write ETF

Covered call on ACWI, paying annual

Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, VEGA paid 1.4% in cash and still finished 8.3 points behind ACWI.

AdvisorShares · Income ETFs · data as of

Key facts

1.4%Cash paid, 1 year, on its starting price
+10.9%Total return, 1 year
−8.3 ptsAgainst ACWI
1.3%Latest payout, annualized

Method

ETFIQ Return Stability Score

62.548th of 161

VEGA paid 1.4% in cash and its price rose 9.4%, so the payout came out of returns rather than principal.

Was the payout funded by returns, or by your own capital?

Against its benchmark
MLPD −38.1 ptsMDST −30.2 ptsSLTY −29.1 ptsBLOX −27.8 ptsEIPI −27.8 ptsYQQQ −27.6 ptsULTY −23.3 ptsGDXY −22.0 ptsHIGH −20.8 ptsTOPW −18.6 ptsTDVI −18.3 ptsYMAX −18.1 ptsHISF −17.3 ptsACKY −17.2 ptsWEEI −16.9 ptsNDIV −16.6 ptsLQDW −16.2 ptsOARK −15.8 ptsFDND −15.5 ptsTCAL −15.0 ptsQRMI −14.8 ptsSDVD −14.8 ptsLFGY −14.5 ptsSLJY −14.5 ptsSCLZ −14.1 ptsYFYA −13.9 ptsQUSA −13.5 ptsHYGW −13.0 ptsJULH −13.0 ptsXLRI −13.0 ptsMAGY −12.9 ptsYYY −12.7 ptsXLKI −12.6 ptsJULJ −12.4 ptsLJUL −12.4 ptsJANJ −12.3 ptsLJAN −12.3 ptsFGSI −12.2 ptsLOCT −12.1 ptsRNTY −12.1 ptsAIPI −12.0 ptsIWMY −12.0 ptsOCTJ −11.9 ptsHIPS −11.7 ptsJUCY −11.6 ptsXLEI −11.6 ptsAPRJ −11.3 ptsLAPR −11.3 ptsXISE −11.3 ptsXIJN −11.1 ptsCVRD −11.0 ptsJANH −11.0 ptsAPRH −10.9 ptsXBTY −10.7 ptsXIDE −10.7 ptsOCTH −10.6 ptsJEPI −10.3 ptsXIMR −10.1 ptsSRHR −9.7 ptsXRMI −8.7 ptsBUYW −8.2 ptsIAUI −7.9 ptsBAGY −7.7 ptsXV −7.5 ptsKHPI −7.3 ptsYBTC −7.3 ptsFTHI −7.0 ptsYLDE −6.8 ptsIGLD −6.1 ptsQQQI −6.1 ptsRDVI −6.0 ptsSPIN −5.9 ptsFEPI −5.8 ptsIWMW −5.8 ptsTYLG −5.7 ptsBITY −5.6 ptsSPUT −5.4 ptsWTPI −5.2 ptsPAPI −4.7 ptsXLVI −4.7 ptsETCO −4.3 ptsJEPQ −4.1 ptsCAIE −4.0 ptsFTKI −3.9 ptsGPTY −3.7 ptsIQQQ −3.7 ptsGIAX −3.4 ptsBIGY −3.3 ptsISPY −3.1 ptsRYLD −3.1 ptsWEEL −2.9 ptsYMAG −2.9 ptsRDTY −2.6 ptsXLBI −2.5 ptsNBOS −1.8 ptsRYLG −1.8 ptsSPYI −1.7 ptsFTQI −1.6 ptsKNG −1.6 ptsTSPY −1.6 ptsTHTA −1.5 ptsQQQY −1.3 ptsRDTE −1.3 ptsDIVO −1.2 ptsSIXH −1.2 ptsXYLD −1.2 ptsDFII −1.1 ptsGPIQ −1.1 ptsQDTY −1.1 ptsXYLG −1.1 ptsXDTE −0.9 ptsQDTE −0.7 ptsQYLD −0.7 ptsXLII −0.7 ptsXPAY −0.7 ptsEGGY −0.6 ptsJOYT −0.6 ptsSDTY −0.6 ptsWDTE −0.4 ptsBTCC −0.3 ptsQYLG −0.3 ptsGPIX 0.0 ptsDJIA +0.1 ptsDYLG +0.3 ptsIWMI +0.3 ptsKGLD +0.3 ptsXLFI +0.3 ptsIVVW +0.4 ptsLTTI +0.5 ptsLQTI +0.6 ptsPBP +0.6 ptsHYTI +0.9 ptsTDAQ +0.9 ptsCSHI +1.3 ptsBALI +1.4 ptsYETH +1.5 ptsHYBL +1.6 ptsXLUI +1.6 ptsCHPY +1.9 ptsBTCI +2.1 ptsSOXY +2.3 ptsITWO +2.5 ptsDOGG +2.7 ptsCEPI +2.9 ptsXLYI +2.9 ptsYBIT +2.9 ptsTLTP +3.4 ptsDUBS +4.0 ptsSEPI +4.7 ptsXLCI +5.2 ptsIDVO +5.4 ptsTLTW +5.4 ptsBCCC +6.3 ptsOMAH +6.5 ptsIDUB +6.9 ptsXLSI +8.8 ptsUSOY +10.5 ptsBUCK +10.9 ptsKLIP +20.9 ptsNVYY +24.6 ptsVEGA −8.3 ptsVEGA −8.3 pts−38.1 pts+24.6 pts

37.6% of the 161 sit at or below VEGA on this measure.

What happened to the principal
ETCO −75.0%XBTY −74.7%YETH −67.4%YBTC −61.4%BTCC −59.9%YBIT −58.9%BAGY −58.0%SLTY −54.4%ULTY −53.3%NVYY −52.4%BITY −51.9%BCCC −49.4%BTCI −46.9%DFII −44.8%LFGY −43.0%YMAX −41.0%BLOX −38.8%TOPW −36.6%OARK −33.3%KLIP −32.8%GDXY −32.5%YMAG −27.1%YQQQ −26.3%MAGY −25.8%IWMY −23.1%CEPI −21.0%RDTY −19.9%RDTE −19.4%QDTE −18.5%EGGY −15.1%TLTP −14.5%XLYI −14.1%LTTI −13.8%ACKY −13.7%WDTE −13.7%QQQY −13.0%QDTY −12.8%XDTE −12.8%AIPI −12.2%QUSA −11.8%LQTI −10.4%TLTW −10.3%SDTY −9.9%GIAX −9.8%XLUI −9.5%HIGH −9.3%LQDW −9.3%TCAL −9.0%FEPI −8.5%XV −8.4%IGLD −8.1%XLRI −8.0%XLCI −7.9%FDND −7.6%YYY −7.5%XLSI −7.3%RNTY −6.5%HYTI −6.3%GPTY −6.0%OMAH −6.0%XLBI −5.7%HYGW −5.6%IWMW −5.3%HIPS −5.2%XPAY −4.9%HISF −4.7%QRMI −4.2%USOY −4.0%XLFI −3.8%FGSI −3.2%BUCK −2.5%HYBL −2.5%JUCY −2.3%XRMI −2.3%MLPD −1.7%CAIE −1.6%IAUI −1.6%YFYA −1.6%IVVW −1.4%CVRD −1.3%JEPI −1.1%KNG −0.9%XIJN −0.7%JULJ −0.6%WTPI −0.5%CSHI −0.4%JULH −0.3%LJUL −0.2%XISE 0.0%JANH +0.1%JANJ +0.1%LAPR +0.1%LOCT +0.1%LJAN +0.2%OCTJ +0.2%XLII +0.2%APRJ +0.3%OCTH +0.3%XIDE +0.3%XIMR +0.4%APRH +0.5%TSPY +0.6%KHPI +0.7%BIGY +0.8%WEEL +0.9%SRHR +1.0%FTHI +1.1%QQQI +1.5%XLVI +2.1%SPYI +2.6%QYLG +2.8%YLDE +2.8%BUYW +2.9%SDVD +3.0%XYLG +3.4%KGLD +3.8%THTA +3.9%DJIA +4.2%FTKI +4.3%SCLZ +4.4%PAPI +4.5%RYLD +4.7%XLKI +5.0%PBP +5.1%IWMI +5.3%DYLG +5.4%TDAQ +5.9%XYLD +5.9%JEPQ +6.0%SPIN +6.1%NBOS +6.5%SPUT +6.5%RYLG +7.1%GPIX +7.9%FTQI +8.0%DOGG +8.2%ISPY +8.4%QYLD +8.4%DIVO +8.9%MDST +9.3%BALI +9.5%GPIQ +9.8%SLJY +11.0%RDVI +11.7%TDVI +11.7%IQQQ +12.3%SEPI +13.8%XLEI +13.8%SIXH +14.1%ITWO +14.3%EIPI +14.6%JOYT +16.1%IDVO +16.4%DUBS +18.9%WEEI +18.9%IDUB +19.0%TYLG +21.2%NDIV +22.9%CHPY +24.9%SOXY +68.6%VEGA +9.4%VEGA +9.4%−75.0%+68.6%

87.3% of the 161 sit at or below VEGA on this measure.

Weighted evenly, those two positions are what the score combines, across the 161 income ETFs writing on an index or proxy. Neither spread above is the score: a fund can sit further right on one and score lower. A position in this set, not a rating: it moves when the set moves, and it is not a figure to average against another desk's.

What the score is computed from
What it measuresThis fundIts percentileWeight
against its benchmark−8.3 pts37.650%
what happened to the principal+9.4%87.350%

All income ETFs ranked by this score · How it is computed

4th of 5 income ETFs writing on ACWI, by return against it

What a holder got

VEGA against ACWIVEGA returned +10.9% with distributions reinvested against +19.1% for All-country world (ACWI), a gap of −8.3 pts. Of that, 1.4% arrived as cash rather than price.+10.9%VEGA total return+19.1%All-country world (ACWI)

Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, VEGA returned +10.9% with distributions reinvested and All-country world (ACWI) returned +19.1%, so a holder came out behind it by 8.3 points. The lighter segment is the 1.4% that arrived as cash rather than as price.

Its ten largest equity positions

VEGA top ten by weight, 100.0% of its 9 equity positions, from the holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026. The options the fund writes are not positions of this kind and are not listed. Source: the fund’s SEC filing.
HoldingTickerWeight
SPDR S&P 500 ETF TRUSTSPY41.99%
ISHARES TRUSTIUSB17.58%
ISHARES TRUSTEFA11.01%
BLACKROCK ETF TRUSTDYNF7.65%
ISHARES TRUSTGOVT6.35%
ISHARES INCEEM5.64%
ISHARES TRUSTIWP4.28%
ISHARES TRUSTMBB3.91%
ISHARES GOLD TRUSTIAU1.60%

Method

Period by period

VEGA over each window to Sep 11, 2026. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowCash paidPriceTotal returnACWIAhead or behind
3 months0.0%+1.5%+1.5%+3.1%−1.6 pts
6 months0.0%+8.7%+8.7%+15.6%−6.9 pts
1 year1.4%+9.4%+10.9%+19.1%−8.3 pts
3 years4.2%+41.9%+46.9%+76.0%−29.1 pts
Since launch12.9%+111.3%+130.5%+341.8%−211.3 pts

Method

When VEGA pays

VEGA pays annual. The last distribution was $0.66 a share, which went ex on Dec 22, 2025, with payment about 2 days later.

Every distribution ETFIQ holds for VEGA (10, most recent first)
Cash distributions per share for VEGA. Source: ETFIQ from Tiingo end-of-day distributions.
Ex-dateAmount
Dec 22, 2025$0.66
Dec 23, 2024$0.45
Dec 26, 2023$0.439
Dec 23, 2022$0.6465
Dec 23, 2021$0.2279
Dec 24, 2020$0.1047
Dec 27, 2019$0.151
Dec 27, 2018$0.1292
Dec 28, 2016$0.2243
Dec 27, 2012$0.1982

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Method

In plain words

Since it launched on Sep 18, 2012, VEGA has returned +130.5% with distributions reinvested, against +341.8% for All-country world (ACWI), and has paid out 12.9% of its starting value in cash along the way. It pays annual, and at its current price the latest distribution annualizes to 1.3%. No Rule 19a-1 notice has been published for this fund, so there is no issuer estimate of how much of its distributions was a return of capital.

VEGA (AdvisorShares STAR Global Buy-Write ETF), income ETFs fields as of Sep 11, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
Strategycovered call
BenchmarkAll-country world (ACWI)
Paysannual
Net assets (issuer page, as of Sep 11, 2026)$94m
Latest payout, annualized (ETFIQ)1.3%
Expense ratio (485BPOS XBRL, Oct 28, 2025)1.25%
Cash paid, last 12 months, over today’s price (ETFIQ)1.3%
LaunchedSep 18, 2012
Paysannual
Typical gap between ex-dates364 days
Typical wait from ex-date to payment2 days
Last paid, per share$0.66 ex Dec 22, 2025
Sum of the last 10 distributions$3.2308

Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation from exchange prices and cash distributions (Tiingo end-of-day), total return with distributions reinvested. Return of capital is the issuer’s estimate. How these figures are computed

Questions people ask

How much has VEGA paid over the last year?
Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, VEGA paid 1.4% of its starting price in cash distributions, while the price rose 9.4%.
Is VEGA ahead of ACWI?
Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, with every distribution reinvested, VEGA returned +10.9% against +19.1% for All-country world (ACWI), so a holder was behind it by 8.3 points.
How often does VEGA pay, and how much?
VEGA pays annual. The latest distribution annualizes to 1.3% at its price on Sep 11, 2026, which is not a promise; the next one can differ.
When does VEGA next pay a distribution?
VEGA pays annual. The last distribution went ex on Dec 22, 2025 at $0.66 a share.
What does VEGA cost?
The prospectus expense ratio is 1.25% a year.

The words on this page

Total return
What a holder actually ended up with: price change plus every distribution, reinvested. The only figure that answers whether you came out ahead.
Cash paid
Distributions over the window as a share of what the fund cost at the start. A measure of cash delivered, not of return: a fund can pay a great deal and still lose money.
Ahead or behind
The fund’s total return minus the benchmark’s over exactly the same days, in percentage points. Both sides reinvest.
Return of capital
The issuer’s own estimate, in a Rule 19a-1 notice, of how much of a distribution was your own money returned. An estimate and a tax characterization, not a measure of erosion.
Covered call
Selling call options on shares the fund holds. It collects a premium and gives up the gains above the strike, which is why these funds pay well and lag a rising market.

Every term used here, defined in full on the income ETFs vocabulary page.

Where these figures came from

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