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Calamos Nasdaq Autocallable Income ETF against Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1.","url":"https://etfiq.com/compare/any/caiq-vs-qqq","dateModified":"2026-10-28","isPartOf":{"@type":"WebSite","name":"ETFIQ","url":"https://etfiq.com"},"speakable":{"@type":"SpeakableSpecification","cssSelector":[".verdict",".lede",".faq"]},"publisher":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org"}}],"characters":4895,"truncated":true,"content":"ETFIQ / Compare ETFs / CAIQ vs QQQ \n \n Data as of Oct 28, 2026.\n ETFIQ etfiq.com \u00b7 independent ETF data \n CAIQ vs QQQ: Differences, Returns & Fees\n CAIQ and QQQ are measured over different days, and QQQ charges 0.18% to CAIQ's 0.74%.\n Copy this for sharing \n QQQ costs 0.56 points a year less.\n CAIQ and QQQ at a glance. As of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. CAIQ QQQ \n Expense ratio 0.74% 0.18% \n Net assets, CAIQ as of Jul 31, 2026 and QQQ as of Oct 27, 2026 $286m $483.0bn \n Total return, 1 year not published +15.2% \n What it tracks Benchmark: Nasdaq-100, measured through QQQ Nasdaq-100 Index \n Hol","source":"ETFIQ, independent ETF data. Recomputed nightly from public filings and prices.","publisher":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org","name":"ETFIQ","url":"https://etfiq.com"},"license":"https://etfiq.com/license/","license_text":"Data ETFIQ computes is free to use with attribution: ETFIQ (etfiq.com). Issuer data stays under its owner's terms.","citation":"ETFIQ, CAIQ against QQQ, data as of Oct 28, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/any/caiq-vs-qqq","a":{"ticker":"CAIQ","name":"Calamos Nasdaq Autocallable Income ETF","issuer":"Calamos","desk":"income","as_of":"2026-10-28","verdict":"Since launch in Nov 2025, CAIQ paid 15.2% in cash and returned 16.3% in total, against 24.5% for QQQ.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/caiq","key_facts":[{"label":"Cash paid, since launch, on its starting price","value":"15.2%","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and distributions"},{"label":"Total return, since launch","value":"+16.3%","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices"},{"label":"Against QQQ","value":"\u22128.2 pts","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices"},{"label":"Return of capital, latest payout (Calamos estimate)","value":"100.0%","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":"Calamos estimate"},{"label":"Last payment (paid monthly), ex-date Oct 1, 2026","value":"$0.3825","as_of":"2026-10-01","source":"Tiingo end-of-day distributions"},{"label":"Net assets","value":"$286m","as_of":"2026-07-31","source":"SEC filing, whole fund, as filed for Jul 31, 2026"},{"label":"Expense ratio","value":"0.74%","as_of":"2026-04-15","source":"497 XBRL, Apr 15, 2026"}]},"b":{"ticker":"QQQ","name":"Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1","issuer":"Invesco","desk":"core","as_of":"2026-10-28","verdict":"QQQ tracks the Nasdaq-100 and returned +15.2% over the past year.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/qqq","key_facts":[{"label":"Total return, 1 year","value":"+15.2%","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices"},{"label":"Expense ratio","value":"0.18%","as_of":"2025-12-19","source":"485BPOS XBRL, Dec 19, 2025"},{"label":"Holdings","value":"103","as_of":"2026-10-27","source":"the issuer\u2019s daily holdings file"},{"label":"Below its high","value":"\u22124.5%","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":"ETFIQ"},{"label":"12-month yield, capital gains included, on its starting price","value":"0.5%","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and distributions"},{"label":"Last payment (paid quarterly), ex-date Sep 21, 2026","value":"$0.7514","as_of":"2026-09-21","source":"Tiingo end-of-day distributions"},{"label":"Net assets","value":"$483.0bn","as_of":"2026-10-27","source":"issuer page, as of Oct 27, 2026"}]},"overlap_pct":0,"full_text_at":"https://etfiq.com/compare/any/caiq-vs-qqq"}