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CPRY IJR \n Expense ratio 0.69% 0.06% \n Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $36m $104.6bn \n Total return, 1 year +7.8% +17.5% \n What it tracks","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, CPRY against IJR, data as of Oct 28, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/any/cpry-vs-ijr","a":{"ticker":"CPRY","name":"Calamos Russell 2000 Structured Alt Protection ETF - January","issuer":"Calamos","desk":"buffer","as_of":"2026-10-28","verdict":"Since Jan 2, 2026, CPRY returned 5.3%, against IWM's 13.1% price return. 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Either the funds are not compared on holdings, or one book is incomplete.","full_text_at":"https://etfiq.com/compare/any/cpry-vs-ijr"}