ACBE vs CAIQ: which paid, and which earned it?

ACBE and CAIQ both write options for income. Pacer Metaurus Enhanced Core Income Autocallable ETF and Calamos Nasdaq Autocallable Income ETF.

0.6%
ACBE cash paid, since launch
13.7%
CAIQ cash paid, since launch
+0.7%
ACBE total return, since launch
+19.6%
CAIQ total return, since launch
ACBE · since launch to Sep 30, 2026About even with SPY
ACBE
+0.7%
SPY
+0.9%

About even with SPY

ACBE since launch: paid 0.6%, price +0.1%, total +0.7%, SPY +0.9%, −0.2 pts.

SPY

+0.9%

ACBE

+0.7%

about even with SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

About even with SPY

ACBE since launch: paid 0.6%, price +0.1%, total +0.7%, SPY +0.9%, −0.2 pts.

SPY

+0.9%

ACBE

+0.7%

about even with SPY

0.6% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. ACBE since launch: paid 0.6%, price +0.1%, total +0.7%, SPY +0.9%, −0.2 pts.

CAIQ · since launch to Sep 30, 20267.3 pts behind QQQ
CAIQ
+19.6%
QQQ
+26.9%

7.3 pts behind QQQ

CAIQ since launch: paid 13.7%, price +4.7%, total +19.6%, QQQ +26.9%, −7.3 pts.

QQQ

+26.9%

CAIQ

+19.6%

13.7% of it arrived as cash

7.3 pts behind QQQ

Total return, distributions reinvested

7.3 pts behind QQQ

CAIQ since launch: paid 13.7%, price +4.7%, total +19.6%, QQQ +26.9%, −7.3 pts.

QQQ

+26.9%

CAIQ

+19.6%

7.3 pts behind QQQ

13.7% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +26.9%. CAIQ since launch: paid 13.7%, price +4.7%, total +19.6%, QQQ +26.9%, −7.3 pts.

Performance, window by window

Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowACBECAIQACBECAIQACBECAIQ
3 monthsnot published+2.6%not published2.9%not published+0.5 pts
6 monthsnot published+18.4%not published8.0%not published−8.4 pts
Since launch
ACBE Sep 2026 · CAIQ Nov 2025
+0.7%+19.6%0.6%13.7%−0.2 pts−7.3 pts

ACBE and CAIQ over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ. Open the live comparison on ETFIQ →

On the same fields

ACBE
Pacer Metaurus Enhanced Core Income Autocallable ETF · Autocallable on SPY
CAIQ
Calamos Nasdaq Autocallable Income ETF · Autocallable on QQQ, paying monthly
Issuer Pacer Calamos
Strategy autocallable autocallable
Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy Nasdaq-100 (QQQ)
Pays not established monthly
Payout rate, annualized 6.9% 17.5%
Expense ratio 0.60% 0.74%
Cash paid, 1 year 0.6% (since launch on Sep 10, 2026) 13.7% (since launch on Nov 20, 2025)
Price change, 1 year +0.1% +4.7%
Total return, 1 year +0.7% (since launch on Sep 10, 2026) +19.6% (since launch on Nov 20, 2025)
Benchmark return, 1 year +0.9% +26.9%
Ahead or behind −0.2 pts −7.3 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate not published not published
Age 20 days 314 days
Net assets $3m $167m

ACBE and CAIQ on the same fields, as of Sep 30, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

ACBE in plain words

Over the period since launch on Sep 10, 2026 to Sep 30, 2026, ACBE paid 0.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +0.7%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +0.9% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Sep 30, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.9%, paid periodically.

CAIQ in plain words

Over the period since launch on Nov 20, 2025 to Sep 30, 2026, CAIQ paid 13.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 4.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +19.6%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +26.9% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 7.3 pts. At its price on Sep 30, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 17.5%, paid monthly.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, ACBE or CAIQ?
ACBE charges 0.60% a year and CAIQ charges 0.74%, so ACBE is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
Cite this page

ETFIQ, ACBE against CAIQ, data as of Sep 30, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/acbe-vs-caiq

Open data

Free to use with attribution. Every figure is calculated from a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology.