Data as of .
ACKY vs CAIQ: which paid, and which earned it?
ACKY and CAIQ both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, ACKY and CAIQ hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in ACKY | Only in CAIQ |
|---|---|
| Microsoft Corp 11.56% | Calamos Tax-Aware Collateral ETF 100.00% |
| Brookfield Corp 11.16% | |
| Uber Technologies Inc 10.74% | |
| Pershing Square USA Ltd 10.50% | |
| Meta Platforms Inc 10.23% | |
| Amazon.com Inc 9.95% | |
| Howard Hughes Holdings Inc 8.86% | |
| Restaurant Brands International Inc 8.22% |
Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Apr 30, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACKY | CAIQ | ACKY | CAIQ | ACKY | CAIQ | |
| 3 months | +0.8% | −0.5% | 3.7% | 4.3% | −1.5 pts | +1.9 pts |
| 6 months | +5.8% | +16.5% | 7.7% | 9.5% | −12.2 pts | −7.7 pts |
| 1 year | −1.3% | not published | 13.9% | not published | −17.9 pts | not published |
| Since launch | −0.4% | +16.7% | 14.0% | 13.7% | −19.1 pts | −7.0 pts |
| ACKY VistaShares Target 15 ACKtivist Distribution ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | CAIQ Calamos Nasdaq Autocallable Income ETF Option income on QQQ, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | VistaShares | Calamos |
| Strategy | covered call | option income |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 15.7% | 17.9% |
| Expense ratio | 0.95% | 0.74% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 13.9% | 13.7% (since launch on Nov 20, 2025) |
| Price change, 1 year | −15.1% | +2.1% |
| Total return, 1 year | −1.3% | +16.7% (since launch on Nov 20, 2025) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +23.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −17.9 pts | −7.0 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 374 days | 302 days |
| Net assets | $45m | $167m |
ACKY in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, ACKY paid 13.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 15.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −1.3%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 17.9 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 15.7%, paid monthly.
CAIQ in plain words
Over the period since launch on Nov 20, 2025 to Sep 18, 2026, CAIQ paid 13.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 2.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +16.7%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +23.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 7.0 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 17.9%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which is cheaper, ACKY or CAIQ?
- ACKY charges 0.95% a year and CAIQ charges 0.74%, so CAIQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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