Data as of Nov 12, 2026.
ACYB vs CAIQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Return, fees and overlap, side by side.
Pair scorecard
CAIQ costs 0.01 points a year less.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | ACYB | CAIQ |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Price change | fell 0.6% (since Oct 7, 2026) | fell 4.3% (since Nov 20, 2025) |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 100% of the Nov 9, 2026 payment | |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | not published | Nasdaq-100, measured through QQQ |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.75% | 0.74% |
| Net assets, ACYB as of Nov 11, 2026 and CAIQ as of Jul 31, 2026 | $4.0m | $286m |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 0% | |
Not measured
ACYB since launch: paid 0.0%, price −0.6%, total −0.6%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 12, 2026.
ACYB
−0.6%
Total return, distributions reinvested
Not measured
ACYB since launch: paid 0.0%, price −0.6%, total −0.6%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 12, 2026.
ACYB
−0.6%
0.0% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. ACYB since launch: paid 0.0%, price −0.6%, total −0.6%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 12, 2026.
Data to Nov 12, 2026.5.3 pts behind QQQ
CAIQ since launch: paid 16.8%, price −4.3%, total +12.7%, QQQ +18.0%, −5.3 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.
QQQ
+18.0%
CAIQ
+12.7%
16.8% of it arrived as cash
5.3 pts behind QQQ
Total return, distributions reinvested
5.3 pts behind QQQ
CAIQ since launch: paid 16.8%, price −4.3%, total +12.7%, QQQ +18.0%, −5.3 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.
QQQ
+18.0%
CAIQ
+12.7%
16.8% as cash
5.3 pts behind QQQ
16.8% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. CAIQ since launch: paid 16.8%, price −4.3%, total +12.7%, QQQ +18.0%, −5.3 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.
Data to Nov 12, 2026.What they share
By the books each fund has filed, ACYB and CAIQ hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 11, 2026.
half
0% in common
Only in one fund ↓
Side by side
As of Nov 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. Cash paid: distributions over the window, as a share of the starting price. Payout rate: the latest payment, annualized, over today’s price.
Window by window
| Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | ACYB | CAIQ | ACYB | CAIQ | ACYB | CAIQ |
| 3 months | – | −4.4% | – | 4.4% | – | +1.5 pts |
| 6 months | – | −3.5% | – | 8.5% | – | +0.7 pts |
| Since launchNot the same days: ACYB Oct 2026 · CAIQ Nov 2025 | −0.6% | +12.7% | 0.0% | 16.8% | not measured | −5.3 pts |
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ACYB
Over the period from its first trade on Oct 7, 2026 to Nov 12, 2026, ACYB paid 0.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −0.6%.
CAIQ
Over the period from its first trade on Nov 20, 2025 to Nov 12, 2026, CAIQ paid 16.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 4.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +12.7%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +18.0% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 5.3 pts. At its price on Nov 12, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 19.6%, paid monthly. Calamos estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Nov 9, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.
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How this is computed
Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.
Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.
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ACYB and CAIQ both write options for income.
ACYB and CAIQ
Total return, distributions reinvested, 1 month.
ACYB −1.1%, CAIQ −6.0%: ACYB +4.9 pts ahead, 1 month, Oct 13, 2026 to Nov 12, 2026.