AHD vs CAGE: which paid, and which earned it?
AHD and CAGE both write options for income. GraniteShares Autocallable HOOD ETF and Calamos Autocallable Growth ETF.
34 pts behind HOOD
AHD since launch: paid 10.1%, price +6.9%, total +17.7%, HOOD +51.7%, −34.0 pts.
HOOD
+51.7%
AHD
+17.7%
10.1% as cash
34 pts behind HOOD
Total return, distributions reinvested
34 pts behind HOOD
AHD since launch: paid 10.1%, price +6.9%, total +17.7%, HOOD +51.7%, −34.0 pts.
HOOD
+51.7%
AHD
+17.7%
34 pts behind HOOD
10.1% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. AHD since launch: paid 10.1%, price +6.9%, total +17.7%, HOOD +51.7%, −34.0 pts.
5.2 pts ahead of SPY
CAGE since launch: paid 0.0%, price +14.4%, total +14.4%, SPY +9.2%, +5.2 pts.
SPY
+9.2%
CAGE
+14.4%
5.2 pts ahead of SPY
Total return, distributions reinvested
5.2 pts ahead of SPY
CAGE since launch: paid 0.0%, price +14.4%, total +14.4%, SPY +9.2%, +5.2 pts.
SPY
+9.2%
CAGE
+14.4%
5.2 pts ahead of SPY
0.0% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +51.7%. CAGE since launch: paid 0.0%, price +14.4%, total +14.4%, SPY +9.2%, +5.2 pts.
Performance, window by window
| Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | AHD | CAGE | AHD | CAGE | AHD | CAGE |
| 3 months | +9.1% | +3.7% | 5.1% | 0.0% | +5.5 pts | +1.1 pts |
| Since launch AHD May 2026 · CAGE Apr 2026 | +17.7% | +14.4% | 10.1% | 0.0% | −34.0 pts | +5.2 pts |
AHD and CAGE over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ. Open the live comparison on ETFIQ →
On the same fields
AHD and CAGE on the same fields, as of Sep 30, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
AHD in plain words
Over the period since launch on May 19, 2026 to Sep 30, 2026, AHD paid 10.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 6.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +17.7%. Robinhood (HOOD) returned +51.7% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 34.0 pts. At its price on Sep 30, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 32.6%, paid monthly. GraniteShares estimates that 17% of the distribution paid Aug 14, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).
CAGE in plain words
Over the period since launch on Apr 16, 2026 to Sep 30, 2026, CAGE paid 0.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 14.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +14.4%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +9.2% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 5.2 pts.
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