{"url":"https://etfiq.com/compare/income/ahd-vs-cage","section":"compare","title":"AHD vs CAGE: which paid, and which earned it? | ETFIQ","description":"AHD paid 10.1% of its price in cash each over its own window and CAGE 0.0%. Total return with distributions reinvested was +17.7% against +14.4%, to Sep 30","as_of":"Sep 30, 2026","structured_data":[{"@type":"FAQPage","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"Which is cheaper, AHD or CAGE?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"AHD charges 1.07% a year and CAGE charges 0.74%, so CAGE is cheaper. 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Recomputed nightly from public filings and prices.","publisher":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org","name":"ETFIQ","url":"https://etfiq.com"},"license":"https://etfiq.com/license/","citation":"ETFIQ, as of Sep 30, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/ahd-vs-cage","a":{"ticker":"AHD","name":"GraniteShares Autocallable HOOD ETF","issuer":"GraniteShares","desk":"income","as_of":"2026-09-30","verdict":"Since its launch on May 19, 2026, AHD paid 10.1% in cash and finished 34.0 points behind HOOD.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/ahd","key_facts":[{"label":"Cash paid, since launch, on its starting price","value":"10.1%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"Total return, since launch","value":"+17.7%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"Against HOOD","value":"\u221234.0 pts","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"Return of capital, latest payout (GraniteShares estimate)","value":"17.0%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":"GraniteShares estimate"},{"label":"Net assets","value":"$3m","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":"issuer page, as of Sep 30, 2026"},{"label":"Expense ratio","value":"1.07%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":"485BPOS XBRL, Jan 13, 2026"}]},"b":{"ticker":"CAGE","name":"Calamos Autocallable Growth ETF","issuer":"Calamos","desk":"income","as_of":"2026-09-30","verdict":"Since its launch on Apr 16, 2026, CAGE paid no cash and finished 5.2 points ahead of SPY.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/cage","key_facts":[{"label":"Cash paid, since launch, on its starting price","value":"0.0%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"Total return, since launch","value":"+14.4%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"Against SPY","value":"+5.2 pts","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"Net assets","value":"$14m","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":"SEC filing, whole fund, as filed for Apr 30, 2026"},{"label":"Expense ratio","value":"0.74%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":"485BPOS XBRL, Apr 10, 2026"},{"label":"Benchmark","value":"S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy (proxy)","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null}]},"overlap_pct":null,"overlap_note":"ETFIQ does not publish a holdings overlap for this pair. Either the funds are not compared on holdings, or one book is incomplete.","full_text_at":"https://etfiq.com/compare/income/ahd-vs-cage"}