AHD vs CAIE: which paid, and which earned it?
AHD and CAIE both write options for income. GraniteShares Autocallable HOOD ETF and Calamos Autocallable Income 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.
3.9 pts behind SPY
CAIE over 1 year: paid 14.0%, price −3.1%, total +11.8%, SPY +15.7%, −3.9 pts.
SPY
+15.7%
CAIE
+11.8%
14.0% as cash
3.9 pts behind SPY
Total return, distributions reinvested
3.9 pts behind SPY
CAIE over 1 year: paid 14.0%, price −3.1%, total +11.8%, SPY +15.7%, −3.9 pts.
SPY
+15.7%
CAIE
+11.8%
3.9 pts behind SPY
14.0% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +51.7%. CAIE over 1 year: paid 14.0%, price −3.1%, total +11.8%, SPY +15.7%, −3.9 pts.
Performance, window by window
| Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | AHD | CAIE | AHD | CAIE | AHD | CAIE |
| 3 months | +9.1% | +0.9% | 5.1% | 2.3% | +5.5 pts | −1.6 pts |
| 6 months | not published | +13.2% | not published | 6.3% | not published | −3.8 pts |
| 1 year | not published | +11.8% | not published | 14.0% | not published | −3.9 pts |
| Since launch AHD May 2026 · CAIE Jun 2025 | +17.7% | +26.1% | 10.1% | 18.1% | −34.0 pts | −1.2 pts |
AHD and CAIE 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 CAIE 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).
CAIE in plain words
Over the year to Sep 30, 2026, CAIE paid 14.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 3.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +11.8%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +15.7% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 3.9 pts. At its price on Sep 30, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 14.1%, paid monthly.
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