AHD vs CAIQ: which paid, and which earned it?
AHD and CAIQ both write options for income. GraniteShares Autocallable HOOD ETF and Calamos Nasdaq 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.
7.3 pts behind QQQ
CAIQ since launch: paid 13.7%, price +4.7%, total +19.6%, QQQ +26.9%, −7.3 pts.
QQQ
+26.9%
CAIQ
+19.6%
13.7% as cash
7.3 pts behind QQQ
Total return, distributions reinvested
7.3 pts behind QQQ
CAIQ since launch: paid 13.7%, price +4.7%, total +19.6%, QQQ +26.9%, −7.3 pts.
QQQ
+26.9%
CAIQ
+19.6%
7.3 pts behind QQQ
13.7% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +51.7%. CAIQ since launch: paid 13.7%, price +4.7%, total +19.6%, QQQ +26.9%, −7.3 pts.
Performance, window by window
| Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | AHD | CAIQ | AHD | CAIQ | AHD | CAIQ |
| 3 months | +9.1% | +2.6% | 5.1% | 2.9% | +5.5 pts | +0.5 pts |
| 6 months | not published | +18.4% | not published | 8.0% | not published | −8.4 pts |
| Since launch AHD May 2026 · CAIQ Nov 2025 | +17.7% | +19.6% | 10.1% | 13.7% | −34.0 pts | −7.3 pts |
AHD and CAIQ 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 CAIQ 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).
CAIQ in plain words
Over the period since launch on Nov 20, 2025 to Sep 30, 2026, CAIQ paid 13.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 4.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +19.6%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +26.9% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 7.3 pts. At its price on Sep 30, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 17.5%, paid monthly.
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