ANV vs CAGE: which paid, and which earned it?

ANV and CAGE both write options for income. GraniteShares Autocallable NVDA ETF and Calamos Autocallable Growth ETF.

9.5%
ANV cash paid, since launch
0.0%
CAGE cash paid, since launch
+13.2%
ANV total return, since launch
+14.4%
CAGE total return, since launch
ANV · since launch to Sep 30, 202613.8 pts behind NVDA
ANV
+13.2%
NVDA
+26.9%

13.8 pts behind NVDA

ANV since launch: paid 9.5%, price +3.0%, total +13.2%, NVDA +26.9%, −13.8 pts.

NVDA

+26.9%

ANV

+13.2%

9.5% of it arrived as cash

13.8 pts behind NVDA

Total return, distributions reinvested

13.8 pts behind NVDA

ANV since launch: paid 9.5%, price +3.0%, total +13.2%, NVDA +26.9%, −13.8 pts.

NVDA

+26.9%

ANV

+13.2%

13.8 pts behind NVDA

9.5% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. ANV since launch: paid 9.5%, price +3.0%, total +13.2%, NVDA +26.9%, −13.8 pts.

CAGE · since launch to Sep 30, 20265.2 pts ahead of SPY
CAGE
+14.4%
SPY
+9.2%

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 +26.9%. CAGE since launch: paid 0.0%, price +14.4%, total +14.4%, SPY +9.2%, +5.2 pts.

Performance, window by window

Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowANVCAGEANVCAGEANVCAGE
3 months+5.3%+3.7%2.5%0.0%−10.4 pts+1.1 pts
6 months+11.1%not published6.8%not published−19.2 ptsnot published
Since launch
ANV Feb 2026 · CAGE Apr 2026
+13.2%+14.4%9.5%0.0%−13.8 pts+5.2 pts

ANV 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

ANV
GraniteShares Autocallable NVDA ETF · Autocallable on NVDA, paying monthly
CAGE
Calamos Autocallable Growth ETF · Autocallable on SPY
Issuer GraniteShares Calamos
Strategy autocallable autocallable
Benchmark NVIDIA (NVDA) S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy
Pays monthly not established
Payout rate, annualized 13.9% not published
Expense ratio 1.07% 0.74%
Cash paid, 1 year 9.5% (since launch on Feb 3, 2026) 0.0% (since launch on Apr 16, 2026)
Price change, 1 year +3.0% +14.4%
Total return, 1 year +13.2% (since launch on Feb 3, 2026) +14.4% (since launch on Apr 16, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year +26.9% +9.2%
Ahead or behind −13.8 pts +5.2 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 5% not published
Age 239 days 167 days
Net assets $7m $14m

ANV and CAGE on the same fields, as of Sep 30, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

ANV in plain words

Over the period since launch on Feb 3, 2026 to Sep 30, 2026, ANV paid 9.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 3.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +13.2%. NVIDIA (NVDA) returned +26.9% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 13.8 pts. At its price on Sep 30, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 13.9%, paid monthly. GraniteShares estimates that 5% of the distribution paid Sep 11, 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.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, ANV or CAGE?
ANV charges 1.07% a year and CAGE charges 0.74%, so CAGE is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
Cite this page

ETFIQ, ANV against CAGE, data as of Sep 30, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/anv-vs-cage

Open data

Free to use with attribution. Every figure is calculated from a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology.