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APRH vs CAIQ: which paid, and which earned it?

APRH and CAIQ both write options for income.

Innovator Premium Income 20 Barrier ETF -- April and Calamos Nasdaq Autocallable Income ETF.

5.9%APRH cash paid, 1 year
13.7%CAIQ cash paid, 1 year
+6.5%APRH total return, 1 year
+16.7%CAIQ total return, 1 year
APRH10.1 pts behind SPY · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+16.6%APRH+6.5%5.9% as cash10.1 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+16.6%APRH+6.5%10.1 pts behind SPY
CAIQ7 pts behind QQQ · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
QQQ+23.6%CAIQ+16.7%13.7% of it arrived as cash7 pts behind QQQTotal return, distributions reinvestedQQQ+23.6%CAIQ+16.7%13.7% cash7 pts behind QQQ

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, APRH and CAIQ hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Only in each
Only in APRHOnly in CAIQ
TREASURY BILL 94.03%Calamos Tax-Aware Collateral ETF 100.00%
TREASURY BILL 2.00%
TREASURY BILL 1.99%
TREASURY BILL 1.98%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Apr 30, 2026.

Performance, window by window

APRH and CAIQ over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
APRHCAIQAPRHCAIQAPRHCAIQ
3 months+1.3%−0.5%2.1%4.3%−0.9 pts+1.9 pts
6 months+5.1%+16.5%3.7%9.5%−12.9 pts−7.7 pts
1 year+6.5%not published5.9%not published−10.1 ptsnot published
3 years+22.5%not published19.7%not published−55.9 ptsnot published
Since launch+28.3%+16.7%22.2%13.7%−65.3 pts−7.0 pts
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APRH and CAIQ on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
APRH
Innovator Premium Income 20 Barrier ETF -- April
Defined income on SPY, paying quarterly
CAIQ
Calamos Nasdaq Autocallable Income ETF
Option income on QQQ, paying monthly
IssuerInnovatorCalamos
Strategydefined incomeoption income
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY)Nasdaq-100 (QQQ)
Paysquarterlymonthly
Payout rate, annualized8.3%17.9%
Expense ratio0.79%0.74%
Cash paid, 1 year5.9%13.7% (since launch on Nov 20, 2025)
Price change, 1 year+0.3%+2.1%
Total return, 1 year+6.5%+16.7% (since launch on Nov 20, 2025)
Benchmark return, 1 year+16.6%+23.6%
Ahead or behind−10.1 pts−7.0 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age1264 days302 days
Net assets$25m$167m

APRH in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, APRH paid 5.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +6.5%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 10.1 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.3%, paid quarterly.

CAIQ in plain words

Over the period since launch on Nov 20, 2025 to Sep 18, 2026, CAIQ paid 13.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 2.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +16.7%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +23.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 7.0 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 17.9%, paid monthly.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, APRH or CAIQ?
APRH charges 0.79% a year and CAIQ charges 0.74%, so CAIQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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APRH against CAIQ, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 18, 2026. Every figure is calculated from a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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