Data as of Nov 12, 2026.
ARKY vs CAIQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Return, fees and overlap, side by side.
Pair scorecard
CAIQ costs 0.26 points a year less.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | ARKY | CAIQ |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Price change | fell 7.6% (since Aug 19, 2026) | fell 4.3% (since Nov 20, 2025) |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 100% of the Nov 9, 2026 payment | |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | not published | Nasdaq-100, measured through QQQ |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 1.00% | 0.74% |
| Net assets | not read by ETFIQ | $286m |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | not published | |
Not measured
ARKY since launch: paid 2.2%, price −7.6%, total −5.4%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 12, 2026.
ARKY
−5.4%
Total return, distributions reinvested
Not measured
ARKY since launch: paid 2.2%, price −7.6%, total −5.4%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 12, 2026.
ARKY
−5.4%
2.2% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. ARKY since launch: paid 2.2%, price −7.6%, total −5.4%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 12, 2026.
Data to Nov 12, 2026.5.3 pts behind QQQ
CAIQ since launch: paid 16.8%, price −4.3%, total +12.7%, QQQ +18.0%, −5.3 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.
QQQ
+18.0%
CAIQ
+12.7%
16.8% of it arrived as cash
5.3 pts behind QQQ
Total return, distributions reinvested
5.3 pts behind QQQ
CAIQ since launch: paid 16.8%, price −4.3%, total +12.7%, QQQ +18.0%, −5.3 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.
QQQ
+18.0%
CAIQ
+12.7%
16.8% cash
5.3 pts behind QQQ
16.8% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. CAIQ since launch: paid 16.8%, price −4.3%, total +12.7%, QQQ +18.0%, −5.3 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.
Data to Nov 12, 2026.Side by side
As of Nov 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. Cash paid: distributions over the window, as a share of the starting price. Payout rate: the latest payment, annualized, over today’s price.
Window by window
| Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | ARKY | CAIQ | ARKY | CAIQ | ARKY | CAIQ |
| 3 months | – | −4.4% | – | 4.4% | – | +1.5 pts |
| 6 months | – | −3.5% | – | 8.5% | – | +0.7 pts |
| Since launchNot the same days: ARKY Aug 2026 · CAIQ Nov 2025 | −5.4% | +12.7% | 2.2% | 16.8% | not measured | −5.3 pts |
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ARKY
Over the period from its first trade on Aug 19, 2026 to Nov 12, 2026, ARKY paid 2.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 7.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −5.4%. At its price on Nov 12, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 12.3%, paid periodically.
CAIQ
Over the period from its first trade on Nov 20, 2025 to Nov 12, 2026, CAIQ paid 16.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 4.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +12.7%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +18.0% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 5.3 pts. At its price on Nov 12, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 19.6%, paid monthly. Calamos estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Nov 9, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.
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ARKY and CAIQ
Total return, distributions reinvested, 1 month.
ARKY −3.7%, CAIQ −6.0%: ARKY +2.3 pts ahead, 1 month, Oct 13, 2026 to Nov 12, 2026.