CAGE vs PLA: which paid, and which earned it?
CAGE and PLA both write options for income. Calamos Autocallable Growth ETF and GraniteShares Autocallable PLTR ETF.
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. Total return, distributions reinvested. CAGE since launch: paid 0.0%, price +14.4%, total +14.4%, SPY +9.2%, +5.2 pts.
27.2 pts behind PLTR
PLA since launch: paid 6.9%, price +3.7%, total +11.1%, PLTR +38.3%, −27.2 pts.
PLTR
+38.3%
PLA
+11.1%
6.9% as cash
27.2 pts behind PLTR
Total return, distributions reinvested
27.2 pts behind PLTR
PLA since launch: paid 6.9%, price +3.7%, total +11.1%, PLTR +38.3%, −27.2 pts.
PLTR
+38.3%
PLA
+11.1%
27.2 pts behind PLTR
6.9% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +38.3%. PLA since launch: paid 6.9%, price +3.7%, total +11.1%, PLTR +38.3%, −27.2 pts.
Performance, window by window
| Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | CAGE | PLA | CAGE | PLA | CAGE | PLA |
| 3 months | +3.7% | +11.5% | 0.0% | 3.5% | +1.1 pts | −37.2 pts |
| Since launch CAGE Apr 2026 · PLA May 2026 | +14.4% | +11.1% | 0.0% | 6.9% | +5.2 pts | −27.2 pts |
CAGE and PLA over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ. Open the live comparison on ETFIQ →
On the same fields
CAGE and PLA on the same fields, as of Sep 30, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
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.
PLA in plain words
Over the period since launch on May 19, 2026 to Sep 30, 2026, PLA paid 6.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 3.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +11.1%. Palantir (PLTR) returned +38.3% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 27.2 pts. At its price on Sep 30, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 19.3%, paid monthly. GraniteShares estimates that 0% 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).
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