CAIE vs IACL: which paid, and which earned it?
CAIE and IACL both write options for income. Calamos Autocallable Income ETF and GraniteShares US 100 Autocallable Income ETF.
3.9 pts behind SPY
CAIE over 1 year: paid 14.0%, price −3.1%, total +11.8%, SPY +15.7%, −3.9 pts.
SPY
+15.7%
CAIE
+11.8%
14.0% of it arrived as cash
3.9 pts behind SPY
Total return, distributions reinvested
3.9 pts behind SPY
CAIE over 1 year: paid 14.0%, price −3.1%, total +11.8%, SPY +15.7%, −3.9 pts.
SPY
+15.7%
CAIE
+11.8%
14.0% as cash
3.9 pts behind SPY
14.0% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. CAIE over 1 year: paid 14.0%, price −3.1%, total +11.8%, SPY +15.7%, −3.9 pts.
1.4 pts ahead of SPY
IACL since launch: paid 0.4%, price +0.7%, total +1.1%, SPY −0.4%, +1.4 pts.
SPY
−0.4%
IACL
+1.1%
1.4 pts ahead of SPY
Total return, distributions reinvested
1.4 pts ahead of SPY
IACL since launch: paid 0.4%, price +0.7%, total +1.1%, SPY −0.4%, +1.4 pts.
SPY
−0.4%
IACL
+1.1%
1.4 pts ahead of SPY
0.4% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +15.7%. IACL since launch: paid 0.4%, price +0.7%, total +1.1%, SPY −0.4%, +1.4 pts.
Performance, window by window
| Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | CAIE | IACL | CAIE | IACL | CAIE | IACL |
| 3 months | +0.9% | not published | 2.3% | not published | −1.6 pts | not published |
| 6 months | +13.2% | not published | 6.3% | not published | −3.8 pts | not published |
| 1 year | +11.8% | not published | 14.0% | not published | −3.9 pts | not published |
| Since launch CAIE Jun 2025 · IACL Aug 2026 | +26.1% | +1.1% | 18.1% | 0.4% | −1.2 pts | +1.4 pts |
CAIE and IACL over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ. Open the live comparison on ETFIQ →
On the same fields
CAIE and IACL on the same fields, as of Sep 30, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
CAIE in plain words
Over the year to Sep 30, 2026, CAIE paid 14.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 3.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +11.8%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +15.7% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 3.9 pts. At its price on Sep 30, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 14.1%, paid monthly.
IACL in plain words
Over the period since launch on Aug 18, 2026 to Sep 30, 2026, IACL paid 0.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +1.1%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned −0.4% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 1.4 pts. At its price on Sep 30, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 5.0%, paid periodically. GraniteShares estimates that 99% 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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