Which paid more, CAIE or JANJ?

Over the year to Sep 30, 2026, CAIE paid 14.0% of its starting price in cash and JANJ paid 5.0%, so CAIE paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.

Which returned more once distributions are counted, CAIE or JANJ?

With every distribution reinvested, CAIE returned +11.8% and JANJ +5.2% over the year to Sep 30, 2026.

Which is cheaper, CAIE or JANJ?

CAIE charges 0.74% a year and JANJ charges 0.79%, so CAIE is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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CAIE vs JANJ: which paid, and which earned it?

Over the year CAIE paid 14.0% of its price in cash against JANJ’s 5.0%, and returned more with it reinvested. Calamos Autocallable Income ETF and Innovator Premium Income 30 Barrier ETF - January.

14.0%

CAIE cash paid, 1 year

5.0%

JANJ cash paid, 1 year

+11.8%

CAIE total return, 1 year

+5.2%

JANJ total return, 1 year

CAIE · 1 year to Sep 30, 20263.9 pts behind SPY

CAIE

+11.8%

SPY

+15.7%

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.

JANJ · 1 year to Sep 30, 202610.5 pts behind SPY

JANJ

+5.2%

SPY

+15.7%

10.5 pts behind SPY

JANJ over 1 year: paid 5.0%, price 0.0%, total +5.2%, SPY +15.7%, −10.5 pts.

SPY

+15.7%

JANJ

+5.2%

5.0% of it arrived as cash

10.5 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

10.5 pts behind SPY

JANJ over 1 year: paid 5.0%, price 0.0%, total +5.2%, SPY +15.7%, −10.5 pts.

SPY

+15.7%

JANJ

+5.2%

10.5 pts behind SPY

5.0% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +15.7%. JANJ over 1 year: paid 5.0%, price 0.0%, total +5.2%, SPY +15.7%, −10.5 pts.

ETFIQ Return Stability Score · CAIE scores higherWas the payout funded by returns, or by your own capital?

CAIE 48.8

JANJ 42.3

4.0, the lowest in this set97.4, the highest

A percentile among the 175 income ETFs writing on an index or proxy. It is a position in a set, not a rating, and neither end of it is a recommendation. All income ETFs ranked by it → How it is computed →

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, CAIE and JANJ hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Apr 30, 2026.

50%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding CAIE JANJ

Only in CAIE

Calamos Tax-Aware Collateral ETF 100.00%

Only in JANJ

TREASURY BILL 97.55%

TREASURY BILL 1.23%

TREASURY BILL 1.22%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed.

Performance, window by window

	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	CAIE	JANJ	CAIE	JANJ	CAIE	JANJ
3 months	+0.9%	+1.5%	2.3%	1.3%	−1.6 pts	−1.1 pts
6 months	+13.2%	+4.3%	6.3%	2.5%	−3.8 pts	−12.7 pts
1 year	+11.8%	+5.2%	14.0%	5.0%	−3.9 pts	−10.5 pts
Since launch CAIE Jun 2025 · JANJ Jan 2024	+26.1%	+16.2%	18.1%	14.5%	−1.2 pts	−50.5 pts

CAIE and JANJ 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

Calamos Autocallable Income ETF · Autocallable on SPY, paying monthly

JANJ

Innovator Premium Income 30 Barrier ETF - January · Defined income on SPY, paying quarterly

Issuer Calamos Innovator

Strategy autocallable defined income

Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy S&P 500 (SPY)

Pays monthly quarterly

Payout rate, annualized 14.1% 5.0%

Expense ratio 0.74% 0.79%

Cash paid, 1 year 14.0% 5.0%

Price change, 1 year −3.1% 0.0%

Total return, 1 year +11.8% +5.2%

Benchmark return, 1 year +15.7% +15.7%

Ahead or behind −3.9 pts −10.5 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate not published not published

Age 462 days 1002 days

Net assets $872m $14m

CAIE and JANJ 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.

JANJ in plain words

Over the year to Sep 30, 2026, JANJ paid 5.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +5.2%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +15.7% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 10.5 pts. At its price on Sep 30, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 5.0%, paid quarterly.

Questions people ask

Which paid more, CAIE or JANJ?: Over the year to Sep 30, 2026, CAIE paid 14.0% of its starting price in cash and JANJ paid 5.0%, so CAIE paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
Which returned more once distributions are counted, CAIE or JANJ?: With every distribution reinvested, CAIE returned +11.8% and JANJ +5.2% over the year to Sep 30, 2026.
Which is cheaper, CAIE or JANJ?: CAIE charges 0.74% a year and JANJ charges 0.79%, so CAIE is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

CAIE filings on SEC EDGAR ↗CAIE prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Calamos website ↗JANJ filings on SEC EDGAR ↗JANJ prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Innovator page for JANJ ↗

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ETFIQ, CAIE against JANJ, data as of Sep 30, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/caie-vs-janj

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