Data as of Nov 12, 2026.
CAIE vs SBAR: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Return, fees and overlap, side by side.
Risk and return
Jul 3, 2025 to Nov 6, 2026 · 70 weekly returnsFrom Jul 2025 to Nov 2026, CAIE returned more: +18.7% to +8.8%. SBAR swung less: 6.5% to 10.5%. SBAR fell less at its worst: −4.6% to −7.5%.
Full scorecard
9 measures Open ↓
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | CAIE | SBAR | Edge | How it is measured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return | ||||
| Total return | +18.7% | +8.8% | CAIE | Price change plus distributions, reinvested. |
| Annualized | +13.6% | +6.5% | CAIE | Total return as a yearly rate. |
| Price return | −2.2% | −7.6% | CAIE | Price change alone, distributions left out. |
| Risk | ||||
| Volatility | 10.5% | 6.5% | SBAR | Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier. |
| Downside deviation | 6.7% | 4.2% | SBAR | Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate. |
| Max drawdown | −7.5% | −4.6% | SBAR | Deepest fall from a high to the low after it. |
| Risk-adjusted | ||||
| Sharpe | 0.89 | 0.40 | CAIE | Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility. |
| Sortino | 1.40 | 0.61 | CAIE | Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation. |
| Calmar | 1.82 | 1.40 | CAIE | Annualized return divided by the max drawdown. |
Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 70 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.
Pair scorecard
CAIE costs 0.03 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 2.5 points.
| Measure | CAIE | SBAR |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | +10.0% | +7.5% |
| Price change, 1 year | fell 4.7% | fell 4.8% |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 100% of the Nov 9, 2026 payment | 77% of the Oct 27, 2026 payment |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | S&P 500, measured through SPY | not published |
| Against its benchmark, same days | behind by 2.0 pts | |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.74% | 0.77% |
| Net assets, CAIE as of Jul 31, 2026 and SBAR as of Nov 11, 2026 | $1.2bn | $441m |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | not published | |
2 pts behind SPY
CAIE over 1 year: paid 14.0%, price −4.7%, total +10.0%, SPY +12.0%, −2.0 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.
SPY
+12.0%
CAIE
+10.0%
14.0% of it arrived as cash
2 pts behind SPY
Total return, distributions reinvested
2 pts behind SPY
CAIE over 1 year: paid 14.0%, price −4.7%, total +10.0%, SPY +12.0%, −2.0 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.
SPY
+12.0%
CAIE
+10.0%
14.0% as cash
2 pts behind SPY
14.0% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. CAIE over 1 year: paid 14.0%, price −4.7%, total +10.0%, SPY +12.0%, −2.0 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.
Data to Nov 12, 2026.Not measured
SBAR over 1 year: paid 11.8%, price −4.8%, total +7.5%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 12, 2026.
SBAR
+7.5%
11.8% of it arrived as cash
Total return, distributions reinvested
Not measured
SBAR over 1 year: paid 11.8%, price −4.8%, total +7.5%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 12, 2026.
SBAR
+7.5%
11.8% cash
11.8% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. SBAR over 1 year: paid 11.8%, price −4.8%, total +7.5%, not measured against a benchmark. 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 | CAIE | SBAR | CAIE | SBAR | CAIE | SBAR |
| 3 months | −1.9% | −0.8% | 3.4% | 2.9% | +0.6 pts | not measured |
| 6 months | +1.1% | +2.7% | 6.9% | 5.8% | −0.6 pts | not measured |
| 1 year | +10.0% | +7.5% | 14.0% | 11.8% | −2.0 pts | not measured |
| Since launchNot the same days: CAIE Jun 2025 · SBAR Apr 2025 | +26.3% | +19.7% | 20.7% | 19.0% | −0.1 pts | not measured |
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CAIE
Over the year to Nov 12, 2026, CAIE paid 14.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 4.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +10.0%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +12.0% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 2.0 pts. At its price on Nov 12, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 14.6%, 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.
SBAR
Over the year to Nov 12, 2026, SBAR paid 11.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 4.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +7.5%. At its price on Nov 12, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 12.0%, paid monthly. Simplify estimates that 77% of the distribution paid Oct 27, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).
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Net assets: $1.2bn on Jul 31, 2026 for Calamos Autocallable Income ETF, and $441m on Nov 11, 2026 for Simplify Barrier Income ETF.
CAIE and SBAR
Total return, distributions reinvested, 1 year.
CAIE +10.0%, SBAR +7.5%: CAIE +2.5 pts ahead, 1 year, Nov 12, 2025 to Nov 12, 2026.