CAIE vs SCA: which paid, and which earned it?
CAIE and SCA both write options for income. Calamos Autocallable Income ETF and GraniteShares Autocallable SMCI 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% 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.
10.3 pts ahead of SMCI
SCA since launch: paid 12.8%, price +2.9%, total +17.8%, SMCI +7.5%, +10.3 pts.
SMCI
+7.5%
SCA
+17.8%
12.8% of it arrived as cash
10.3 pts ahead of SMCI
Total return, distributions reinvested
10.3 pts ahead of SMCI
SCA since launch: paid 12.8%, price +2.9%, total +17.8%, SMCI +7.5%, +10.3 pts.
SMCI
+7.5%
SCA
+17.8%
12.8% as cash
10.3 pts ahead of SMCI
12.8% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +17.8%. SCA since launch: paid 12.8%, price +2.9%, total +17.8%, SMCI +7.5%, +10.3 pts.
Performance, window by window
| Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | CAIE | SCA | CAIE | SCA | CAIE | SCA |
| 3 months | +0.9% | +38.2% | 2.3% | 8.0% | −1.6 pts | −10.4 pts |
| 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 · SCA May 2026 | +26.1% | +17.8% | 18.1% | 12.8% | −1.2 pts | +10.3 pts |
CAIE and SCA 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 SCA 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.
SCA in plain words
Over the period since launch on May 27, 2026 to Sep 30, 2026, SCA paid 12.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 2.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +17.8%. Super Micro (SMCI) returned +7.5% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 10.3 pts. At its price on Sep 30, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 36.6%, paid monthly. GraniteShares estimates that 29% 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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