Which is cheaper, CAIE or VAIE?

CAIE and VAIE both charge 0.74% a year, so neither is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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CAIE vs VAIE: Dividend Yield & Total Return

CAIE and VAIE both write options for income. Net assets: $1.2bn on Jul 31, 2026 for Calamos Autocallable Income ETF, and $67m on Oct 19, 2026 for VegaShares US Equity Autocallable Income ETF.

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Both cost 0.74% a year.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

CAIE vs VAIE: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	CAIE	VAIE
Expense ratio	0.74%	0.74%
Net assets, CAIE as of Jul 31, 2026 and VAIE as of Oct 19, 2026	$1.2bn	$67m
Total return, 1 year	+12.1%	not published
Benchmark	S&P 500, measured through SPY	not published
Holdings in common	not published
Price change	fell 2.8% (1 year)	fell 3.6% (since May 12, 2026)

14.1%

CAIE cash paid, 1 year

6.8%

VAIE cash paid, since launch, May 12, 2026

+12.1%

CAIE total return, 1 year

+3.3%

VAIE total return, since launch, May 12, 2026

CAIE · 1 year to Oct 20, 20263.7 pts behind SPY

CAIE

+12.1%

SPY

+15.8%

3.7 pts behind SPY

CAIE over 1 year: paid 14.1%, price −2.8%, total +12.1%, SPY +15.8%, −3.7 pts. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.

SPY

+15.8%

CAIE

+12.1%

14.1% of it arrived as cash

3.7 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

3.7 pts behind SPY

CAIE over 1 year: paid 14.1%, price −2.8%, total +12.1%, SPY +15.8%, −3.7 pts. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.

SPY

+15.8%

CAIE

+12.1%

14.1% as cash

3.7 pts behind SPY

14.1% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. CAIE over 1 year: paid 14.1%, price −2.8%, total +12.1%, SPY +15.8%, −3.7 pts. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.

Figures to Oct 20, 2026.

VAIE · since launch to Oct 20, 2026Not measured

VAIE

+3.3%

none

Not measured

VAIE since launch: paid 6.8%, price −3.6%, total +3.3%, not measured against a benchmark. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.

VAIE

+3.3%

6.8% as cash

Total return, distributions reinvested

Not measured

VAIE since launch: paid 6.8%, price −3.6%, total +3.3%, not measured against a benchmark. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.

VAIE

+3.3%

6.8% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. VAIE since launch: paid 6.8%, price −3.6%, total +3.3%, not measured against a benchmark. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.

Figures to Oct 20, 2026.

Performance, window by window

Performance, window by window: CAIE vs VAIE: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	CAIE	VAIE	CAIE	VAIE	CAIE	VAIE
3 months	+2.1%	+2.5%	3.5%	4.1%	−1.0 pts	not measured
6 months	+6.9%	–	7.1%	–	−2.8 pts	–
1 year	+12.1%	–	14.1%	–	−3.7 pts	–
Since launch Not the same days: CAIE Jun 2025 · VAIE May 2026	+27.1%	+3.3%	19.4%	6.8%	−1.3 pts	not measured

Source: ETFIQ. – means no data for this window, usually because the fund is younger than it. Open this comparison in the app →

On the same fields

CAIE

Calamos Autocallable Income ETF · Autocallable on SPY, paying monthly

VAIE

VegaShares US Equity Autocallable Income ETF · Autocallable, paying weekly

Issuer Calamos VegaShares

Strategy autocallable autocallable

Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) none

Pays monthly weekly

Payout rate, annualized 14.2% 16.8%

Expense ratio 0.74% 0.74%

Cash paid, 1 year 14.1% 6.8% (since launch, May 12, 2026)

Price change, 1 year −2.8% −3.6% (since launch, May 12, 2026)

Total return, 1 year +12.1% +3.3% (since launch, May 12, 2026)

Benchmark return, 1 year +15.8% not published

Ahead or behind −3.7 pts not available

Return of capital, latest estimate not published not published

Age 1.3 years 161 days

Net assets, CAIE as of Jul 31, 2026 and VAIE as of Oct 19, 2026 $1.2bn $67m

As of Oct 20, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. Cash paid is what the fund distributed over the window, as a share of its price at the start. Payout rate is its latest payment, annualized, over today’s price.

About CAIE

Over the year to Oct 20, 2026, CAIE paid 14.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 2.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +12.1%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +15.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 3.7 pts. At its price on Oct 20, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 14.2%, paid monthly.

About VAIE

Over the period from its first trade on May 12, 2026 to Oct 20, 2026, VAIE paid 6.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 3.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +3.3%. At its price on Oct 20, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 16.8%, paid weekly.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, CAIE or VAIE?: CAIE and VAIE both charge 0.74% a year, so neither 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 ↗VAIE filings on SEC EDGAR ↗VAIE prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗VegaShares page for VAIE ↗

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How this is computed

Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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