Data as of .
CAIQ vs DDDD: which paid, and which earned it?
CAIQ and DDDD both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, CAIQ and DDDD hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in CAIQ | Only in DDDD |
|---|---|
| Calamos Tax-Aware Collateral ETF 100.00% | Merck & Co Inc 4.93% |
| Abbott Laboratories 4.53% | |
| Amgen Inc 4.38% | |
| Coca-Cola Co/The 4.30% | |
| Chevron Corp 4.25% | |
| ConocoPhillips 4.07% | |
| Procter & Gamble Co/The 4.01% | |
| Verizon Communications Inc 3.96% |
Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Apr 30, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAIQ | DDDD | CAIQ | DDDD | CAIQ | DDDD | |
| 3 months | −0.5% | +4.9% | 4.3% | 1.6% | +1.9 pts | +2.6 pts |
| 6 months | +16.5% | +10.5% | 9.5% | 1.7% | −7.7 pts | −7.6 pts |
| Since launch | +16.7% | +8.7% | 13.7% | 1.6% | −7.0 pts | −6.5 pts |
| CAIQ Calamos Nasdaq Autocallable Income ETF Option income on QQQ, paying monthly | DDDD YieldMax(R) U.S. Stocks Target Double Distribution ETF Synthetic covered call on SPY | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Calamos | YieldMax |
| Strategy | option income | synthetic covered call |
| Benchmark | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | monthly | not established |
| Payout rate, annualized | 17.9% | 18.4% |
| Expense ratio | 0.74% | 1.01% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 13.7% (since launch on Nov 20, 2025) | 1.6% (since launch on Mar 12, 2026) |
| Price change, 1 year | +2.1% | +7.0% |
| Total return, 1 year | +16.7% (since launch on Nov 20, 2025) | +8.7% (since launch on Mar 12, 2026) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +23.6% | +15.3% |
| Ahead or behind | −7.0 pts | −6.5 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | 67% |
| Age | 302 days | 190 days |
| Net assets | $167m | $7m |
CAIQ in plain words
Over the period since launch on Nov 20, 2025 to Sep 18, 2026, CAIQ paid 13.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 2.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +16.7%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +23.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 7.0 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 17.9%, paid monthly.
DDDD in plain words
Over the period since launch on Mar 12, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, DDDD paid 1.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 7.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +8.7%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +15.3% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 6.5 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 18.4%, paid periodically. YieldMax estimates that 67% of the distribution paid Jul 6, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).
Questions people ask
- Which is cheaper, CAIQ or DDDD?
- CAIQ charges 0.74% a year and DDDD charges 1.01%, so CAIQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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