Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
CAIQ vs DDDD: Dividend Yield & Total Return
CAIQ and DDDD both write options for income.
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Net assets: $286m on Jul 31, 2026 for Calamos Nasdaq Autocallable Income ETF, and $7.8m on Nov 3, 2026 for YieldMax U.S. Stocks Target Double Distribution ETF.
5.7 pts behind QQQ
CAIQ since launch: paid 16.8%, price −4.1%, total +13.0%, QQQ +18.7%, −5.7 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
QQQ
+18.7%
CAIQ
+13.0%
16.8% of it arrived as cash
5.7 pts behind QQQ
Total return, distributions reinvested
5.7 pts behind QQQ
CAIQ since launch: paid 16.8%, price −4.1%, total +13.0%, QQQ +18.7%, −5.7 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
QQQ
+18.7%
CAIQ
+13.0%
16.8% cash
5.7 pts behind QQQ
16.8% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. CAIQ since launch: paid 16.8%, price −4.1%, total +13.0%, QQQ +18.7%, −5.7 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.3.3 pts behind SCHD
DDDD since launch: paid 3.4%, price +13.4%, total +17.1%, SCHD +20.4%, −3.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
SCHD
+20.4%
DDDD
+17.1%
3.4% as cash
3.3 pts behind SCHD
Total return, distributions reinvested
3.3 pts behind SCHD
DDDD since launch: paid 3.4%, price +13.4%, total +17.1%, SCHD +20.4%, −3.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
SCHD
+20.4%
DDDD
+17.1%
3.3 pts behind SCHD
3.4% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. DDDD since launch: paid 3.4%, price +13.4%, total +17.1%, SCHD +20.4%, −3.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.Pair scorecard
CAIQ costs 0.27 points a year less.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | CAIQ | DDDD |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Price change | fell 4.1% (since Nov 20, 2025) | rose 13.4% (since Mar 12, 2026) |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 100% of the Nov 9, 2026 payment | 76% of the Oct 2, 2026 payment |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | Nasdaq-100, measured through QQQ | US dividend stocks, measured through SCHD |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.74% | 1.01% |
| Net assets, CAIQ as of Jul 31, 2026 and DDDD as of Nov 3, 2026 | $286m | $7.8m |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 0% | |
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, CAIQ and DDDD hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.
half
0% in common
Only in one fund ↓
Side by side
As of Nov 4, 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 | CAIQ | DDDD | CAIQ | DDDD | CAIQ | DDDD |
| 3 months | −2.9% | +7.5% | 4.5% | 1.6% | +0.6 pts | −1.0 pts |
| 6 months | −1.9% | +13.6% | 8.6% | 3.3% | −1.6 pts | −2.6 pts |
| Since launchNot the same days: CAIQ Nov 2025 · DDDD Mar 2026 | +13.0% | +17.1% | 16.8% | 3.4% | −5.7 pts | −3.3 pts |
CAIQ
Over the period from its first trade on Nov 20, 2025 to Nov 4, 2026, CAIQ paid 16.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 4.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +13.0%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +18.7% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 5.7 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 19.6%, 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.
DDDD
Over the period from its first trade on Mar 12, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, DDDD paid 3.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 13.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +17.1%. US dividend stocks (SCHD) returned +20.4% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 3.3 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 18.3%, paid periodically. YieldMax estimates that 76% of the distribution paid Oct 2, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).
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How this is computed
Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.
Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.
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