Data as of .
CAIQ vs DRKY: which paid, and which earned it?
CAIQ and DRKY both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, CAIQ and DRKY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in CAIQ | Only in DRKY |
|---|---|
| Calamos Tax-Aware Collateral ETF 100.00% | Natera Inc 25.22% |
| Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 9.17% | |
| STMicroelectronics NV 7.49% | |
| YPF SA 4.78% | |
| Insmed Inc 4.62% | |
| Seagate Technology Holdings PLC 4.52% | |
| Alphabet Inc 4.45% | |
| Amazon.com Inc 4.42% |
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 | DRKY | CAIQ | DRKY | CAIQ | DRKY | |
| 3 months | −0.5% | +11.8% | 4.3% | 3.8% | +1.9 pts | +9.6 pts |
| 6 months | +16.5% | +25.1% | 9.5% | 8.1% | −7.7 pts | +7.1 pts |
| Since launch | +16.7% | +24.1% | 13.7% | 14.1% | −7.0 pts | +9.7 pts |
| CAIQ Calamos Nasdaq Autocallable Income ETF Option income on QQQ, paying monthly | DRKY VistaShares Target 15 DRUKMacro Distribution ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Calamos | VistaShares |
| Strategy | option income | covered call |
| Benchmark | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 17.9% | 14.8% |
| Expense ratio | 0.74% | 0.95% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 13.7% (since launch on Nov 20, 2025) | 14.1% (since launch on Oct 8, 2025) |
| Price change, 1 year | +2.1% | +8.1% |
| Total return, 1 year | +16.7% (since launch on Nov 20, 2025) | +24.1% (since launch on Oct 8, 2025) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +23.6% | +14.4% |
| Ahead or behind | −7.0 pts | +9.7 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 302 days | 345 days |
| Net assets | $167m | $19m |
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.
DRKY in plain words
Over the period since launch on Oct 8, 2025 to Sep 18, 2026, DRKY paid 14.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 8.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +24.1%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +14.4% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 9.7 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 14.8%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which is cheaper, CAIQ or DRKY?
- CAIQ charges 0.74% a year and DRKY charges 0.95%, so CAIQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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Cite this page. ETFIQ, CAIQ against DRKY, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/caiq-vs-drky Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.