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CAIQ vs DRKY: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Net assets: $286m on Jul 31, 2026 for Calamos Nasdaq Autocallable Income ETF, and $20m on Nov 3, 2026 for VistaShares Target 15 DRUKMacro Distribution ETF.

At a glance
16.8%
CAIQ cash paid, since launch, Nov 20, 2025
15.2%
DRKY cash paid, 1 year
+13.0%
CAIQ total return, since launch, Nov 20, 2025
+15.7%
DRKY total return, 1 year
CAIQ · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 5.7 pts behind QQQ
CAIQ
+13.0%
QQQ
+18.7%

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% as 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.
DRKY · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 0.9 pts ahead of SPY
DRKY
+15.7%
SPY
+14.8%

0.9 pts ahead of SPY

DRKY over 1 year: paid 15.2%, price −0.5%, total +15.7%, SPY +14.8%, +0.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

DRKY

+15.7%

15.2% of it arrived as cash

0.9 pts ahead of SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

0.9 pts ahead of SPY

DRKY over 1 year: paid 15.2%, price −0.5%, total +15.7%, SPY +14.8%, +0.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

DRKY

+15.7%

15.2% as cash

0.9 pts ahead of SPY

15.2% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. DRKY over 1 year: paid 15.2%, price −0.5%, total +15.7%, SPY +14.8%, +0.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

CAIQ costs 0.21 points a year less.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

CAIQ vs DRKY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureCAIQDRKY
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 yearnot published+15.7%
Price changefell 4.1% (since Nov 20, 2025)fell 0.5% (1 year)
Return of capital, issuer estimate100% of the Nov 9, 2026 payment100% of the Oct 27, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkNasdaq-100, measured through QQQS&P 500, measured through SPY
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.74%0.95%
Net assets, CAIQ as of Jul 31, 2026 and DRKY as of Nov 3, 2026$286m$20m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%

Method

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, CAIQ and DRKY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first CAIQ DRKY
Only in one fund ↓
Only in CAIQ
Calamos Tax-Aware Collateral ETF 81.06%
Only in DRKY
Natera Inc 27.89%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 8.64%
STMicroelectronics NV 7.05%
BBB Foods Inc 5.63%
Amazon.com Inc 4.79%
CDW Corp 4.68%
Insmed Inc 4.38%
Fox Corp 4.35%
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Side by side

CAIQ Calamos Nasdaq Autocallable Income ETF · Autocallable on QQQ, paying monthly DRKY VistaShares Target 15 DRUKMacro Distribution ETF · Covered call on SPY, paying monthly
Strategy autocallable covered call
Benchmark Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) S&P 500 (SPY)
Pays monthly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 19.6% 15.2%
Expense ratio 0.74% 0.95%
Cash paid, 1 year 16.8% (since launch, Nov 20, 2025) 15.2%
Price change, 1 year −4.1% (since launch, Nov 20, 2025) −0.5%
Total return, 1 year +13.0% (since launch, Nov 20, 2025) +15.7%
Benchmark return, 1 year +18.7% (since launch, Nov 20, 2025) +14.8%
Ahead or behind −5.7 pts (since launch, Nov 20, 2025) +0.9 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 100% 100%
Age 349 days 1.1 years
Net assets, CAIQ as of Jul 31, 2026 and DRKY as of Nov 3, 2026 $286m $20m

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

Window by window: CAIQ vs DRKY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowCAIQDRKYCAIQDRKYCAIQDRKY
3 months−2.9%+6.3%4.5%4.0%+0.6 pts+6.4 pts
6 months−1.9%+6.2%8.6%7.5%−1.6 pts+1.1 pts
1 year–+15.7%–15.2%–+0.9 pts
Since launchNot the same days: CAIQ Nov 2025 · DRKY Oct 2025+13.0%+20.0%16.8%16.8%−5.7 pts+4.8 pts

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About each fund
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.

DRKY

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, DRKY paid 15.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +15.7%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 0.9 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 15.2%, paid monthly. VistaShares estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Oct 27, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

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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