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CAIQ vs JANH: which paid, and which earned it?

CAIQ and JANH both write options for income.

Calamos Nasdaq Autocallable Income ETF and Innovator Premium Income 20 Barrier ETF - January.

13.7%CAIQ cash paid, 1 year
6.1%JANH cash paid, 1 year
+16.7%CAIQ total return, 1 year
+6.5%JANH total return, 1 year
CAIQ7 pts behind QQQ · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
QQQ+23.6%CAIQ+16.7%13.7% of it arrived as cash7 pts behind QQQTotal return, distributions reinvestedQQQ+23.6%CAIQ+16.7%13.7% cash7 pts behind QQQ
JANH10.1 pts behind SPY · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+16.6%JANH+6.5%6.1% as cash10.1 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+16.6%JANH+6.5%10.1 pts behind SPY

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, CAIQ and JANH hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Only in each
Only in CAIQOnly in JANH
Calamos Tax-Aware Collateral ETF 100.00%TREASURY BILL 96.95%
TREASURY BILL 1.53%
TREASURY BILL 1.52%

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.

Performance, window by window

CAIQ and JANH over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
CAIQJANHCAIQJANHCAIQJANH
3 months−0.5%+1.6%4.3%1.6%+1.9 pts−0.6 pts
6 months+16.5%+6.9%9.5%3.2%−7.7 pts−11.1 pts
1 yearnot published+6.5%not published6.1%not published−10.1 pts
Since launch+16.7%+19.8%13.7%16.1%−7.0 pts−46.6 pts
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CAIQ and JANH on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
CAIQ
Calamos Nasdaq Autocallable Income ETF
Option income on QQQ, paying monthly
JANH
Innovator Premium Income 20 Barrier ETF - January
Defined income on SPY, paying quarterly
IssuerCalamosInnovator
Strategyoption incomedefined income
BenchmarkNasdaq-100 (QQQ)S&P 500 (SPY)
Paysmonthlyquarterly
Payout rate, annualized17.9%6.2%
Expense ratio0.74%0.79%
Cash paid, 1 year13.7% (since launch on Nov 20, 2025)6.1%
Price change, 1 year+2.1%0.0%
Total return, 1 year+16.7% (since launch on Nov 20, 2025)+6.5%
Benchmark return, 1 year+23.6%+16.6%
Ahead or behind−7.0 pts−10.1 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age302 days990 days
Net assets$167m$14m

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.

JANH in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, JANH paid 6.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +6.5%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 10.1 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.2%, paid quarterly.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, CAIQ or JANH?
CAIQ charges 0.74% a year and JANH charges 0.79%, so CAIQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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CAIQ against JANH, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 18, 2026. Every figure is calculated from a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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