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

CAIQ and JUDO both write options for income.

Calamos Nasdaq Autocallable Income ETF and Janus Henderson U.S. Equity Enhanced Income ETF.

13.7%CAIQ cash paid, 1 year
2.6%JUDO cash paid, 1 year
+16.7%CAIQ total return, 1 year
+14.7%JUDO 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
JUDO1.8 pts behind SPY · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+16.6%JUDO+14.7%1.8 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+16.6%JUDO+14.7%1.8 pts behind SPY

What they hold in common

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

Only in each
Only in CAIQOnly in JUDO
Calamos Tax-Aware Collateral ETF 100.00%NVIDIA Corp. 8.32%
Alphabet, Inc. 7.49%
Microsoft Corp. 6.00%
Amazon.com, Inc. 5.20%
Apple, Inc. 4.88%
Broadcom, Inc. 3.92%
JPMorgan Chase & Co. 2.30%
Eli Lilly & Co. 2.30%

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 JUDO over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
CAIQJUDOCAIQJUDOCAIQJUDO
3 months−0.5%+1.8%4.3%1.5%+1.9 pts−0.5 pts
6 months+16.5%not published9.5%not published−7.7 ptsnot published
Since launch+16.7%+14.7%13.7%2.6%−7.0 pts−1.8 pts
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CAIQ and JUDO on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
CAIQ
Calamos Nasdaq Autocallable Income ETF
Option income on QQQ, paying monthly
JUDO
Janus Henderson U.S. Equity Enhanced Income ETF
Covered call on SPY, paying monthly
IssuerCalamosJanus Henderson
Strategyoption incomecovered call
BenchmarkNasdaq-100 (QQQ)S&P 500 (SPY)
Paysmonthlymonthly
Payout rate, annualized17.9%6.4%
Expense ratio0.74%0.55%
Cash paid, 1 year13.7% (since launch on Nov 20, 2025)2.6% (since launch on Mar 25, 2026)
Price change, 1 year+2.1%+12.1%
Total return, 1 year+16.7% (since launch on Nov 20, 2025)+14.7% (since launch on Mar 25, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year+23.6%+16.6%
Ahead or behind−7.0 pts−1.8 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age302 days177 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.

JUDO in plain words

Over the period since launch on Mar 25, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, JUDO paid 2.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 12.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +14.7%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 1.8 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.4%, paid monthly.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, CAIQ or JUDO?
CAIQ charges 0.74% a year and JUDO charges 0.55%, so JUDO is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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CAIQ against JUDO, 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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