CAIQ vs PAYM: Dividend Yield & Total Return
CAIQ and PAYM both write options for income. Net assets on Jul 31, 2026: $286m for Calamos Nasdaq Autocallable Income ETF and $128m for TrueShares S&P Autocallable Defensive Income ETF.
Both cost 0.74% a year; CAIQ is 2.2 times larger.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| CAIQ | PAYM | |
|---|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.74% | 0.74% |
| Net assets, as of Jul 31, 2026 | $286m | $128m |
| Benchmark | Nasdaq-100, measured through QQQ | not published |
| Holdings in common | 0% | |
| Price change | fell 0.7% (since Nov 20, 2025) | fell 2.6% (since May 28, 2026) |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jul 31, 2026.
7.9 pts behind QQQ
CAIQ since launch: paid 15.2%, price −0.7%, total +15.2%, QQQ +23.1%, −7.9 pts. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.
QQQ
+23.1%
CAIQ
+15.2%
15.2% of it arrived as cash
7.9 pts behind QQQ
Total return, distributions reinvested
7.9 pts behind QQQ
CAIQ since launch: paid 15.2%, price −0.7%, total +15.2%, QQQ +23.1%, −7.9 pts. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.
QQQ
+23.1%
CAIQ
+15.2%
15.2% cash
7.9 pts behind QQQ
15.2% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. CAIQ since launch: paid 15.2%, price −0.7%, total +15.2%, QQQ +23.1%, −7.9 pts. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.
Figures to Oct 20, 2026.
Not measured
PAYM since launch: paid 4.0%, price −2.6%, total +1.5%, not measured against a benchmark. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.
PAYM
+1.5%
Total return, distributions reinvested
Not measured
PAYM since launch: paid 4.0%, price −2.6%, total +1.5%, not measured against a benchmark. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.
PAYM
+1.5%
4.0% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. PAYM since launch: paid 4.0%, price −2.6%, total +1.5%, not measured against a benchmark. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.
Figures to Oct 20, 2026.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, CAIQ and PAYM hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026.
half
0% in common
Performance, window by window
| Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | CAIQ | PAYM | CAIQ | PAYM | CAIQ | PAYM |
| 3 months | +0.3% | +1.2% | 4.4% | 2.5% | −1.1 pts | not measured |
| 6 months | +4.8% | – | 8.8% | – | −6.8 pts | – |
| Since launch Not the same days: CAIQ Nov 2025 · PAYM May 2026 | +15.2% | +1.5% | 15.2% | 4.0% | −7.9 pts | not measured |
Source: ETFIQ. – means no data for this window, usually because the fund is younger than it. Open this comparison in the app →
On the same fields
As of Oct 20, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. Cash paid is what the fund distributed over the window, as a share of its price at the start. Payout rate is its latest payment, annualized, over today’s price.
About CAIQ
Over the period from its first trade on Nov 20, 2025 to Oct 20, 2026, CAIQ paid 15.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +15.2%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +23.1% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 7.9 pts. At its price on Oct 20, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 18.5%, paid monthly.
About PAYM
Over the period from its first trade on May 28, 2026 to Oct 20, 2026, PAYM paid 4.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 2.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +1.5%. At its price on Oct 20, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 10.0%, paid monthly.
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How this is computed
Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.
Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.
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