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CAIQ vs QRMI: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Net assets: $286m on Jul 31, 2026 for Calamos Nasdaq Autocallable Income ETF, and $15m on Oct 12, 2026 for Global X NASDAQ 100 Risk Managed Income ETF.

At a glance
16.8%
CAIQ cash paid, since launch, Nov 20, 2025
11.6%
QRMI cash paid, 1 year
+13.0%
CAIQ total return, since launch, Nov 20, 2025
+3.7%
QRMI 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.
QRMI · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 8.6 pts behind QQQ
QRMI
+3.7%
QQQ
+12.3%

8.6 pts behind QQQ

QRMI over 1 year: paid 11.6%, price −8.1%, total +3.7%, QQQ +12.3%, −8.6 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

QQQ

+12.3%

QRMI

+3.7%

11.6% as cash

8.6 pts behind QQQ

Total return, distributions reinvested

8.6 pts behind QQQ

QRMI over 1 year: paid 11.6%, price −8.1%, total +3.7%, QQQ +12.3%, −8.6 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

QQQ

+12.3%

QRMI

+3.7%

8.6 pts behind QQQ

11.6% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. QRMI over 1 year: paid 11.6%, price −8.1%, total +3.7%, QQQ +12.3%, −8.6 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

QRMI costs 0.14 points a year less.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

CAIQ vs QRMI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureCAIQQRMI
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 yearnot published+3.7%
Price changefell 4.1% (since Nov 20, 2025)fell 8.1% (1 year)
Return of capital, issuer estimate100% of the Nov 9, 2026 payment100% of the Sep 24, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkNasdaq-100, measured through QQQNasdaq-100, measured through QQQ
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.74%0.60%
Net assets, CAIQ as of Jul 31, 2026 and QRMI as of Oct 12, 2026$286m$15m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%

Method

What they share

0%

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

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first CAIQ QRMI
Only in one fund ↓
Only in CAIQ
Calamos Tax-Aware Collateral ETF 81.06%
Only in QRMI
NVIDIA CORPORATION 8.14%
APPLE INC. 7.60%
MICROSOFT CORPORATION 5.78%
AMAZON.COM, INC. 4.90%
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 4.29%
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. 3.60%
ALPHABET INC. 3.48%
ALPHABET INC. 3.26%
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Side by side

CAIQ Calamos Nasdaq Autocallable Income ETF · Autocallable on QQQ, paying monthly QRMI Global X NASDAQ 100 Risk Managed Income ETF · Option income on QQQ, paying monthly
Strategy autocallable option income
Benchmark Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) Nasdaq-100 (QQQ)
Pays monthly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 19.6% 12.2%
Expense ratio 0.74% 0.60%
Cash paid, 1 year 16.8% (since launch, Nov 20, 2025) 11.6%
Price change, 1 year −4.1% (since launch, Nov 20, 2025) −8.1%
Total return, 1 year +13.0% (since launch, Nov 20, 2025) +3.7%
Benchmark return, 1 year +18.7% (since launch, Nov 20, 2025) +12.3%
Ahead or behind −5.7 pts (since launch, Nov 20, 2025) −8.6 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 100% 100%
Age 349 days 5.2 years
Net assets, CAIQ as of Jul 31, 2026 and QRMI as of Oct 12, 2026 $286m $15m

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 QRMI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowCAIQQRMICAIQQRMICAIQQRMI
3 months−2.9%−0.1%4.5%3.0%+0.6 pts+3.4 pts
6 months−1.9%+1.0%8.6%5.9%−1.6 pts+1.3 pts
1 year–+3.7%–11.6%–−8.6 pts
3 years–+25.7%–35.0%–−65.7 pts
Since launchNot the same days: CAIQ Nov 2025 · QRMI Aug 2021+13.0%+8.5%16.8%42.0%−5.7 pts−83.2 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.

QRMI

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, QRMI paid 11.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 8.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +3.7%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +12.3% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 8.6 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 12.2%, paid monthly. Global X estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Sep 24, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, CAIQ or QRMI?
CAIQ charges 0.74% a year and QRMI charges 0.60%, so QRMI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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