Data as of .
CAIQ vs QUSA: which paid, and which earned it?
CAIQ and QUSA both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, CAIQ and QUSA hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in CAIQ | Only in QUSA |
|---|---|
| Calamos Tax-Aware Collateral ETF 100.00% | Microsoft Corp 6.08% |
| Apple Inc 5.99% | |
| NVIDIA Corp 5.78% | |
| Berkshire Hathaway Inc 5.35% | |
| Caterpillar Inc 4.91% | |
| Broadcom Inc 4.70% | |
| Costco Wholesale Corp 4.40% | |
| Coca-Cola Co/The 4.33% |
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 and Sep 21, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAIQ | QUSA | CAIQ | QUSA | CAIQ | QUSA | |
| 3 months | −0.5% | −1.9% | 4.3% | 3.6% | +1.9 pts | −3.6 pts |
| 6 months | +16.5% | +10.4% | 9.5% | 7.8% | −7.7 pts | −4.3 pts |
| 1 year | not published | +3.5% | not published | 13.8% | not published | −11.7 pts |
| Since launch | +16.7% | +4.9% | 13.7% | 15.1% | −7.0 pts | −25.8 pts |
| CAIQ Calamos Nasdaq Autocallable Income ETF Option income on QQQ, paying monthly | QUSA VistaShares Target 15 USA Quality Income ETF Covered call on QUAL, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Calamos | VistaShares |
| Strategy | option income | covered call |
| Benchmark | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) | USA Quality (QUAL), used as the quality proxy |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 17.9% | 15.3% |
| Expense ratio | 0.74% | 0.97% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 13.7% (since launch on Nov 20, 2025) | 13.8% |
| Price change, 1 year | +2.1% | −11.0% |
| Total return, 1 year | +16.7% (since launch on Nov 20, 2025) | +3.5% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +23.6% | +15.2% |
| Ahead or behind | −7.0 pts | −11.7 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 302 days | 500 days |
| Net assets | $167m | $22m |
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.
QUSA in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, QUSA paid 13.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 11.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +3.5%. USA Quality (QUAL), used as the quality proxy returned +15.2% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 11.7 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 15.3%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which is cheaper, CAIQ or QUSA?
- CAIQ charges 0.74% a year and QUSA charges 0.97%, so CAIQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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Cite this page. ETFIQ, CAIQ against QUSA, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/caiq-vs-qusa Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.