Data as of .
CAIQ vs QVOL: which paid, and which earned it?
CAIQ and QVOL both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, CAIQ and QVOL hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in CAIQ | Only in QVOL |
|---|---|
| Calamos Tax-Aware Collateral ETF 100.00% | NVIDIA Corp 8.53% |
| Amazon.com Inc 7.61% | |
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc 6.17% | |
| Microsoft Corp 5.05% | |
| Alphabet Inc 4.70% | |
| Alphabet Inc 4.69% | |
| Micron Technology Inc 4.53% | |
| Marvell Technology Inc 4.30% |
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 and May 31, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAIQ | QVOL | CAIQ | QVOL | CAIQ | QVOL | |
| 3 months | −0.5% | −3.7% | 4.3% | 3.0% | +1.9 pts | −1.2 pts |
| 6 months | +16.5% | not published | 9.5% | not published | −7.7 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +16.7% | +4.3% | 13.7% | 4.2% | −7.0 pts | +2.1 pts |
| CAIQ Calamos Nasdaq Autocallable Income ETF Option income on QQQ, paying monthly | QVOL Infrastructure Capital Nasdaq Option Income ETF Option income on QQQ, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Calamos | Infrastructure Capital |
| Strategy | option income | option income |
| Benchmark | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 17.9% | 12.6% |
| Expense ratio | 0.74% | 0.82% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 13.7% (since launch on Nov 20, 2025) | 4.2% (since launch on May 12, 2026) |
| Price change, 1 year | +2.1% | 0.0% |
| Total return, 1 year | +16.7% (since launch on Nov 20, 2025) | +4.3% (since launch on May 12, 2026) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +23.6% | +2.1% |
| Ahead or behind | −7.0 pts | +2.1 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 302 days | 129 days |
| Net assets | $167m | $8m |
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.
QVOL in plain words
Over the period since launch on May 12, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, QVOL paid 4.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +4.3%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +2.1% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 2.1 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 12.6%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which is cheaper, CAIQ or QVOL?
- CAIQ charges 0.74% a year and QVOL charges 0.82%, 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 QVOL, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/caiq-vs-qvol Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.