Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
CAIQ vs ROCY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
CAIQ and ROCY both write options for income.
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Net assets: $286m on Jul 31, 2026 for Calamos Nasdaq Autocallable Income ETF, and $884m on Nov 3, 2026 for JPMorgan Equity Premium Yield ETF.
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, 2026.1.8 pts behind SPY
ROCY since launch: paid 4.8%, price +10.2%, total +15.3%, SPY +17.1%, −1.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
SPY
+17.1%
ROCY
+15.3%
4.8% as cash
1.8 pts behind SPY
Total return, distributions reinvested
1.8 pts behind SPY
ROCY since launch: paid 4.8%, price +10.2%, total +15.3%, SPY +17.1%, −1.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
SPY
+17.1%
ROCY
+15.3%
1.8 pts behind SPY
4.8% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. ROCY since launch: paid 4.8%, price +10.2%, total +15.3%, SPY +17.1%, −1.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.Pair scorecard
ROCY costs 0.39 points a year less.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | CAIQ | ROCY |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Price change | fell 4.1% (since Nov 20, 2025) | rose 10.2% (since Mar 19, 2026) |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 100% of the Nov 9, 2026 payment | |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | Nasdaq-100, measured through QQQ | S&P 500, measured through SPY |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.74% | 0.35% |
| Net assets, CAIQ as of Jul 31, 2026 and ROCY as of Nov 3, 2026 | $286m | $884m |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 0% | |
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, CAIQ and ROCY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.
half
0% in common
Only in one fund ↓
Side by side
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
| Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | CAIQ | ROCY | CAIQ | ROCY | CAIQ | ROCY |
| 3 months | −2.9% | +1.1% | 4.5% | 1.6% | +0.6 pts | +1.2 pts |
| 6 months | −1.9% | +6.5% | 8.6% | 3.5% | −1.6 pts | +1.5 pts |
| Since launchNot the same days: CAIQ Nov 2025 · ROCY Mar 2026 | +13.0% | +15.3% | 16.8% | 4.8% | −5.7 pts | −1.9 pts |
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.
ROCY
Over the period from its first trade on Mar 19, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, ROCY paid 4.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 10.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +15.3%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +17.1% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 1.8 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.6%, 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 number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.
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