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CAIQ vs ROCY: which paid, and which earned it?

CAIQ and ROCY both write options for income.

Calamos Nasdaq Autocallable Income ETF and JPMorgan Equity Premium Yield ETF.

13.7%CAIQ cash paid, 1 year
3.6%ROCY cash paid, 1 year
+16.7%CAIQ total return, 1 year
+13.5%ROCY total return, 1 year
CAIQ7 pts behind QQQ · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
QQQ+23.6%CAIQ+16.7%13.7% of it arrived as cash7 pts behind QQQTotal return, distributions reinvestedQQQ+23.6%CAIQ+16.7%13.7% cash7 pts behind QQQ
ROCY2.9 pts behind SPY · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+16.4%ROCY+13.5%3.6% as cash2.9 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+16.4%ROCY+13.5%2.9 pts behind SPY

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, CAIQ and ROCY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Only in each
Only in CAIQOnly in ROCY
Calamos Tax-Aware Collateral ETF 100.00%NVIDIA Corp. 8.37%
Apple, Inc. 6.71%
Alphabet, Inc. 5.33%
Microsoft Corp. 4.97%
Amazon.com, Inc. 4.15%
Micron Technology, Inc. 3.00%
Broadcom, Inc. 2.61%
Meta Platforms, Inc. 2.43%

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 Jun 30, 2026.

Performance, window by window

CAIQ and ROCY over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
CAIQROCYCAIQROCYCAIQROCY
3 months−0.5%+2.6%4.3%1.7%+1.9 pts+0.3 pts
6 months+16.5%+14.8%9.5%3.7%−7.7 pts−3.3 pts
Since launch+16.7%+13.5%13.7%3.6%−7.0 pts−2.9 pts
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CAIQ and ROCY on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
CAIQ
Calamos Nasdaq Autocallable Income ETF
Option income on QQQ, paying monthly
ROCY
JPMorgan Equity Premium Yield ETF
Covered call on SPY, paying monthly
IssuerCalamosJPMorgan
Strategyoption incomecovered call
BenchmarkNasdaq-100 (QQQ)S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy
Paysmonthlymonthly
Payout rate, annualized17.9%5.7%
Expense ratio0.74%0.35%
Cash paid, 1 year13.7% (since launch on Nov 20, 2025)3.6% (since launch on Mar 19, 2026)
Price change, 1 year+2.1%+9.7%
Total return, 1 year+16.7% (since launch on Nov 20, 2025)+13.5% (since launch on Mar 19, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year+23.6%+16.4%
Ahead or behind−7.0 pts−2.9 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age302 days183 days
Net assets$167m$726m

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.

ROCY in plain words

Over the period since launch on Mar 19, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, ROCY paid 3.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 9.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +13.5%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +16.4% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 2.9 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 5.7%, paid monthly.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, CAIQ or ROCY?
CAIQ charges 0.74% a year and ROCY charges 0.35%, so ROCY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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CAIQ against ROCY, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 18, 2026. Every figure is calculated from a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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