Data as of Nov 12, 2026.
CAIQ vs SALI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Return, fees and overlap, side by side.
Pair scorecard
SALI costs 0.09 points a year less.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | CAIQ | SALI |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Price change | fell 4.3% (since Nov 20, 2025) | fell 4.2% (since Sep 15, 2026) |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 100% of the Nov 9, 2026 payment | |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | Nasdaq-100, measured through QQQ | not published |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.74% | 0.65% |
| Net assets | $286m | not read by ETFIQ |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | not published | |
5.3 pts behind QQQ
CAIQ since launch: paid 16.8%, price −4.3%, total +12.7%, QQQ +18.0%, −5.3 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.
QQQ
+18.0%
CAIQ
+12.7%
16.8% of it arrived as cash
5.3 pts behind QQQ
Total return, distributions reinvested
5.3 pts behind QQQ
CAIQ since launch: paid 16.8%, price −4.3%, total +12.7%, QQQ +18.0%, −5.3 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.
QQQ
+18.0%
CAIQ
+12.7%
16.8% cash
5.3 pts behind QQQ
16.8% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. CAIQ since launch: paid 16.8%, price −4.3%, total +12.7%, QQQ +18.0%, −5.3 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.
Data to Nov 12, 2026.Not measured
SALI since launch: paid 0.8%, price −4.2%, total −3.4%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 12, 2026.
SALI
−3.4%
Total return, distributions reinvested
Not measured
SALI since launch: paid 0.8%, price −4.2%, total −3.4%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 12, 2026.
SALI
−3.4%
0.8% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. SALI since launch: paid 0.8%, price −4.2%, total −3.4%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 12, 2026.
Data to Nov 12, 2026.Side by side
As of Nov 12, 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 | SALI | CAIQ | SALI | CAIQ | SALI |
| 3 months | −4.4% | – | 4.4% | – | +1.5 pts | – |
| 6 months | −3.5% | – | 8.5% | – | +0.7 pts | – |
| Since launchNot the same days: CAIQ Nov 2025 · SALI Sep 2026 | +12.7% | −3.4% | 16.8% | 0.8% | −5.3 pts | not measured |
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CAIQ
Over the period from its first trade on Nov 20, 2025 to Nov 12, 2026, CAIQ paid 16.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 4.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +12.7%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +18.0% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 5.3 pts. At its price on Nov 12, 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.
SALI
Over the period from its first trade on Sep 15, 2026 to Nov 12, 2026, SALI paid 0.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 4.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −3.4%. At its price on Nov 12, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 10.4%, paid periodically.
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CAIQ and SALI
Total return, distributions reinvested, 1 month.
CAIQ −6.0%, SALI −6.7%: CAIQ +0.7 pts ahead, 1 month, Oct 13, 2026 to Nov 12, 2026.