Data as of .
CAIQ vs TPAY: which paid, and which earned it?
CAIQ and TPAY both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, CAIQ and TPAY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in CAIQ | Only in TPAY |
|---|---|
| Calamos Tax-Aware Collateral ETF 100.00% | SPY 03/12/2027 33.67 C 61.75% |
| SPY 04/16/2027 33.18 C 33.20% | |
| SPYM 03/12/2027 3.33 C 5.05% |
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 18, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAIQ | TPAY | CAIQ | TPAY | CAIQ | TPAY | |
| 3 months | −0.5% | +1.5% | 4.3% | 2.4% | +1.9 pts | −0.8 pts |
| 6 months | +16.5% | +17.3% | 9.5% | 5.3% | −7.7 pts | −0.7 pts |
| Since launch | +16.7% | +11.0% | 13.7% | 5.8% | −7.0 pts | −0.8 pts |
| CAIQ Calamos Nasdaq Autocallable Income ETF Option income on QQQ, paying monthly | TPAY Roundhill S&P 500 Target 10 Managed Distribution ETF Option income on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Calamos | Roundhill |
| Strategy | option income | option income |
| Benchmark | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 17.9% | 9.5% |
| Expense ratio | 0.74% | 0.49% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 13.7% (since launch on Nov 20, 2025) | 5.8% (since launch on Feb 18, 2026) |
| Price change, 1 year | +2.1% | +4.9% |
| Total return, 1 year | +16.7% (since launch on Nov 20, 2025) | +11.0% (since launch on Feb 18, 2026) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +23.6% | +11.8% |
| Ahead or behind | −7.0 pts | −0.8 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 302 days | 212 days |
| Net assets | $167m | $2m |
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.
TPAY in plain words
Over the period since launch on Feb 18, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, TPAY paid 5.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 4.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +11.0%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +11.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 0.8 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 9.5%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which is cheaper, CAIQ or TPAY?
- CAIQ charges 0.74% a year and TPAY charges 0.49%, so TPAY 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 TPAY, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/caiq-vs-tpay Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.