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

CAIQ and VOOY both write options for income.

Calamos Nasdaq Autocallable Income ETF and XFUNDS Large Cap Income ETF.

13.7%CAIQ cash paid, 1 year
0.0%VOOY cash paid, 1 year
+16.7%CAIQ total return, 1 year
−0.3%VOOY 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
VOOYAbout even with SPY · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
SPY−0.2%VOOY−0.3%about even with SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY−0.2%VOOY−0.3%about even with SPY

Performance, window by window

CAIQ and VOOY over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
CAIQVOOYCAIQVOOYCAIQVOOY
3 months−0.5%not published4.3%not published+1.9 ptsnot published
6 months+16.5%not published9.5%not published−7.7 ptsnot published
Since launch+16.7%−0.3%13.7%0.0%−7.0 pts0.0 pts
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CAIQ and VOOY on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
CAIQ
Calamos Nasdaq Autocallable Income ETF
Option income on QQQ, paying monthly
VOOY
XFUNDS Large Cap Income ETF
Option income on SPY
IssuerCalamosXFUNDS
Strategyoption incomeoption income
BenchmarkNasdaq-100 (QQQ)S&P 500 (SPY)
Paysmonthlynot established
Payout rate, annualized17.9%not published
Expense ratio0.74%not published
Cash paid, 1 year13.7% (since launch on Nov 20, 2025)0.0% (since launch on Sep 2, 2026)
Price change, 1 year+2.1%−0.3%
Total return, 1 year+16.7% (since launch on Nov 20, 2025)−0.3% (since launch on Sep 2, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year+23.6%−0.2%
Ahead or behind−7.0 pts0.0 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age302 days16 days
Net assets$167mnot published

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.

VOOY in plain words

Over the period since launch on Sep 2, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, VOOY paid 0.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −0.3%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned −0.2% over the same days, so a holder was about even.

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CAIQ against VOOY, 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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