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

CAIQ and WDTE both write options for income.

Calamos Nasdaq Autocallable Income ETF and Defiance S&P 500 Weekly Distribution ETF.

13.7%CAIQ cash paid, 1 year
28.0%WDTE cash paid, 1 year
+16.7%CAIQ total return, 1 year
+15.8%WDTE 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
WDTE0.8 pts behind SPY · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+16.6%WDTE+15.8%28.0% of it arrived as cash0.8 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+16.6%WDTE+15.8%28.0% cash0.8 pts behind SPY

What they hold in common

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

Only in each
Only in CAIQOnly in WDTE
Calamos Tax-Aware Collateral ETF 100.00%Spx Us 12/18/26 C600 92.83%
First American Government Obligations Fund 12/01/2031 6.61%
Cash & Other 0.69%
Spx 09/21/2026 7674.22 C 0.11%
Spx 09/21/2026 7650.5 C -0.24%

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 21, 2026.

Performance, window by window

CAIQ and WDTE over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
CAIQWDTECAIQWDTECAIQWDTE
3 months−0.5%+3.2%4.3%7.4%+1.9 pts+0.9 pts
6 months+16.5%+17.3%9.5%15.7%−7.7 pts−0.7 pts
1 yearnot published+15.8%not published28.0%not published−0.8 pts
3 yearsnot published+49.2%not published77.8%not published−29.2 pts
Since launch+16.7%+49.2%13.7%77.8%−7.0 pts−29.2 pts
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CAIQ and WDTE on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
CAIQ
Calamos Nasdaq Autocallable Income ETF
Option income on QQQ, paying monthly
WDTE
Defiance S&P 500 Weekly Distribution ETF
Option income on SPY, paying weekly
IssuerCalamosDefiance
Strategyoption incomeoption income
BenchmarkNasdaq-100 (QQQ)S&P 500 (SPY)
Paysmonthlyweekly
Payout rate, annualized17.9%29.9%
Expense ratio0.74%1.03%
Cash paid, 1 year13.7% (since launch on Nov 20, 2025)28.0%
Price change, 1 year+2.1%−14.8%
Total return, 1 year+16.7% (since launch on Nov 20, 2025)+15.8%
Benchmark return, 1 year+23.6%+16.6%
Ahead or behind−7.0 pts−0.8 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot published38%
Age302 days1095 days
Net assets$167m$71m

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.

WDTE in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, WDTE paid 28.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 14.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +15.8%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% 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 29.9%, paid weekly. Defiance estimates that 38% of the distribution paid Sep 18, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, CAIQ or WDTE?
CAIQ charges 0.74% a year and WDTE charges 1.03%, so CAIQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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CAIQ against WDTE, 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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