Which is cheaper, CAIQ or XIDE?

CAIQ charges 0.74% a year and XIDE charges 0.85%, so CAIQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

CAIQ vs XIDE: Dividend Yield & Total Return

CAIQ and XIDE both write options for income.

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Net assets: $286m on Jul 31, 2026 for Calamos Nasdaq Autocallable Income ETF, and $20m on Nov 3, 2026 for FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer & Premium Income ETF - December.

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At a glance

16.8%

CAIQ cash paid, since launch, Nov 20, 2025

6.3%

XIDE cash paid, 1 year

+13.0%

CAIQ total return, since launch, Nov 20, 2025

+6.6%

XIDE total return, 1 year

CAIQ · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 5.7 pts behind QQQ

CAIQ

+13.0%

QQQ

+18.7%

5.7 pts behind QQQ

CAIQ since launch: paid 16.8%, price −4.1%, total +13.0%, QQQ +18.7%, −5.7 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

QQQ

+18.7%

CAIQ

+13.0%

16.8% of it arrived as cash

5.7 pts behind QQQ

Total return, distributions reinvested

5.7 pts behind QQQ

CAIQ since launch: paid 16.8%, price −4.1%, total +13.0%, QQQ +18.7%, −5.7 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

QQQ

+18.7%

CAIQ

+13.0%

16.8% as cash

5.7 pts behind QQQ

16.8% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. CAIQ since launch: paid 16.8%, price −4.1%, total +13.0%, QQQ +18.7%, −5.7 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

XIDE · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 8.2 pts behind VOO

XIDE

+6.6%

VOO

+14.8%

8.2 pts behind VOO

XIDE over 1 year: paid 6.3%, price +0.1%, total +6.6%, VOO +14.8%, −8.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+14.8%

XIDE

+6.6%

6.3% of it arrived as cash

8.2 pts behind VOO

Total return, distributions reinvested

8.2 pts behind VOO

XIDE over 1 year: paid 6.3%, price +0.1%, total +6.6%, VOO +14.8%, −8.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+14.8%

XIDE

+6.6%

8.2 pts behind VOO

6.3% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. XIDE over 1 year: paid 6.3%, price +0.1%, total +6.6%, VOO +14.8%, −8.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

CAIQ costs 0.11 points a year less.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

CAIQ vs XIDE: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	CAIQ	XIDE
Paid and earned
Measure	CAIQ	XIDE
Total return, 1 year	not published	+6.6%
Price change	fell 4.1% (since Nov 20, 2025)	rose 0.1% (1 year)
Return of capital, issuer estimate	100% of the Nov 9, 2026 payment	61% of the Nov 3, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	CAIQ	XIDE
Benchmark	Nasdaq-100, measured through QQQ	Vanguard S&P 500 ETF, measured through VOO
Cost and size
Measure	CAIQ	XIDE
Expense ratio	0.74%	0.85%
Net assets, CAIQ as of Jul 31, 2026 and XIDE as of Nov 3, 2026	$286m	$20m
Holdings
Measure	CAIQ	XIDE
Holdings in common	0%

Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, CAIQ and XIDE hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

50%

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first CAIQ XIDE

Only in one fund ↓

Only in CAIQ

Calamos Tax-Aware Collateral ETF 81.06%

Only in XIDE

2026-12-18 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust C 0.07 110.10%

2026-12-18 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust P 680.58 0.51%

2026-12-18 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust P 612.52 -0.21%

2026-12-18 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust C 680.58 -11.83%

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Side by side

CAIQ Calamos Nasdaq Autocallable Income ETF · Autocallable on QQQ, paying monthly XIDE FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer & Premium Income ETF - December · Buffer with income on VOO, paying monthly

Issuer Calamos First Trust

Strategy autocallable buffer with income

Benchmark Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO)

Pays monthly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 19.6% 6.2%

Expense ratio 0.74% 0.85%

Cash paid, 1 year 16.8% (since launch, Nov 20, 2025) 6.3%

Price change, 1 year −4.1% (since launch, Nov 20, 2025) +0.1%

Total return, 1 year +13.0% (since launch, Nov 20, 2025) +6.6%

Benchmark return, 1 year +18.7% (since launch, Nov 20, 2025) +14.8%

Ahead or behind −5.7 pts (since launch, Nov 20, 2025) −8.2 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 100% 61%

Age 349 days 2.9 years

Net assets, CAIQ as of Jul 31, 2026 and XIDE as of Nov 3, 2026 $286m $20m

As of Nov 4, 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

Window by window: CAIQ vs XIDE: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	CAIQ	XIDE	CAIQ	XIDE	CAIQ	XIDE
3 months	−2.9%	+1.3%	4.5%	1.5%	+0.6 pts	+1.4 pts
6 months	−1.9%	+3.1%	8.6%	3.1%	−1.6 pts	−1.9 pts
1 year	–	+6.6%	–	6.3%	–	−8.2 pts
Since launchNot the same days: CAIQ Nov 2025 · XIDE Dec 2023	+13.0%	+20.7%	16.8%	18.4%	−5.7 pts	−47.4 pts

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About each fund

CAIQ

Over the period from its first trade on Nov 20, 2025 to Nov 4, 2026, CAIQ paid 16.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 4.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +13.0%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +18.7% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 5.7 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 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.

XIDE

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, XIDE paid 6.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +6.6%. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 8.2 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.2%, paid monthly. First Trust estimates that 61% of the distribution paid Nov 3, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, CAIQ or XIDE?: CAIQ charges 0.74% a year and XIDE charges 0.85%, so CAIQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) →Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) →All income ETFs ranked by the Distribution Coverage Score →How the scores are computed →CAIQ on its own →XIDE on its own →CAIQ dividend history →CAIQ holdings →XIDE dividend history →XIDE holdings →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

CAIQ filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

CAIQ prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

CAIQ 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

Calamos website ↗

XIDE filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

XIDE prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

XIDE 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

First Trust page for XIDE ↗

Links are sources, not endorsements. A comparison is not a recommendation.

How this is computed

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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