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

CAIQ and XVSP both write options for income.

Calamos Nasdaq Autocallable Income ETF and FT Vest SPCX & Target Income ETF.

13.7%CAIQ cash paid, 1 year
0.0%XVSP cash paid, 1 year
+16.7%CAIQ total return, 1 year
+9.2%XVSP 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
XVSP9.6 pts ahead of SPY · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
SPY−0.3%XVSP+9.2%9.6 pts ahead of SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY−0.3%XVSP+9.2%9.6 pts ahead of SPY

What they hold in common

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

Only in each
Only in CAIQOnly in XVSP
Calamos Tax-Aware Collateral ETF 100.00%2026-10-23 S&P 500® Mini Index P 1,500.03 304.12%
2026-10-23 S&P 500® Mini Index C 500.03 110.96%
Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (Class A) 51.81%
2026-10-23 S&P 500® Mini Index C 1,500.03 0.00%
2026-10-23 Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (Class A) C 1,232.73 0.00%
2026-10-23 S&P 500® Mini Index P 500.03 -0.04%
2026-09-25 Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (Class A) C 152.50 -0.31%
2026-10-23 Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (Class A) P 1,232.73 -366.53%

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

CAIQ and XVSP over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
CAIQXVSPCAIQXVSPCAIQXVSP
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%+9.2%13.7%0.0%−7.0 pts+9.6 pts
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CAIQ and XVSP on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
CAIQ
Calamos Nasdaq Autocallable Income ETF
Option income on QQQ, paying monthly
XVSP
FT Vest SPCX & Target Income ETF
Option income on SPY
IssuerCalamosFirst Trust
Strategyoption incomeoption income
BenchmarkNasdaq-100 (QQQ)S&P 500 (SPY), used as the proxy
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 Aug 26, 2026)
Price change, 1 year+2.1%+9.2%
Total return, 1 year+16.7% (since launch on Nov 20, 2025)+9.2% (since launch on Aug 26, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year+23.6%−0.3%
Ahead or behind−7.0 pts+9.6 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age302 days23 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.

XVSP in plain words

Over the period since launch on Aug 26, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, XVSP paid 0.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 9.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +9.2%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as the proxy returned −0.3% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 9.6 pts.

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Where these figures came from

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CAIQ against XVSP, 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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