Data as of .
CAIQ vs XVSP: which paid, and which earned it?
CAIQ and XVSP both write options for income.
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 CAIQ | Only 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
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAIQ | XVSP | CAIQ | XVSP | CAIQ | XVSP | |
| 3 months | −0.5% | not published | 4.3% | not published | +1.9 pts | not published |
| 6 months | +16.5% | not published | 9.5% | not published | −7.7 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +16.7% | +9.2% | 13.7% | 0.0% | −7.0 pts | +9.6 pts |
| CAIQ Calamos Nasdaq Autocallable Income ETF Option income on QQQ, paying monthly | XVSP FT Vest SPCX & Target Income ETF Option income on SPY | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Calamos | First Trust |
| Strategy | option income | option income |
| Benchmark | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) | S&P 500 (SPY), used as the proxy |
| Pays | monthly | not established |
| Payout rate, annualized | 17.9% | not published |
| Expense ratio | 0.74% | not published |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 13.7% (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 estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 302 days | 23 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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