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CAIQ vs YYY: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Net assets: $286m on Jul 31, 2026 for Calamos Nasdaq Autocallable Income ETF, and $674m on Nov 3, 2026 for Amplify CEF High Income ETF.

At a glance
16.8%
CAIQ cash paid, since launch, Nov 20, 2025
12.4%
YYY cash paid, 1 year
+13.0%
CAIQ total return, since launch, Nov 20, 2025
+1.9%
YYY 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.
YYY · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 Not measured
YYY
+1.9%
none

Not measured

YYY over 1 year: paid 12.4%, price −10.3%, total +1.9%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

YYY

+1.9%

Total return, distributions reinvested

Not measured

YYY over 1 year: paid 12.4%, price −10.3%, total +1.9%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

YYY

+1.9%

12.4% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. YYY over 1 year: paid 12.4%, price −10.3%, total +1.9%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

CAIQ costs 2.49 points a year less.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

CAIQ vs YYY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureCAIQYYY
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 yearnot published+1.9%
Price changefell 4.1% (since Nov 20, 2025)fell 10.3% (1 year)
Return of capital, issuer estimate100% of the Nov 9, 2026 payment18% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkNasdaq-100, measured through QQQits own holdings
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.74%3.23%
Net assets, CAIQ as of Jul 31, 2026 and YYY as of Nov 3, 2026$286m$674m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%

Method

Risk and return

Nov 28, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026 · 48 weekly returns
CAIQ YYY
Return
Total return edge CAIQ +8.5% −1.1%
Price return edge CAIQ −6.4% −12.0%
Risk
Max drawdown edge CAIQ −8.1% −9.2%
Reading

From Nov 2025 to Oct 2026, CAIQ returned more: +8.5% to −1.1%. CAIQ fell less at its worst: −8.1% to −9.2%.

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3 measures, with how each is measured
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Risk and return: CAIQ vs YYY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureCAIQYYYEdgeHow it is measured
Return
Total return+8.5%−1.1%CAIQPrice change plus distributions, reinvested.
Price return−6.4%−12.0%CAIQPrice change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Max drawdown−8.1%−9.2%CAIQDeepest fall from a high to the low after it.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 48 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, CAIQ and YYY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first CAIQ YYY
Only in one fund ↓
Only in CAIQ
Calamos Tax-Aware Collateral ETF 81.06%
Only in YYY
abrdn Total Dynamic Dividend Fund 3.64%
Guggenheim Strategic Opportunities Fund 3.31%
Nuveen Floating Rate Income Fund/Closed-end Fund 3.31%
BlackRock ESG Capital Allocation Term Trust 3.30%
PIMCO High Income Fund 3.06%
Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Corp 3.04%
Nuveen Credit Strategies Income Fund 2.70%
abrdn Global Infrastructure Income Fund 2.66%
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Side by side

CAIQ Calamos Nasdaq Autocallable Income ETF · Autocallable on QQQ, paying monthly YYY Amplify CEF High Income ETF · Income from closed-end funds on its own holdings, paying monthly
Strategy autocallable income from closed-end funds
Benchmark Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) YYY's own holdings (from its holdings of Nov 3, 2026)
Pays monthly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 19.6% 13.8%
Expense ratio 0.74% 3.23%
Cash paid, 1 year 16.8% (since launch, Nov 20, 2025) 12.4%
Price change, 1 year −4.1% (since launch, Nov 20, 2025) −10.3%
Total return, 1 year +13.0% (since launch, Nov 20, 2025) +1.9%
Benchmark return, 1 year +18.7% (since launch, Nov 20, 2025) not published
Ahead or behind −5.7 pts (since launch, Nov 20, 2025) not available
Return of capital, latest estimate 100% 18%
Age 349 days 14.4 years
Net assets, CAIQ as of Jul 31, 2026 and YYY as of Nov 3, 2026 $286m $674m

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 YYY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowCAIQYYYCAIQYYYCAIQYYY
3 months−2.9%−4.9%4.5%3.2%+0.6 ptsnot measured
6 months−1.9%−4.1%8.6%6.2%−1.6 ptsnot measured
1 year–+1.9%–12.4%–not measured
3 years–+35.2%–38.6%–not measured
Since launchNot the same days: CAIQ Nov 2025 · YYY Jun 2012+13.0%+114.4%16.8%113.6%−5.7 ptsnot measured

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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.

YYY

No 1-year comparison: a quarter's holdings filing is missing from the year.

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, YYY paid 12.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 10.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +1.9%. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 13.8%, paid monthly. Amplify estimates that 18% of the distribution paid Oct 30, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, CAIQ or YYY?
CAIQ charges 0.74% a year and YYY charges 3.23%, so CAIQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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