How much has CAIQ paid over the last year?

Over the period from its launch on Nov 20, 2025 to Sep 4, 2026, CAIQ paid 13.7% of its starting price in cash distributions, while the price rose 2.2%.

Is CAIQ ahead of QQQ?

Over the period from its launch on Nov 20, 2025 to Sep 4, 2026, with every distribution reinvested, CAIQ returned +16.7% against +23.2% for Nasdaq-100 (QQQ), so a holder was behind it by 6.5 points.

How often does CAIQ pay, and how much?

CAIQ pays monthly. The latest distribution annualises to 17.9% at its price on Sep 4, 2026, which is not a promise; the next one can differ.

Data as of Sep 4, 2026. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation from exchange prices and cash distributions (Tiingo end-of-day), total return with distributions reinvested. Return of capital is the issuer’s estimate.

CAIQ · Calamos Nasdaq Autocallable Income ETF

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Over the period since launch on Nov 20, 2025 to Sep 4, 2026, CAIQ paid 13.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 2.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +16.7%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +23.2% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 6.5 pts. At its price on Sep 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualises to 17.9%, paid monthly.

CAIQ (Calamos Nasdaq Autocallable Income ETF), income desk fields as of Sep 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
Strategy	option income
Benchmark	Nasdaq-100 (QQQ)
Pays	monthly
Payout rate, annualised (ETFIQ)	17.9%
Expense ratio (prospectus XBRL)	not published
Cash paid, trailing 12 months (ETFIQ)	13.4%
Launched	Nov 20, 2025
3 months: paid / price / total / QQQ / ahead or behind (ETFIQ)	4.3% / −3.4% / +1.0% / +2.1% / −1.1 pts
6 months: paid / price / total / QQQ / ahead or behind (ETFIQ)	9.3% / +4.2% / +13.8% / +20.2% / −6.3 pts
since launch: paid / price / total / QQQ / ahead or behind (ETFIQ)	13.7% / +2.2% / +16.7% / +23.2% / −6.5 pts

Questions people ask

How much has CAIQ paid over the last year?: Over the period from its launch on Nov 20, 2025 to Sep 4, 2026, CAIQ paid 13.7% of its starting price in cash distributions, while the price rose 2.2%.
Is CAIQ ahead of QQQ?: Over the period from its launch on Nov 20, 2025 to Sep 4, 2026, with every distribution reinvested, CAIQ returned +16.7% against +23.2% for Nasdaq-100 (QQQ), so a holder was behind it by 6.5 points.
How often does CAIQ pay, and how much?: CAIQ pays monthly. The latest distribution annualises to 17.9% at its price on Sep 4, 2026, which is not a promise; the next one can differ.

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