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CAIE Calamos Autocallable Income ETF

Option income on SPY, paying monthly

Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, CAIE paid 14.2% in cash and still finished 4.0 points behind SPY.

Calamos · Income ETFs · data as of

Key facts

14.2%Cash paid, 1 year, on its starting price
+13.5%Total return, 1 year
−4.0 ptsAgainst SPY
14.1%Latest payout, annualized

Method

ETFIQ Return Stability Score

49.780th of 161

CAIE paid 14.2% in cash. Its price fell 1.6%, so 11% of what you were paid came back out of your own capital.

Was the payout funded by returns, or by your own capital?

Against its benchmark
MLPD −38.1 ptsMDST −30.2 ptsSLTY −29.1 ptsBLOX −27.8 ptsEIPI −27.8 ptsYQQQ −27.6 ptsULTY −23.3 ptsGDXY −22.0 ptsHIGH −20.8 ptsTOPW −18.6 ptsTDVI −18.3 ptsYMAX −18.1 ptsHISF −17.3 ptsACKY −17.2 ptsWEEI −16.9 ptsNDIV −16.6 ptsLQDW −16.2 ptsOARK −15.8 ptsFDND −15.5 ptsTCAL −15.0 ptsQRMI −14.8 ptsSDVD −14.8 ptsLFGY −14.5 ptsSLJY −14.5 ptsSCLZ −14.1 ptsYFYA −13.9 ptsQUSA −13.5 ptsHYGW −13.0 ptsJULH −13.0 ptsXLRI −13.0 ptsMAGY −12.9 ptsYYY −12.7 ptsXLKI −12.6 ptsJULJ −12.4 ptsLJUL −12.4 ptsJANJ −12.3 ptsLJAN −12.3 ptsFGSI −12.2 ptsLOCT −12.1 ptsRNTY −12.1 ptsAIPI −12.0 ptsIWMY −12.0 ptsOCTJ −11.9 ptsHIPS −11.7 ptsJUCY −11.6 ptsXLEI −11.6 ptsAPRJ −11.3 ptsLAPR −11.3 ptsXISE −11.3 ptsXIJN −11.1 ptsCVRD −11.0 ptsJANH −11.0 ptsAPRH −10.9 ptsXBTY −10.7 ptsXIDE −10.7 ptsOCTH −10.6 ptsJEPI −10.3 ptsXIMR −10.1 ptsSRHR −9.7 ptsXRMI −8.7 ptsVEGA −8.3 ptsBUYW −8.2 ptsIAUI −7.9 ptsBAGY −7.7 ptsXV −7.5 ptsKHPI −7.3 ptsYBTC −7.3 ptsFTHI −7.0 ptsYLDE −6.8 ptsIGLD −6.1 ptsQQQI −6.1 ptsRDVI −6.0 ptsSPIN −5.9 ptsFEPI −5.8 ptsIWMW −5.8 ptsTYLG −5.7 ptsBITY −5.6 ptsSPUT −5.4 ptsWTPI −5.2 ptsPAPI −4.7 ptsXLVI −4.7 ptsETCO −4.3 ptsJEPQ −4.1 ptsFTKI −3.9 ptsGPTY −3.7 ptsIQQQ −3.7 ptsGIAX −3.4 ptsBIGY −3.3 ptsISPY −3.1 ptsRYLD −3.1 ptsWEEL −2.9 ptsYMAG −2.9 ptsRDTY −2.6 ptsXLBI −2.5 ptsNBOS −1.8 ptsRYLG −1.8 ptsSPYI −1.7 ptsFTQI −1.6 ptsKNG −1.6 ptsTSPY −1.6 ptsTHTA −1.5 ptsQQQY −1.3 ptsRDTE −1.3 ptsDIVO −1.2 ptsSIXH −1.2 ptsXYLD −1.2 ptsDFII −1.1 ptsGPIQ −1.1 ptsQDTY −1.1 ptsXYLG −1.1 ptsXDTE −0.9 ptsQDTE −0.7 ptsQYLD −0.7 ptsXLII −0.7 ptsXPAY −0.7 ptsEGGY −0.6 ptsJOYT −0.6 ptsSDTY −0.6 ptsWDTE −0.4 ptsBTCC −0.3 ptsQYLG −0.3 ptsGPIX 0.0 ptsDJIA +0.1 ptsDYLG +0.3 ptsIWMI +0.3 ptsKGLD +0.3 ptsXLFI +0.3 ptsIVVW +0.4 ptsLTTI +0.5 ptsLQTI +0.6 ptsPBP +0.6 ptsHYTI +0.9 ptsTDAQ +0.9 ptsCSHI +1.3 ptsBALI +1.4 ptsYETH +1.5 ptsHYBL +1.6 ptsXLUI +1.6 ptsCHPY +1.9 ptsBTCI +2.1 ptsSOXY +2.3 ptsITWO +2.5 ptsDOGG +2.7 ptsCEPI +2.9 ptsXLYI +2.9 ptsYBIT +2.9 ptsTLTP +3.4 ptsDUBS +4.0 ptsSEPI +4.7 ptsXLCI +5.2 ptsIDVO +5.4 ptsTLTW +5.4 ptsBCCC +6.3 ptsOMAH +6.5 ptsIDUB +6.9 ptsXLSI +8.8 ptsUSOY +10.5 ptsBUCK +10.9 ptsKLIP +20.9 ptsNVYY +24.6 ptsCAIE −4.0 ptsCAIE −4.0 pts−38.1 pts+24.6 pts

51.9% of the 161 sit at or below CAIE on this measure.

What happened to the principal
ETCO −75.0%XBTY −74.7%YETH −67.4%YBTC −61.4%BTCC −59.9%YBIT −58.9%BAGY −58.0%SLTY −54.4%ULTY −53.3%NVYY −52.4%BITY −51.9%BCCC −49.4%BTCI −46.9%DFII −44.8%LFGY −43.0%YMAX −41.0%BLOX −38.8%TOPW −36.6%OARK −33.3%KLIP −32.8%GDXY −32.5%YMAG −27.1%YQQQ −26.3%MAGY −25.8%IWMY −23.1%CEPI −21.0%RDTY −19.9%RDTE −19.4%QDTE −18.5%EGGY −15.1%TLTP −14.5%XLYI −14.1%LTTI −13.8%ACKY −13.7%WDTE −13.7%QQQY −13.0%QDTY −12.8%XDTE −12.8%AIPI −12.2%QUSA −11.8%LQTI −10.4%TLTW −10.3%SDTY −9.9%GIAX −9.8%XLUI −9.5%HIGH −9.3%LQDW −9.3%TCAL −9.0%FEPI −8.5%XV −8.4%IGLD −8.1%XLRI −8.0%XLCI −7.9%FDND −7.6%YYY −7.5%XLSI −7.3%RNTY −6.5%HYTI −6.3%GPTY −6.0%OMAH −6.0%XLBI −5.7%HYGW −5.6%IWMW −5.3%HIPS −5.2%XPAY −4.9%HISF −4.7%QRMI −4.2%USOY −4.0%XLFI −3.8%FGSI −3.2%BUCK −2.5%HYBL −2.5%JUCY −2.3%XRMI −2.3%MLPD −1.7%IAUI −1.6%YFYA −1.6%IVVW −1.4%CVRD −1.3%JEPI −1.1%KNG −0.9%XIJN −0.7%JULJ −0.6%WTPI −0.5%CSHI −0.4%JULH −0.3%LJUL −0.2%XISE 0.0%JANH +0.1%JANJ +0.1%LAPR +0.1%LOCT +0.1%LJAN +0.2%OCTJ +0.2%XLII +0.2%APRJ +0.3%OCTH +0.3%XIDE +0.3%XIMR +0.4%APRH +0.5%TSPY +0.6%KHPI +0.7%BIGY +0.8%WEEL +0.9%SRHR +1.0%FTHI +1.1%QQQI +1.5%XLVI +2.1%SPYI +2.6%QYLG +2.8%YLDE +2.8%BUYW +2.9%SDVD +3.0%XYLG +3.4%KGLD +3.8%THTA +3.9%DJIA +4.2%FTKI +4.3%SCLZ +4.4%PAPI +4.5%RYLD +4.7%XLKI +5.0%PBP +5.1%IWMI +5.3%DYLG +5.4%TDAQ +5.9%XYLD +5.9%JEPQ +6.0%SPIN +6.1%NBOS +6.5%SPUT +6.5%RYLG +7.1%GPIX +7.9%FTQI +8.0%DOGG +8.2%ISPY +8.4%QYLD +8.4%DIVO +8.9%MDST +9.3%VEGA +9.4%BALI +9.5%GPIQ +9.8%SLJY +11.0%RDVI +11.7%TDVI +11.7%IQQQ +12.3%SEPI +13.8%XLEI +13.8%SIXH +14.1%ITWO +14.3%EIPI +14.6%JOYT +16.1%IDVO +16.4%DUBS +18.9%WEEI +18.9%IDUB +19.0%TYLG +21.2%NDIV +22.9%CHPY +24.9%SOXY +68.6%CAIE −1.6%CAIE −1.6%−75.0%+68.6%

47.5% of the 161 sit at or below CAIE on this measure.

Weighted evenly, those two positions are what the score combines, across the 161 income ETFs writing on an index or proxy. Neither spread above is the score: a fund can sit further right on one and score lower. A position in this set, not a rating: it moves when the set moves, and it is not a figure to average against another desk's.

What the score is computed from
What it measuresThis fundIts percentileWeight
against its benchmark−4.0 pts51.950%
what happened to the principal−1.6%47.550%

All income ETFs ranked by this score · How it is computed

31st of 354 income ETFs by net assets

What a holder got

CAIE against SPYCAIE returned +13.5% with distributions reinvested against +17.5% for S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy, a gap of −4.0 pts. Of that, 14.2% arrived as cash rather than price.+13.5%CAIE total return+17.5%S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy14.2% of it arrived as cash

Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, CAIE returned +13.5% with distributions reinvested and S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +17.5%, so a holder came out behind it by 4.0 points. The lighter segment is the 14.2% that arrived as cash rather than as price.

Method

Period by period

CAIE over each window to Sep 11, 2026. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowCash paidPriceTotal returnSPYAhead or behind
3 months3.5%−1.4%+2.1%+3.3%−1.2 pts
6 months7.5%+5.2%+12.9%+16.0%−3.1 pts
1 year14.2%−1.6%+13.5%+17.5%−4.0 pts
Since launch18.1%+6.6%+26.3%+27.3%−1.0 pts

Method

When CAIE pays

CAIE pays monthly. The last distribution was $0.3132 a share, which went ex on Sep 1, 2026, with payment about 2 days later. The next has not been declared. On its own cadence of about 30 days the ex-date falls near Oct 1, 2026; that date is an ETFIQ projection, not the issuer’s.

Expected distributions for CAIE. Where the basis is a projection, ETFIQ has carried the fund’s own spacing forward from its last ex-date and held the amount at the last one paid; neither is an issuer statement. Source: ETFIQ.
Ex-datePay dateAmountBasis
Oct 1, 2026Oct 5, 2026$0.3132ETFIQ projection from the fund’s own cadence
Every distribution ETFIQ holds for CAIE (13, most recent first)
Cash distributions per share for CAIE. Source: ETFIQ from Tiingo end-of-day distributions.
Ex-dateAmount
Sep 1, 2026$0.3132
Aug 3, 2026$0.3126
Jul 1, 2026$0.3182
Jun 1, 2026$0.3193
May 1, 2026$0.3196
Apr 1, 2026$0.317
Mar 2, 2026$0.3195
Feb 2, 2026$0.3245
Dec 23, 2025$0.3245
Dec 1, 2025$0.325
Nov 3, 2025$0.3263
Oct 1, 2025$0.3281
Sep 2, 2025$0.3055

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Method

In plain words

Since it launched on Jun 25, 2025, CAIE has returned +26.3% with distributions reinvested, against +27.3% for S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy, and has paid out 18.1% of its starting value in cash along the way. It pays monthly, and at its current price the latest distribution annualizes to 14.1%. No Rule 19a-1 notice has been published for this fund, so there is no issuer estimate of how much of its distributions was a return of capital.

CAIE (Calamos Autocallable Income ETF), income ETFs fields as of Sep 11, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
Strategyoption income
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy (proxy)
Paysmonthly
Net assets (SEC filing, whole fund, as filed for Apr 30, 2026)$872m
Latest payout, annualized (ETFIQ)14.1%
Expense ratio (485BPOS XBRL, Nov 21, 2025)0.74%
Cash paid, last 12 months, over today’s price (ETFIQ)14.4%
LaunchedJun 25, 2025
Paysmonthly
Typical gap between ex-dates30 days
Typical wait from ex-date to payment2 days
Last paid, per share$0.3132 ex Sep 1, 2026
Sum of the last 12 distributions$3.8478

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. How these figures are computed

Questions people ask

How much has CAIE paid over the last year?
Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, CAIE paid 14.2% of its starting price in cash distributions, while the price fell 1.6%.
Is CAIE ahead of SPY?
Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, with every distribution reinvested, CAIE returned +13.5% against +17.5% for S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy, so a holder was behind it by 4.0 points.
How often does CAIE pay, and how much?
CAIE pays monthly. The latest distribution annualizes to 14.1% at its price on Sep 11, 2026, which is not a promise; the next one can differ.
When does CAIE next pay a distribution?
CAIE pays monthly. The last distribution went ex on Sep 1, 2026 at $0.3132 a share. The next is not declared; on a cadence of about 30 days the ex-date falls near Oct 1, 2026, which is an ETFIQ projection. Payment usually follows the ex-date by 2 days.
What does CAIE cost?
The prospectus expense ratio is 0.74% a year.

The words on this page

Total return
What a holder actually ended up with: price change plus every distribution, reinvested. The only figure that answers whether you came out ahead.
Cash paid
Distributions over the window as a share of what the fund cost at the start. A measure of cash delivered, not of return: a fund can pay a great deal and still lose money.
Ahead or behind
The fund’s total return minus the benchmark’s over exactly the same days, in percentage points. Both sides reinvest.
Return of capital
The issuer’s own estimate, in a Rule 19a-1 notice, of how much of a distribution was your own money returned. An estimate and a tax characterization, not a measure of erosion.
Covered call
Selling call options on shares the fund holds. It collects a premium and gives up the gains above the strike, which is why these funds pay well and lag a rising market.

Every term used here, defined in full on the income ETFs vocabulary page.

Where these figures came from

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