# CAIE (Calamos Autocallable Income ETF)

Calamos · Income ETFs · data as of Sep 11, 2026

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

## Key facts

- CAIE, cash paid, 1 year, on its starting price: 14.2%, as of Sep 11, 2026.
- CAIE, total return, 1 year: +13.5%, as of Sep 11, 2026.
- CAIE, against SPY: −4.0 pts, as of Sep 11, 2026.
- CAIE, latest payout, annualized: 14.1%, as of Sep 11, 2026.
- CAIE, net assets: $872m (SEC filing, whole fund, as filed for Apr 30, 2026).
- CAIE, expense ratio: 0.74% (485BPOS XBRL, Nov 21, 2025).

## CAIE over each window to Sep 11, 2026

| Window | Cash paid | Price | Total return | SPY | Ahead or behind |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 3 months | 3.5% | −1.4% | +2.1% | +3.3% | −1.2 pts |
| 6 months | 7.5% | +5.2% | +12.9% | +16.0% | −3.1 pts |
| 1 year | 14.2% | −1.6% | +13.5% | +17.5% | −4.0 pts |
| Since launch | 18.1% | +6.6% | +26.3% | +27.3% | −1.0 pts |

## Every published field

| Field | Value | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Strategy | option income | ETFIQ |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy (proxy) | ETFIQ |
| Pays | monthly | ETFIQ |
| Net assets | $872m | SEC filing, whole fund, as filed for Apr 30, 2026 |
| Latest payout, annualized | 14.1% | ETFIQ |
| Expense ratio | 0.74% | 485BPOS XBRL, Nov 21, 2025 |
| Cash paid, last 12 months, over today’s price | 14.4% | ETFIQ |
| Launched | Jun 25, 2025 | ETFIQ |
| Pays | monthly | ETFIQ |
| Typical gap between ex-dates | 30 days | ETFIQ |
| Typical wait from ex-date to payment | 2 days | ETFIQ |
| Last paid, per share | $0.3132 ex Sep 1, 2026 | ETFIQ |
| Sum of the last 12 distributions | $3.8478 | ETFIQ |

## Questions

### 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.


## Cite this page

ETFIQ, CAIE, data as of Sep 11, 2026. https://etfiq.com/funds/caie
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