CCEF · Calamos CEF Income & Arbitrage ETF
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CCEF is actively managed and returned +7.8% over the past year.
CCEF returned +7.8% over the year to Nov 4, 2026, charges 3.19% a year and holds $34m in net assets on Jul 31, 2026.
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CCEF risk and return scorecard
vs URTH · Jan 2024 to Oct 2026 · 144 weekly returns · dividend-adjusted
Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records; risk-free rate: U.S. Treasury, Daily Treasury Bill Rates, 13-week coupon equivalent Method · Data
What you earned
How concentrated, and what does it cost?
No index, actively managedMore on CCEF
Every number below is on this page. Open what you need.Price and total return, 1 year
$28.40+0.7%1 day, priceClose, Nov 4, 2026
Total return adds every distribution, reinvested. Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices.
Source: Tiingo end-of-day prices. Data as of Nov 4, 2026. Updated every trading night. Report a data error
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Window | Total return | Benchmark (URTH) | Gap to URTH | S&P 500 (SPY) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1M Oct 5 – Nov 4, 2026 | +0.8% | −0.3% | +1.1 pts | −1.0% |
| 3M Aug 5 – Nov 4, 2026 | −1.8% | −0.6% | −1.2 pts | −0.1% |
| 6M May 6 – Nov 4, 2026 | +0.1% | +4.3% | −4.2 pts | +5.0% |
| YTD Dec 31, 2025 – Nov 4, 2026 | +5.4% | +12.6% | −7.2 pts | +13.3% |
| 1Y Nov 4, 2025 – Nov 4, 2026 | +7.8% | +15.2% | −7.4 pts | +14.8% |
| Since launch Jan 16, 2024 – Nov 4, 2026 | +42.1% | +63.4% | −21.3 pts | +66.7% |
| Since launch, annualised Jan 16, 2024 – Nov 4, 2026 | +13.3% | – | – | – |
Total returns, distributions reinvested. Listed Jan 2024: no 3 years windows.
Source: Tiingo end-of-day prices, with distributions reinvested.
CCEF key stats
Trading
as of Nov 4, 2026
CCEF for holders outside the US
CCEF against the ETFIQ 50 to 70% benchmark
Holdings Jul 31, 2026 · prices Nov 4, 2026CCEF holds 63.6% stocks, which places it in the 50 to 70% band with 28 other allocation ETFs. Its benchmark is ETFIQ Strategic 60. Over the year to Oct 30, 2026 CCEF returned +6.95% against +7.33%, 0.38 points behind.
Return table
Prices to Nov 4, 2026| Strategic 60 | CCEF listed Jan 16, 2024 | Difference, common period Feb 1, 2024 to Oct 30, 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 year | +7.33%* | +6.95% | 0.38 points behind |
| Common period, annualised | +11.98%* | +13.28% | 1.30 points ahead |
| 3 years, annualised | +15.21%* | not yet: 33 months of history | |
| 5 years, annualised | +5.91%* | not yet: 33 months of history | |
| 10 years, annualised | +8.09%* | not yet: 33 months of history | |
| Volatility, common period | 33 months in the period; volatility needs 36 | not yet: 33 months of history | |
| Maximum drawdown, common period | −9.76% (Feb 18 to Apr 8, 2025) | −13.25% (Feb 18 to Apr 8, 2025) | 3.49 pts deeper |
*Hypothetical for Strategic 60: the window begins before Oct 3, 2026, when ETFIQ froze the rule. The difference needs both numbers. Drawdowns are on daily values, volatility from monthly returns.
Percentile in band
Band 50 to 70% · 29 funds · 3-year return to Oct 30, 2026Calendar years with percentile in band
Band 50 to 70% · 29 funds · years to Dec 31, 2025| Year | CCEF | Benchmark | Band median | Percentile · funds | Band low to high |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025* | +13.47% | +16.19% | +15.06% | 36th of 18 · below the median | −6.71%+22.77% |
*Hypothetical: the year begins before Oct 3, 2026, when ETFIQ froze the benchmark's rule. The band is the funds in it today, each measured in the years it existed; a year with fewer than 10 of them has no percentile. CCEF's first close is Jan 16, 2024, so its first whole calendar year is 2025.
Risk by window
Prices to Oct 30, 2026| Measure | 3 years* | 5 years* | 10 years* | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portfolio | Benchmark | Portfolio | Benchmark | Portfolio | Benchmark | |
Volatility (annualised) Standard deviation of monthly returns, annualised | not yet: 33 months of history | 8.37% | not yet: 33 months of history | 10.91% | not yet: 33 months of history | 10.04% |
Maximum drawdown Largest peak-to-trough fall in the window | not yet: 33 months of history | −9.76% | not yet: 33 months of history | −22.31% | not yet: 33 months of history | −22.31% |
Worst month Lowest single calendar-month return | not yet: 33 months of history | −4.43% | not yet: 33 months of history | −7.38% | not yet: 33 months of history | −9.25% |
Sharpe on T-bills Excess return over 3-month T-bills, per unit of volatility | not yet: 33 months of history | 1.21 | not yet: 33 months of history | 0.22 | not yet: 33 months of history | 0.58 |
Beta to benchmark Sensitivity to the benchmark’s moves | not yet: 33 months of history | measured against itself | not yet: 33 months of history | measured against itself | not yet: 33 months of history | measured against itself |
Up capture Share of benchmark gains kept in up months | not yet: 33 months of history | measured against itself | not yet: 33 months of history | measured against itself | not yet: 33 months of history | measured against itself |
Down capture Share of benchmark losses taken in down months | not yet: 33 months of history | measured against itself | not yet: 33 months of history | measured against itself | not yet: 33 months of history | measured against itself |
*Hypothetical as a whole: the window begins before Oct 3, 2026. Drawdowns are on daily values; the other measures are from monthly returns. The benchmark measured against itself has no beta or capture.
Costs
Prospectus, Nov 21, 2025| Layer | A year | On $10,000 | Source · date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fund fee | 3.19% | $319 | 485BPOS XBRL · Nov 21, 2025 |
Every return above is after the fund's fee.
Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices. Data sourced by Tiingo.
About CCEF
12 seats on CCEF, as of Nov 4, 2026: 1 Supports, 3 Mixed, 2 Challenges, 6 Not enough data.
Questions people ask about CCEF
- How has CCEF performed?
- Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, CCEF returned +7.8% with distributions reinvested, against +15.2% for its benchmark, the MSCI World Gross Total Return Index.
- What does CCEF cost?
- The prospectus expense ratio is 3.19% a year.
- What does CCEF hold?
- 54 positions as filed for Jul 31, 2026, with the top ten at 31.3% of the fund. 0% of its weight is in stocks the S&P 500 also holds.
- How far is CCEF below its high?
- 3.8% below its high of Aug 28, 2026, measured on the reinvested series to Nov 4, 2026.
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