# CCEF (Calamos CEF Income & Arbitrage ETF)

Calamos · Allocation ETFs · Moderate · data as of Nov 4, 2026

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.

Promise check: Not measured. Its name states no stock share or band. https://etfiq.com/promise-index/allocation/

CCEF is actively managed and returned +7.8% over the past year.

## Key facts

- CCEF, total return, 1 year: +7.8%, as of Nov 4, 2026.
- CCEF, expense ratio: 3.19%, as of Nov 21, 2025.
- CCEF, holdings: 54, as of Jul 31, 2026.
- CCEF, below its high: −3.8%, as of Nov 4, 2026.
- CCEF, 12-month yield, capital gains included, on its starting price: 8.3%, as of Nov 4, 2026.
- CCEF, last payment (paid monthly), ex-date Nov 2, 2026: $0.1908, as of Nov 2, 2026.
- CCEF, net assets: $34m (SEC filing, whole fund, as filed for Jul 31, 2026).

## CCEF over each window to Nov 4, 2026

| Window | Total return | Benchmark (URTH) | Gap to URTH | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 month | +0.8% | −0.3% | +1.1 pts | −1.0% |
| 3 months | −1.8% | −0.6% | −1.2 pts | −0.1% |
| 6 months | +0.1% | +4.3% | −4.2 pts | +5.0% |
| Year to date | +5.4% | +12.6% | −7.2 pts | +13.3% |
| 1 year | +7.8% | +15.2% | −7.4 pts | +14.8% |
| Since launch | +42.1% | +63.4% | −21.3 pts | +66.7% |
| Since launch, annualised | +13.3% | – | – | – |

## CCEF key stats

- 52-week high, daily closes to Nov 4, 2026: $30.13 on Aug 28, 2026 (computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices)
- 52-week low, daily closes to Nov 4, 2026: $27.54 on Mar 30, 2026 (computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices)
- Close on Nov 4, 2026, within that range: $28.40, 33% of the way from the low to the high (computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices)
- Holdings: 54
- Top ten weight: 31.3%

## CCEF trading

- Not scored.
- The full trading page: https://etfiq.com/funds/ccef/trading/

## CCEF for holders outside the US

- US tax withheld on dividends, no treaty: 30% (<https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-lbi/tax-treaty-table-1.pdf>)
- Treaty rates on dividends (IRS table, read Oct 30, 2026): 65 countries, 10% to 30% (<https://www.irs.gov/individuals/international-taxpayers/tax-treaty-tables>)
- CCEF interest-related and short-term gain dividends: not read by ETFIQ
- US estate tax filing threshold, non-resident holders: $60,000 (<https://www.irs.gov/instructions/i706na>)
- Share class: Distributing (<https://etfiq.com/learn/non-us-holders>)

Facts from the IRS, not tax advice.

## Every published field

| Field | Value | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| What it tracks | No index, actively managed | ETFIQ |
| Fund type | Allocation fund | ETFIQ |
| Category | Allocation · Moderate | ETFIQ |
| Expense ratio | 3.19% | 485BPOS XBRL, Nov 21, 2025 |
| Price | $28.40 | ETFIQ |
| First traded | Jan 16, 2024 | ETFIQ |
| Net assets | $34m | SEC filing, whole fund, as filed for Jul 31, 2026 |
| Benchmark | MSCI World Gross Total Return Index, measured by URTH, which tracks the same index | ETFIQ, from its filings |
| Benchmark named in | its shareholder report, N-CSR, Sep 30, 2026 | ETFIQ |
| CCEF, 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 | +7.8% | ETFIQ |
| URTH, the same days | +15.2% | ETFIQ |
| Against its benchmark, 1 year | −7.4 pts | ETFIQ |
| Below its high | −3.8% | ETFIQ |
| Holdings | 54 | ETFIQ |
| Top ten weight | 31.3% | ETFIQ |
| Cash, not in the top ten | 9.3% | ETFIQ |
| Holdings as of | Jul 31, 2026 | SEC N-PORT |
| Already in the S&P 500, by weight | 0.0% | ETFIQ |
| Active share vs the S&P 500 | 100.0% | ETFIQ |
| Already in the Nasdaq-100, by weight | 0.0% | ETFIQ |

## Questions

### 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.


## Cite this page

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