CPNJ Calamos Nasdaq-100 Structured Alt Protection ETF - June

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$27.78
0.0% · 1 day, price
IQ’s readingComputed nightly from ETFIQ data. Not written live.

Since Jun 1, 2026, CPNJ returned 0.5%, against QQQ's −2.3% price return. 97.7% of its 100.0% buffer is left.

Absorbs the whole loss on QQQ and caps the gain at 8.0%, over a period ending May 28, 2027Calamos ↗Expense ratio 0.69%Fund assets $45m on Oct 28, 2026Benchmark QQQFund page at the issuer ↗SEC filings ↗Every Calamos fund ETFIQ covers

Promise check: Not measuredNo outcome period of its has finished in ETFIQ's record (snapshots from Sep 4, 2026).

CPNJ risk and return scorecard

vs QQQ · Jun 2024 to Oct 2026 · 123 weekly returns · dividend-adjusted

Short history · 28 months
CPNJ +15.4%, QQQ +48.9%, Jun 2024 to Oct 2026, distributions reinvested.
Return
MeasureCPNJQQQEdge
Total return+15.4%+48.9%QQQ
Annualized+6.2%+18.3%QQQ
Price return+15.4%+47.0%QQQ
Risk
MeasureCPNJQQQEdge
Volatility4.6%20.3%CPNJ
Max drawdown−5.8%−21.3%CPNJ
Upside capture12.3%100.0%QQQ
Downside capture22.3%100.0%CPNJ
Risk-adjusted
MeasureCPNJQQQEdge
Sharpe ratio0.430.72QQQ
Sortino ratio0.651.11QQQ
Alpha vs QQQ
MeasureCPNJQQQEdge
Alpha, a year−0.9%Not significant
Alpha t-stat−0.64
Beta to QQQ0.201.00Lower beta

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

Money in and out

Net fund flows · Jul 31, 2026
12 months to Jul 31, 2026
−$5.1m
Since Jun 2024
+$36.2m

What you earned

CPNJ 0.0%, QQQ price return −1.5%: total return over one month to Oct 28, 2026.
CPNJ0.0%
QQQ−1.5%
CPNJ +1.8%, QQQ price return +9.7%: total return over three months to Oct 28, 2026.
CPNJ+1.8%
QQQ+9.7%
CPNJ +1.0%, QQQ price return +9.7%: total return over six months to Oct 28, 2026.
CPNJ+1.0%
QQQ+9.7%
CPNJ +2.9%, QQQ price return +18.1%: total return over the year to Oct 28, 2026.
CPNJ+2.9%
QQQ+18.1%
CPNJ +3.6%, QQQ price return +14.6%: total return over one year to Oct 28, 2026.
CPNJ+3.6%
QQQ+14.6%
CPNJ +17.6%, QQQ price return +60.1%: total return since launch to Oct 28, 2026.
CPNJ+17.6%
QQQ+60.1%

Where does it stand in this outcome period?

Outcome period Jun 1, 2026 to May 28, 2027
not published
Can still gain from today’s fund price
0.7%
Fall before the buffer from today’s fund price
97.7%
Protection left, index points
212
Days to reset

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Price, 1 year

$27.780.0%1 day, priceClose, Oct 28, 2026

Price only. No distribution was paid over these days, so total return is the same. Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices.

Source: Tiingo end-of-day prices. Data as of Oct 28, 2026. Updated every trading night. Report a data error

Points (pts) are percentage points.

CPNJ returns by window: total return, cash paid and price change
WindowTotal returnQQQ price returnGap to QQQ
1M Sep 28 – Oct 28, 20260.0%−1.5%+1.5 pts
3M Jul 29 – Oct 28, 2026+1.8%+9.7%−7.9 pts
6M Apr 29 – Oct 28, 2026+1.0%+9.7%−8.7 pts
YTD Dec 31, 2025 – Oct 28, 2026+2.9%+18.1%−15.2 pts
1Y Oct 28, 2025 – Oct 28, 2026+3.6%+14.6%−11.0 pts
Since launch Jun 3, 2024 – Oct 28, 2026+17.6%+60.1%−42.5 pts
Since launch, annualised Jun 3, 2024 – Oct 28, 2026+7.0%––

Total returns, distributions reinvested. QQQ's column is its price return, dividends left out: the basis the outcome period uses. Listed Jun 2024: no 3 years windows.

Source: Tiingo end-of-day prices, with distributions reinvested.

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Buffer working
Buffer workingCPNJ: reference −2.3% since period start, fund +0.5%; buffer Floor; cap +8.0%; Buffer working. Data to Oct 28, 2026.full floor beneath+8% to capfull floor0% period start+8.0% capTODAY · QQQ −2.3%Buffer workingCPNJ: reference −2.3% since period start, fund +0.5%; buffer Floor; cap +8.0%; Buffer working. Data to Oct 28, 2026.full floor beneathfull floor0% start+8.0% cap+8% more to the capTODAY · QQQ −2.3%

CPNJ: reference −2.3% since period start, fund +0.5%; buffer Floor; cap +8.0%; Buffer working. Data to Oct 28, 2026.

Money in and out

Monthly data · as of Jul 31, 2026

CPNJ: in the month to Jul 31, 2026, net $2.1m came in, by its SEC filing.

12 months
−$5.1m
−11.1% of $45.4m on Jul 31, 2025
Aug 1, 2025 to Jul 31, 2026
monthly, from SEC filings
Since Jun 2024
+$36.2m
Jun 1, 2024 to Jul 31, 2026
monthly, from SEC filings

Computed by ETFIQ from the monthly sales and redemptions CPNJ files with the SEC on Form N-PORT.

How this is computed

ETFIQ reads no daily data for this fund, so its flows are monthly, and the latest month filed is Jul 2026. Every day and month ETFIQ holds for CPNJ, back to Jun 2024, is in its flows file. Flows across every fund · How these flows are computed · Compare CPNJ with other funds in the flows tool

Month by month, money in and money outJun 2024 to Jul 2026

CPNJ, money in and money out each month from Jun 2024 to Jul 2026: two bars a month, money in above the line and money out below. Every bar is from CPNJ’s SEC filings (N-PORT item B.6). Of the 26 months listed, money came in on net in 6 and went out in 16.

Every bar is from CPNJ’s SEC filings (N-PORT item B.6). Of the 26 months listed, money came in on net in 6 and went out in 16.

MonthInOutNet
Jul 2026 SEC Form N-PORT+$2.1m$0+$2.1m
Jun 2026 SEC Form N-PORT+$13.8m$0+$13.8m
May 2026 SEC Form N-PORT+$690k−$690k+$9
Apr 2026 SEC Form N-PORT$0$0$0
Mar 2026 SEC Form N-PORT$0−$1.4m−$1.4m
Feb 2026 SEC Form N-PORT$0$0$0
Jan 2026 SEC Form N-PORT$0−$14.2m−$14.2m
Dec 2025 SEC Form N-PORT$0−$1.3m−$1.3m
Nov 2025 SEC Form N-PORT$0−$1.3m−$1.3m
Oct 2025 SEC Form N-PORT$0−$1.3m−$1.3m
Sep 2025 SEC Form N-PORT$0−$1.3m−$1.3m
Aug 2025 SEC Form N-PORT$0$0$0
Jul 2025 SEC Form N-PORT$0−$3.3m−$3.3m
Jun 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$21.4m$0+$21.4m
May 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$27.0m−$28.9m−$1.9m
Apr 2025 SEC Form N-PORT$0−$2.4m−$2.4m
Mar 2025 SEC Form N-PORT$0−$1.2m−$1.2m
Feb 2025 SEC Form N-PORT$0−$3.2m−$3.2m
Jan 2025 SEC Form N-PORT$0−$2.5m−$2.5m
Dec 2024 SEC Form N-PORT$0−$1.9m−$1.9m
Nov 2024 SEC Form N-PORT$0−$2.5m−$2.5m
Oct 2024 SEC Form N-PORT$0−$19.6m−$19.6m
Sep 2024 SEC Form N-PORT$0$0$0
Aug 2024 SEC Form N-PORT+$2.4m−$7.7m−$5.3m
Jul 2024 SEC Form N-PORT+$7.2m−$1.2m+$6.0m
Jun 2024 SEC Form N-PORT+$57.5m$0+$57.5m

Most recent first.

How this is computed

N-PORT months: money in is sales plus reinvestments; money out is redemptions.

N-PORT months are the filed sales plus reinvestments less redemptions. Later months add up the daily data; the Source column names any missing day.

Source: ETFIQ, from the fund’s SEC N-PORT filings. Data as of Jul 31, 2026. Updated when the fund files its next report.

CPNJ key stats

52-week high, daily closes to Oct 28, 2026 (ETFIQ)$27.98 on Oct 6, 2026
52-week low, daily closes to Oct 28, 2026 (ETFIQ)$26.64 on Nov 20, 2025
Close on Oct 28, 2026, within that range (ETFIQ)$27.78, 85% of the way from the low to the high
Range, beta and R-squared computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices.

Trading

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About CPNJ

Reference indexQQQReport
Buffer100%
Outcome periodJun 1, 2026 to May 28, 2027
Starting cap+8.0%
QQQ return since period start−2.3%
Fund return since period start+0.5%
Net assets (issuer page, as of Oct 28, 2026)$45mReport
Band state today (ETFIQ)Buffer working
Can still gain (issuer, fund price)not published
Fall before buffer (issuer, fund price)0.7%
Fall to the buffer in index terms (ETFIQ)0.0%
Protection left in index points (ETFIQ)97.7% of 100.0%
Days left in period212
Expense ratio (issuer page, Oct 28, 2026)0.69%Report
How we measure
Issuer-published data as of the date shown; ETFIQ calculations marked. Definitions on the learn page. Method
IQ Investment Committee on CPNJ

12 seats on CPNJ, as of Oct 28, 2026: 2 Challenges, 7 Not enough data, 3 Does not apply.

In the tradition ofJohn BogleBogle-style Low CostChallenges
In the tradition ofBenjamin GrahamGraham-style Margin of SafetyNot enough data
In the tradition ofWarren Buffett & Charlie MungerBuffett & Munger-style QualityNot enough data
In the tradition ofPeter LynchLynch-style Growth at a Reasonable PriceNot enough data
In the tradition ofJohn TempletonTempleton-style Global ContrarianDoes not apply
In the tradition ofRay DalioDalio-style All-WeatherNot enough data
In the tradition ofHoward MarksMarks-style Cycles & RiskNot enough data
In the tradition ofStanley DruckenmillerDruckenmiller-style Macro & LiquidityDoes not apply
In the tradition ofDavid SwensenSwensen-style DiversificationChallenges
In the tradition ofCathie WoodWood-style Disruptive InnovationNot enough data
In the tradition ofJesse LivermoreLivermore-style Trend FollowingDoes not apply
Uses ETFIQ’s measuresThe ETFIQ SkepticETFIQ’s own seatNot enough data
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Questions people ask about CPNJ

How far can CPNJ fall before the buffer helps?
0.7% in fund-price terms on Oct 28, 2026, by the issuer's number. In index terms QQQ can fall 0.0% from that level before the buffer begins. Losses until that point are the holder's.
How much of the CPNJ buffer is left?
97.7% of the 100.0% buffer sat below the QQQ level on Oct 28, 2026. That is an ETFIQ calculation in index points, on one definition for every issuer.
When does CPNJ reset?
The outcome period ends on May 28, 2027, 212 days from the data on Oct 28, 2026. A new cap is set the next day and the buffer starts again.
What does CPNJ cost?
The prospectus expense ratio is 0.69% a year.
Sources and dates
Prices, CPNJ and QQQ price returnTiingo end-of-day · Oct 28, 2026
Fee, 0.69%Issuer page · Oct 28, 2026
Net assets, $45mIssuer page · Oct 28, 2026

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Buffer
The first slice of loss the fund absorbs for you over its outcome period, stated on the reference index. A 15% buffer means the index can fall 15% before you take any of it.
The most the fund can return over the period if held from the first day to the last. Quoted gross and net of fees. Set by the option market on day one, so the same fund can have a different cap each year.
The window, usually twelve months and sometimes six or three, over which the buffer and, where there is one, the cap apply. On its last day the options expire, the fund resets, and fresh terms are struck from that day’s option prices.
Reset
The day one outcome period ends and the next begins, with a fresh buffer and fresh terms struck at that day’s level.
How much of the buffer still sits below today’s index level. All of it when the index is above its starting level; less once the index is inside the buffer range.
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