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CCEF against the ETFIQ Strategic 60 benchmark

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As of Nov 4, 2026, Calamos CEF Income & Arbitrage ETF holds 63.6% of its net assets in stocks, counting stocks inside any funds it owns. That puts it in the moderate band. Its benchmark is ETFIQ Strategic, 60% stocks, a rule, not a fund.

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In the year to Oct 30, 2026, CCEF returned +6.95%, 0.38 points behind the ETFIQ Strategic 60 benchmark’s hypothetical +7.33%.

3.19%fee a year
+6.95%1 year, to Oct 30, 2026
+7.33%Strategic 60, 1 year, hypothetical
−0.38points, CCEF behind

Growth of $10,000

Ranges such as 1Y and 5Y end on Oct 30, 2026; All ends on Nov 4, 2026. CCEF’s line is its own market-price total return. The benchmark’s is dashed and shaded where hypothetical, before Oct 5, 2026. The largest drawdown of CCEF is shaded where the comparison dates it. Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices. Not published: the 3Y range, the comparison carries no such window; the 5Y range, the comparison carries no such window; the 10Y range, the comparison carries no such window.

Growth of $10,000 over 1Y, Oct 31, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026: CCEF ends at $10,695, Strategic 60 at $10,733, the benchmark hypothetical.$11,485$10,809$10,133$9,457hypothetical · the current rule applied to past pricestracked$10,695$10,7332025 Oct2026 Feb2026 May2026 Aug2026 Oct
CCEFStrategic 60, the benchmarkHypothetical
Value of $10,000 at six points from Oct 31, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026; the same numbers as the chart. CCEF is its market-price total return; the benchmark is hypothetical.
Value onOct 31, 2025Jan 14, 2026Mar 27, 2026Jun 9, 2026Aug 20, 2026Oct 30, 2026
CCEF$10,000$10,388$9,879$10,626$11,063$10,695
Reference$10,000$10,251$9,795$10,675$10,922$10,733
Growth of $10,000 over the whole shared history, Jan 16, 2024 to Nov 4, 2026: CCEF ends at $14,207, Strategic 60 at $13,951, the benchmark hypothetical.$15,215$13,346$11,476$9,607hypothetical · the current rule applied to past pricestracked$14,207$13,95120242024202520262026
CCEFStrategic 60, the benchmarkHypothetical
Value of $10,000 at six points from Jan 16, 2024 to Nov 4, 2026; the same numbers as the chart. CCEF is its market-price total return; the benchmark is hypothetical.
Value onJan 16, 2024Aug 7, 2024Mar 3, 2025Sep 22, 2025Apr 15, 2026Nov 4, 2026
CCEF$10,000$11,110$12,242$13,219$13,938$14,207
Reference$10,000$10,594$11,394$12,681$13,443$13,951

CCEF and Strategic 60 by window

CCEF and Strategic 60 by window
WindowFromToCCEFStrategic 60Difference, pointsSide
Year to dateDec 31, 2025Nov 4, 2026+5.38%+7.64%*−2.26CCEF behind
1 yearOct 31, 2025Oct 30, 2026+6.95%+7.33%*−0.38CCEF behind
3 years, a yearnot publishednot publishednot publishednot publishednot publishednot published
5 years, a yearnot publishednot publishednot publishednot publishednot publishednot published
10 years, a yearnot publishednot publishednot publishednot publishednot publishednot published
Since Jan 16, 2024, a yearJan 31, 2024Oct 30, 2026+13.28%+11.98%*+1.30CCEF ahead
CCEF’s own market-price total return beside Strategic 60 over the same closes. YTD and 1 year are total returns; the longer windows are yearly rates over whole months. The difference is in percentage points. *Hypothetical as a whole: the benchmark’s window begins before its tracked date, Oct 5, 2026. Data sourced by Tiingo.

Fees

Fees
PortfolioFeeA yearOn $10,000As of
CCEFExpense ratio, from its prospectus3.19%$319Nov 21, 2025
Strategic 60Weighted fund fee, inside its returns0.05%$5Nov 4, 2026
Both fees are already inside the returns above. On $10,000 is the fee times 100, the dollars a year at that fee.
How a benchmark is published

Each benchmark has its own page with its weights, calendar and returns. Rules were frozen on Oct 3, 2026. Data before Oct 5, 2026 is hypothetical: we apply today’s rule and funds to earlier prices. Total returns use market price with distributions reinvested, after each fund’s own fees. Nothing else is deducted. The price source leaves out funds that closed before 2016, so results lean toward funds that survived. Methodology v1.3 →

Where to next
CCEF fund page→The Strategic 60 benchmark→Every benchmark at 60% stocks→Every model, side by side→How the benchmarks are built→

Questions people ask about CCEF and its benchmark

Why is CCEF measured against ETFIQ Strategic 60?

As of Nov 4, 2026, CCEF holds 63.6% of its net assets in stocks, counting stocks inside any funds it owns. That puts it in the moderate band, more than 50% and up to 70% stocks. ETFIQ Strategic 60 is that band’s benchmark.

What does ETFIQ Strategic 60 hold?

60% VT and 40% US bonds (BND and AGG in equal parts), rebalanced on the last trading day of each month. It is a rule, not a fund. ETFIQ takes no payment from any fund company.

Why are the benchmark’s returns hypothetical?

Its rule was frozen on a set date. Returns before that date apply today’s rule and funds to earlier prices. The fund’s own returns use its market price with distributions reinvested. The price source leaves out funds that closed before 2016, so results lean toward funds that survived.

Sources and dates
Prices and distributions, every fund the benchmarks holdData sourced by Tiingo · end of day · Nov 4, 2026 ↗
The risk-free rate, for the Sharpe ratioU.S. Treasury daily bill rates ↗
CCEF’s page, with its prospectus and feeCCEF’s page, with its prospectus and fee →
CCEF’s prospectus filing, for its expense ratioCCEF’s prospectus filing, for its expense ratio ↗

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices. Data sourced by Tiingo.

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ETFIQ, CCEF ETF vs the ETFIQ Strategic 60 Benchmark, data as of Nov 4, 2026. https://etfiq.com/models/compare/ccef/

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