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CANQCalamos Nasdaq Equity & Income ETF

Get incomeDiversifier2y track recordRanked #178 of 240 in this goal

Seeks attractive risk-adjusted total return through capital appreciation and current income.

By Calamos · Launched 2024

Annual Cost

0.94%

#4,588 of 5,562 · expensive

Fund Size

$25M

#4,182 of 5,562 · small

Dividend YieldGoal

4.32%

Track Record

2 years

#3,438 of 5,562 · seasoned

Performance

Total-return NAV · USD
Growth of $10,000
$11,603+16.0%

Total-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.

Classification

How Beacon categorizes this fund

Asset class

Fixed income

Strategy

Option income

Index tracked

Nasdaq-100 Index

What it actually holds

By weight

Concentration

Top 10 holdings = 93.1% of funddiversified through underlying funds

Simplify MBS ETF
25.1%
Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF
22.4%
State Street SPDR Portfolio High Yield Bond ETF
15.3%
Janus Henderson AAA CLO ETF
11.5%
Franklin Senior Loan ETF
7.1%
Schwab 1-5 Year Corporate Bond ETF
4.5%
iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
2.9%
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
1.8%
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
1.3%
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
1.2%

Asset allocation

Bonds
77.0%
Stocks
13.6%
Cash
9.4%

Risk profile

Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ years
Volatility (1Y)
11.4%Moderate

Year-on-year price swings

Max drawdown
-12.8%Mild

Worst peak-to-trough loss

Sharpe (3Y)
Unavailable

Needs 3+ years of history

Sortino (3Y)
Not yet

Needs 3+ years of history

Bond profile

Duration

5.5 years

Avg maturity

9.8 years

Credit ratings

US Government
24.3%
AAA
19.3%
AA
5.0%
A
13.5%
BBB
17.1%
BB
24.2%
B
15.3%
Below B
4.7%
Other
1.0%

Where to buy

Listing

Exchange
NASDAQ Global Select Market

Full fund details

Objective
Seeks attractive risk-adjusted total return through capital appreciation and current income.
Strategy
Actively manages fixed income exposure through selection of various debt instruments, including U.S. Treasuries, corporate debt, and high yield bonds. Seeks convertible security-like exposure to companies in the Nasdaq-100 Index, with no limits on maturity or credit quality.
Inception date
February 13, 2024
Fund family
Calamos

Our take

Structural notes on how this fund behaves. Read our guide on the 6 warning signs.

Covered call
Warning

Covered call ETF — yield ≠ total return

The high distribution yield is not free income — it comes from selling upside via call options. Research finds these strategies systematically underperform their underlying index over full cycles, typically by 100–300 basis points per year depending on the option-overlay design. The monthly distributions make the shortfall hard to see in return summaries.

Source: Israelov & Ndong, 'A Devil's Bargain: When Generating Income Undermines Investment Returns' (NDVR, 2023)

Why we flagged this: strategy=option_income + option_income_strategy

Educational analysis of structural product characteristics. Not investment advice. Always read the fund prospectus and consult a qualified advisor before investing. More

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Data updated on 2026-06-19