Calamos Nasdaq Equity & Income ETF
$28.78−0.27 (−0.93%)
- 0.94%
- $20M
- +0.2%
- 4.80%
- 1.63K sh
- low $27.36high $31.62
The ETF.net CANQ Grade
C
Score 43 out of 100
- 21 of 31
Score 43 of 100 falls in the C band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25.
Cost
The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.D30 out of 100Rank 22 of 31Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A80 out of 100Rank 14 of 21Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.B68 out of 100Rank 4 of 31Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.F5 out of 100Rank 31 of 31Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.F15 out of 100Rank 23 of 24Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.C41 out of 100Rank 25 of 31
Our read on CANQ
In short
CMost Nasdaq-100 income ETFs sell calls and cap your upside. CANQ flips it: about 90% in an actively managed bond portfolio, about 10% in long calls on the index's biggest names. Uncapped participation, monthly income funded by bonds.
Stated mandate
Seeks Nasdaq-100 upside through FLEX options while using an actively managed fixed-income portfolio to mitigate downside risk and provide monthly income.
Why people hold it
Worth knowing
CANQ Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
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CANQ$10,022
Returns run to the Nov 9, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
| Period | CANQ |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +1.3% |
| 1 month | −2.0% |
| 3 months | −4.1% |
| 1 year | +0.2% |
| 3 years | |
| 5 years | |
| 10 years |
Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.
| Year | Return bar | CANQ |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +1.3% | |
| 2025 | +11.7% | |
| 2024 | +19.5% |
CANQ in the news
CANQ Dividends
- 4.80%
- $1.39
- $0.12 per share
- Monthly
CANQ Risk
- 10.9%
How it’s calculated: standard deviation
The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.
- 0.61
How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio
Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.
Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.
- −12.8%
How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown
The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.
Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.
- 0.84
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
FMP measures it over up to five years of monthly returns.
CANQ Cost
Overpaying vs EDGQ, cheapest in Nasdaq-100 Option Income
$17,704
On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.
CANQ 0.94%
$17,704
EDGQ 0.00% Cheapest
$0
Cost over time
Year by year
| Year | CANQ | EDGQ | Overpaying |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | $1,661 | $0 | $1,661 |
| 20 | $6,260 | $0 | $6,260 |
| 30 | $17,704 | $0 | $17,704 |
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