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Calamos US Equity Autocallable Income ETF (CAIE)

Derivative Income | Exchange Traded Fund | NYSEArca
27.19 USD -0.05 (-0.184%) ⇩ (Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 27.41 +0.22 (0.809%) ⇧ (Aug. 28, 2026, 7:30 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:★★⯪☆☆Dividends:★★★☆☆
Hot Take | Aug. 22, 2026, 2:07 a.m. EDT

The Calamos US Equity Autocallable Income ETF presents a classic high-yield, low-growth profile where the income machine is currently outpacing the capital preservation mandate. The 6.85% dividend yield is robust, driven by consistent monthly distributions that have held steady despite minor price fluctuations, making it attractive for income-focused investors who can tolerate equity exposure. However, the short-term outlook is muted; the price is trading flat against its moving averages, and the statistical forecast indicates virtually no directional edge over the next month. More concerning is the options landscape, where the heavy put open interest and elevated implied volatility suggest the market is pricing in a significant probability of downside moves or failed autocall events in the coming months. While the business model of generating income via autocallables is sound, the current setup feels like a defensive play waiting for a catalyst to break the sideways consolidation, rather than a vehicle for immediate capital appreciation.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoARIMA ✓0.021731
AutoETS0.021742
MSTL0.021838
AutoTheta0.024809

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA

Forecast Reliability
Score 65%
H-stat 2.57
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.834
Excess Kurtosis 0.44

As of Aug. 22, 2026, 2:07 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning defensively with heavy put open interest at strikes below the current price, particularly for September expiration, while call activity remains sparse and concentrated at-the-money. Implied volatility is significantly elevated for near-term puts compared to calls, suggesting a fear of downside gaps or autocallable reset risks rather than a bullish bet on appreciation.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
1.16% 14.37%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-08-03 0.313 1.162704
2026-07-01 0.318 1.177778
2026-06-01 0.319 1.158315
2026-05-01 0.320 1.188707
2026-04-01 0.317 1.271560
2026-03-02 0.320 1.221840
2026-02-02 0.325 1.210879
2025-12-23 0.325 1.201923
2025-12-01 0.325 1.208628
2025-11-03 0.326 1.198529
2025-10-01 0.328 1.199707
2025-09-02 0.306 1.167048
2025-08-01 0.386 1.507224
Additional Data
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.0
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0
dividendYield 6.85

Info Dump

Attribute Value
All Time High 27.88
All Time Low 24.43
Ask 27.77
Ask Size 4,700
Average Daily Volume10 Day 560,400
Average Daily Volume3 Month 541,531
Average Volume 541,531
Average Volume10Days 560,400
Beta3 Year 0.0
Bid 27.05
Bid Size 400
Category Derivative Income
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Day High 27.345
Day Low 27.1223
Dividend Yield 6.85
Esg Populated 0
Exchange PCX
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 27.01798
Fifty Day Average Change 0.17201996
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.0063668694
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 3.6994696
Fifty Two Week High 27.88
Fifty Two Week High Change -0.6899986
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.024748875
Fifty Two Week Low 24.43
Fifty Two Week Low Change 2.7600002
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.11297586
Fifty Two Week Range 24.43 - 27.88
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,750,858,200,000
Full Exchange Name NYSEArca
Fullday Change -0.0499992
Fullday Change Percent -0.183551
Fullday Price 27.41
Fund Family Calamos
Fund Inception Date 1,750,723,200
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Language en-US
Legal Type Exchange Traded Fund
Long Business Summary The fund is a non-diversified, ETF that, under normal market conditions, will seek to invest at least 80% of its total assets in U.S. Treasuries, cash, cash equivalents, box spreads and unfunded total return swaps that provide exposure to the MerQube U.S. Large Cap Vol Advantage Autocallable Index. It is non-diversified.
Long Name Calamos US Equity Autocallable Income ETF
Market us_market
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_1942792246
Nav Price 27.2
Net Assets 1,184,369,150.0
Net Expense Ratio 0.74
Open 27.26
Post Market Change 0.21999931
Post Market Change Percent 0.80911845
Post Market Price 27.41
Post Market Time 1,787,959,806
Previous Close 27.24
Price Hint 2
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type ETF
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.0499992
Regular Market Change Percent -0.183551
Regular Market Day High 27.345
Regular Market Day Low 27.1223
Regular Market Day Range 27.1223 - 27.345
Regular Market Open 27.26
Regular Market Previous Close 27.24
Regular Market Price 27.19
Regular Market Time 1,787,947,200
Regular Market Volume 577,044
Short Name Calamos Autocallable Income ETF
Source Interval 15
Symbol CAIE
Total Assets 1,184,369,152
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Trailing Three Month Nav Returns 2.28357
Trailing Three Month Returns 2.28357
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 26.77127
Two Hundred Day Average Change 0.41872978
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.015641013
Type Disp ETF
Volume 577,044
Yield 0.0685
Ytd Return 8.15564