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Calamos Nasdaq-100 Structured Alt Protection ETF - September (CPNS)

Defined Outcome | Exchange Traded Fund | NYSEArca
28.45 USD -0.07 (-0.245%) ⇩ (Oct. 16, 2026, 1:05 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:★★⯪☆☆Dividends:☆☆☆☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 2:45 a.m. EDT

The most critical observation is that this instrument is a structured product designed for capital protection, not growth, evidenced by the lack of any dividend history and the specific 'Alt Protection' naming convention. While the price has held steady near its 52-week highs, suggesting the protection mechanism is working as intended during flat markets, there is no evidence of the underlying asset appreciating significantly enough to generate yield or substantial capital gains beyond the initial investment. The recent price action shows a tight range with minimal volatility, which aligns with the product's mandate but offers no speculative upside. Without a track record of outperformance or a growing distribution, the security functions purely as a static capital preserver rather than an income or growth vehicle.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoARIMA ✓0.001771
AutoETS0.001775
MSTL0.001796
AutoTheta0.002599

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA

Forecast Reliability
Score 72%
H-stat 3.51
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.001
Excess Kurtosis 0.96

Info Dump

Attribute Value
All Time High 28.89
All Time Low 24.62
Ask 28.47
Ask Size 1,600
Average Daily Volume10 Day 6,330
Average Daily Volume3 Month 8,256
Average Volume 8,256
Average Volume10Days 6,330
Beta3 Year 0.0
Bid 28.42
Bid Size 100
Category Defined Outcome
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Day High 28.51
Day Low 28.45
Display Name Nasdaq-100 Structured Alt
Dividend Yield 0.0
Esg Populated 0
Exchange PCX
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 28.43604
Fifty Day Average Change 0.013959885
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.00049092225
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 5.5123925
Fifty Two Week High 28.89
Fifty Two Week High Change -0.43999863
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.015230136
Fifty Two Week Low 26.931
Fifty Two Week Low Change 1.519001
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.05640344
Fifty Two Week Range 26.931 - 28.89
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,725,370,200,000
Full Exchange Name NYSEArca
Fullday Change -0.069999695
Fullday Change Percent -0.24544072
Fullday Price 28.45
Fund Family Calamos
Fund Inception Date 1,724,976,000
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Language en-US
Legal Type Exchange Traded Fund
Long Business Summary Under normal market conditions, the fund will invest substantially all of its assets in FLexible EXchange Options ("FLEX Options") that reference the price performance of the Invesco QQQ TrustSM?, Series 1. The fund is non-diversified.
Long Name Calamos Nasdaq-100 Structured Alt Protection ETF - September
Market us_market
Market State REGULAR
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_1893278793
Nav Price 28.62
Net Assets 24,321,096.0
Net Expense Ratio 0.69
Open 28.5
Previous Close 28.52
Price Hint 2
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type ETF
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.069999695
Regular Market Change Percent -0.24544072
Regular Market Day High 28.51
Regular Market Day Low 28.45
Regular Market Day Range 28.45 - 28.51
Regular Market Open 28.5
Regular Market Previous Close 28.52
Regular Market Price 28.45
Regular Market Time 1,792,170,314
Regular Market Volume 1,902
Short Name Calamos Nasdaq-100 Structured A
Source Interval 15
Symbol CPNS
Total Assets 24,321,096
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Trailing Three Month Nav Returns 1.59801
Trailing Three Month Returns 1.59801
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 27.86817
Two Hundred Day Average Change 0.581831
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.020877976
Type Disp ETF
Volume 1,902
Yield 0.0
Ytd Return 4.76016