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CBTA — Calamos Bitcoin 80 Series Structured Alt Protection ETF

Calamos Bitcoin 80 Series Structured Alt Protection ETF (CBTA)

CBTA pays a 1.23% distribution rate, on a 0.69% expense ratio. Its Distribution Safety Score™ is 31 (Elevated risk). Total return is -16.4% over the past 1.4 years, 72.5 points behind SPY at 56.1%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 39.8%.

Calamos Bitcoin 80 Series Structured Alt Protection ETF is an actively managed ETF that tracks the positive price return of spot bitcoin up to a capped level over approximately one-year periods, while seeking to protect against bitcoin price declines exceeding 20%. The fund has a modest expense ratio and a small asset base. It may appeal to investors seeking bitcoin exposure with downside protection mechanisms, though the structured approach with annual reset periods and price caps differs from traditional buy-and-hold bitcoin strategies.

CBTA key facts

Distribution Safety Score™
31 · Elevated risk
Issuer
Calamos Investments
Asset type
ETF
Asset class
Crypto
Inception date
04/07/2025
Expense ratio
0.69%
Distribution rate
1.23%
Trailing yield
1.20%
Last close
$20.74
AUM
$4,150,283
Average volume
11.0
Last dividend
$0.2480
Ex-dividend date
12/12/2025
Beta
1.0988