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APRH vs CDPI: which paid, and which earned it?

APRH and CDPI both write options for income.

Innovator Premium Income 20 Barrier ETF -- April and Columbia High Dividend Premium Income ETF.

5.9%APRH cash paid, 1 year
0.7%CDPI cash paid, 1 year
+6.5%APRH total return, 1 year
+0.5%CDPI total return, 1 year
APRH10.1 pts behind SPY · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+16.6%APRH+6.5%5.9% of it arrived as cash10.1 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+16.6%APRH+6.5%10.1 pts behind SPY
CDPI4.1 pts behind SCHD · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
SCHD+4.6%CDPI+0.5%4.1 pts behind SCHDTotal return, distributions reinvestedSCHD+4.6%CDPI+0.5%4.1 pts behind SCHD

Performance, window by window

APRH and CDPI over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
APRHCDPIAPRHCDPIAPRHCDPI
3 months+1.3%not published2.1%not published−0.9 ptsnot published
6 months+5.1%not published3.7%not published−12.9 ptsnot published
1 year+6.5%not published5.9%not published−10.1 ptsnot published
3 years+22.5%not published19.7%not published−55.9 ptsnot published
Since launch+28.3%+0.5%22.2%0.7%−65.3 pts−4.1 pts
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APRH and CDPI on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
APRH
Innovator Premium Income 20 Barrier ETF -- April
Defined income on SPY, paying quarterly
CDPI
Columbia High Dividend Premium Income ETF
Covered call on SCHD
IssuerInnovatorColumbia
Strategydefined incomecovered call
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY)US dividend stocks (SCHD), used as the dividend proxy
Paysquarterlynot established
Payout rate, annualized8.3%8.2%
Expense ratio0.79%0.45%
Cash paid, 1 year5.9%0.7% (since launch on Jul 14, 2026)
Price change, 1 year+0.3%−0.2%
Total return, 1 year+6.5%+0.5% (since launch on Jul 14, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year+16.6%+4.6%
Ahead or behind−10.1 pts−4.1 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age1264 days66 days
Net assets$25mnot published

APRH in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, APRH paid 5.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +6.5%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 10.1 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.3%, paid quarterly.

CDPI in plain words

Over the period since launch on Jul 14, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, CDPI paid 0.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +0.5%. US dividend stocks (SCHD), used as the dividend proxy returned +4.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 4.1 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.2%, paid periodically.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, APRH or CDPI?
APRH charges 0.79% a year and CDPI charges 0.45%, so CDPI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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APRH against CDPI, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 18, 2026. Every figure is calculated from a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

Cite this page. ETFIQ, APRH against CDPI, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/aprh-vs-cdpi Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.

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