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APRJ vs CDPI: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Net assets: $27m on Nov 3, 2026 for Innovator Premium Income 30 Barrier ETF - April, beside Columbia High Dividend Premium Income ETF.

At a glance
6.2%
APRJ cash paid, 1 year
1.5%
CDPI cash paid, since launch, Jul 14, 2026
+6.2%
APRJ total return, 1 year
+1.6%
CDPI total return, since launch, Jul 14, 2026
APRJ · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 8.6 pts behind SPY
APRJ
+6.2%
SPY
+14.8%

8.6 pts behind SPY

APRJ over 1 year: paid 6.2%, price −0.1%, total +6.2%, SPY +14.8%, −8.6 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

APRJ

+6.2%

6.2% of it arrived as cash

8.6 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

8.6 pts behind SPY

APRJ over 1 year: paid 6.2%, price −0.1%, total +6.2%, SPY +14.8%, −8.6 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

APRJ

+6.2%

8.6 pts behind SPY

6.2% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. APRJ over 1 year: paid 6.2%, price −0.1%, total +6.2%, SPY +14.8%, −8.6 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.
CDPI · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 Not measured
CDPI
+1.6%
none

Not measured

CDPI since launch: paid 1.5%, price +0.1%, total +1.6%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

CDPI

+1.6%

Total return, distributions reinvested

Not measured

CDPI since launch: paid 1.5%, price +0.1%, total +1.6%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

CDPI

+1.6%

1.5% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. CDPI since launch: paid 1.5%, price +0.1%, total +1.6%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

CDPI costs 0.34 points a year less.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

APRJ vs CDPI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureAPRJCDPI
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+6.2%not published
Price changefell 0.1% (1 year)rose 0.1% (since Jul 14, 2026)
Return of capital, issuer estimate53% of the Oct 2, 2026 payment76% of the Oct 5, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkS&P 500, measured through SPYnot published
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.79%0.45%
Net assets$27mnot read by ETFIQ
Holdings
Holdings in commonnot published

Method

Side by side

APRJ Innovator Premium Income 30 Barrier ETF - April · Defined income on SPY, paying quarterly CDPI Columbia High Dividend Premium Income ETF · Covered call, paying monthly
Strategy defined income covered call
Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) none
Pays quarterly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 6.9% 8.0%
Expense ratio 0.79% 0.45%
Cash paid, 1 year 6.2% 1.5% (since launch, Jul 14, 2026)
Price change, 1 year −0.1% +0.1% (since launch, Jul 14, 2026)
Total return, 1 year +6.2% +1.6% (since launch, Jul 14, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% not published
Ahead or behind −8.6 pts not available
Return of capital, latest estimate 53% 76%
Age 3.6 years 113 days
Net assets $27m not read by ETFIQ

As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. Cash paid: distributions over the window, as a share of the starting price. Payout rate: the latest payment, annualized, over today’s price.

Window by window

Window by window: APRJ vs CDPI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowAPRJCDPIAPRJCDPIAPRJCDPI
3 months+1.0%+0.4%1.7%1.5%+1.2 ptsnot measured
6 months+2.5%–3.4%–−2.5 pts–
1 year+6.2%–6.2%–−8.6 pts–
3 years+19.2%–17.7%–−63.7 pts–
Since launchNot the same days: APRJ Apr 2023 · CDPI Jul 2026+24.5%+1.6%21.1%1.5%−70.4 ptsnot measured

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About each fund
APRJ

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, APRJ paid 6.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +6.2%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 8.6 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.9%, paid quarterly. Innovator estimates that 53% of the distribution paid Oct 2, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

CDPI

Over the period from its first trade on Jul 14, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, CDPI paid 1.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +1.6%. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.0%, paid monthly. Columbia estimates that 76% of the distribution paid Oct 5, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

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APRJ 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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