Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
BALI vs CDPI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
BALI and CDPI both write options for income.
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Net assets: $1.5bn on Nov 3, 2026 for iShares U.S. Large Cap Premium Income Active ETF, beside Columbia High Dividend Premium Income ETF.
2.8 pts ahead of SPY
BALI over 1 year: paid 8.4%, price +8.4%, total +17.6%, SPY +14.8%, +2.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
SPY
+14.8%
BALI
+17.6%
8.4% of it arrived as cash
2.8 pts ahead of SPY
Total return, distributions reinvested
2.8 pts ahead of SPY
BALI over 1 year: paid 8.4%, price +8.4%, total +17.6%, SPY +14.8%, +2.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
SPY
+14.8%
BALI
+17.6%
2.8 pts ahead of SPY
8.4% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. BALI over 1 year: paid 8.4%, price +8.4%, total +17.6%, SPY +14.8%, +2.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.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, 0 to +17.6%. CDPI since launch: paid 1.5%, price +0.1%, total +1.6%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Both charts share one scale, 0 to +17.6%. Data to Nov 4, 2026.Pair scorecard
BALI costs 0.10 points a year less.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | BALI | CDPI |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | +17.6% | not published |
| Price change | rose 8.4% (1 year) | rose 0.1% (since Jul 14, 2026) |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 84% of the Nov 5, 2026 payment | 76% of the Oct 5, 2026 payment |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | S&P 500, measured through SPY | not published |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.35% | 0.45% |
| Net assets | $1.5bn | not read by ETFIQ |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | not published | |
Side by side
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
| Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | BALI | CDPI | BALI | CDPI | BALI | CDPI |
| 3 months | 0.0% | +0.4% | 1.7% | 1.5% | +0.1 pts | not measured |
| 6 months | +6.5% | – | 3.7% | – | +1.4 pts | – |
| 1 year | +17.6% | – | 8.4% | – | +2.8 pts | – |
| 3 years | +74.1% | – | 29.6% | – | −8.8 pts | – |
| Since launchNot the same days: BALI Sep 2023 · CDPI Jul 2026 | +77.2% | +1.6% | 30.6% | 1.5% | −8.4 pts | not measured |
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BALI
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, BALI paid 8.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 8.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +17.6%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 2.8 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.5%, paid monthly. iShares estimates that 84% of the distribution paid Nov 5, 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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