Data as of .
CDPI vs DDDD: which paid, and which earned it?
CDPI and DDDD both write options for income.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CDPI | DDDD | CDPI | DDDD | CDPI | DDDD | |
| 3 months | not published | +4.9% | not published | 1.6% | not published | +2.6 pts |
| 6 months | not published | +10.5% | not published | 1.7% | not published | −7.6 pts |
| Since launch | +0.5% | +8.7% | 0.7% | 1.6% | −4.1 pts | −6.5 pts |
| CDPI Columbia High Dividend Premium Income ETF Covered call on SCHD | DDDD YieldMax(R) U.S. Stocks Target Double Distribution ETF Synthetic covered call on SPY | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Columbia | YieldMax |
| Strategy | covered call | synthetic covered call |
| Benchmark | US dividend stocks (SCHD), used as the dividend proxy | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | not established | not established |
| Payout rate, annualized | 8.2% | 18.4% |
| Expense ratio | 0.45% | 1.01% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 0.7% (since launch on Jul 14, 2026) | 1.6% (since launch on Mar 12, 2026) |
| Price change, 1 year | −0.2% | +7.0% |
| Total return, 1 year | +0.5% (since launch on Jul 14, 2026) | +8.7% (since launch on Mar 12, 2026) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +4.6% | +15.3% |
| Ahead or behind | −4.1 pts | −6.5 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | 67% |
| Age | 66 days | 190 days |
| Net assets | not published | $7m |
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.
DDDD in plain words
Over the period since launch on Mar 12, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, DDDD paid 1.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 7.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +8.7%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +15.3% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 6.5 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 18.4%, paid periodically. YieldMax estimates that 67% of the distribution paid Jul 6, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).
Questions people ask
- Which is cheaper, CDPI or DDDD?
- CDPI charges 0.45% a year and DDDD charges 1.01%, so CDPI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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