Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
CDPI vs DRKY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
CDPI and DRKY both write options for income.
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Net assets: $20m on Nov 3, 2026 for VistaShares Target 15 DRUKMacro Distribution ETF, beside Columbia High Dividend Premium Income ETF.
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. Total return, distributions reinvested. 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, 2026.0.9 pts ahead of SPY
DRKY over 1 year: paid 15.2%, price −0.5%, total +15.7%, SPY +14.8%, +0.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
SPY
+14.8%
DRKY
+15.7%
15.2% of it arrived as cash
0.9 pts ahead of SPY
Total return, distributions reinvested
0.9 pts ahead of SPY
DRKY over 1 year: paid 15.2%, price −0.5%, total +15.7%, SPY +14.8%, +0.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
SPY
+14.8%
DRKY
+15.7%
15.2% as cash
0.9 pts ahead of SPY
15.2% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. DRKY over 1 year: paid 15.2%, price −0.5%, total +15.7%, SPY +14.8%, +0.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.Pair scorecard
CDPI costs 0.50 points a year less.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | CDPI | DRKY |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | not published | +15.7% |
| Price change | rose 0.1% (since Jul 14, 2026) | fell 0.5% (1 year) |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 76% of the Oct 5, 2026 payment | 100% of the Oct 27, 2026 payment |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | not published | S&P 500, measured through SPY |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.45% | 0.95% |
| Net assets | not read by ETFIQ | $20m |
| 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 | CDPI | DRKY | CDPI | DRKY | CDPI | DRKY |
| 3 months | +0.4% | +6.3% | 1.5% | 4.0% | not measured | +6.4 pts |
| 6 months | – | +6.2% | – | 7.5% | – | +1.1 pts |
| 1 year | – | +15.7% | – | 15.2% | – | +0.9 pts |
| Since launchNot the same days: CDPI Jul 2026 · DRKY Oct 2025 | +1.6% | +20.0% | 1.5% | 16.8% | not measured | +4.8 pts |
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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). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.
DRKY
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, DRKY paid 15.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +15.7%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 0.9 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 15.2%, paid monthly. VistaShares estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Oct 27, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).
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