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

CDPI and DYLG both write options for income.

Columbia High Dividend Premium Income ETF and Global X Dow 30 Covered Call & Growth ETF.

0.7%CDPI cash paid, 1 year
9.5%DYLG cash paid, 1 year
+0.5%CDPI total return, 1 year
+13.8%DYLG total return, 1 year
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
DYLGAbout even with DIA · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
DIA+13.5%DYLG+13.8%9.5% of it arrived as cashabout even with DIATotal return, distributions reinvestedDIA+13.5%DYLG+13.8%9.5% as cashabout even with DIA

Performance, window by window

CDPI and DYLG over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
CDPIDYLGCDPIDYLGCDPIDYLG
3 monthsnot published+1.9%not published0.8%not published+1.5 pts
6 monthsnot published+13.0%not published2.1%not published−0.9 pts
1 yearnot published+13.8%not published9.5%not published+0.3 pts
3 yearsnot published+47.0%not published30.8%not published−9.8 pts
Since launch+0.5%+44.7%0.7%30.7%−4.1 pts−8.3 pts
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CDPI and DYLG on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
CDPI
Columbia High Dividend Premium Income ETF
Covered call on SCHD
DYLG
Global X Dow 30 Covered Call & Growth ETF
Covered call on DIA, paying monthly
IssuerColumbiaGlobal X
Strategycovered callcovered call
BenchmarkUS dividend stocks (SCHD), used as the dividend proxyDow Jones Industrial Average (DIA)
Paysnot establishedmonthly
Payout rate, annualized8.2%3.1%
Expense ratio0.45%0.35%
Cash paid, 1 year0.7% (since launch on Jul 14, 2026)9.5%
Price change, 1 year−0.2%+3.5%
Total return, 1 year+0.5% (since launch on Jul 14, 2026)+13.8%
Benchmark return, 1 year+4.6%+13.5%
Ahead or behind−4.1 pts+0.3 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot published59%
Age66 days1150 days
Net assetsnot published$6m

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.

DYLG in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, DYLG paid 9.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 3.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +13.8%. Dow Jones Industrial Average (DIA) returned +13.5% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 3.1%, paid monthly. Global X estimates that 59% of the distribution paid Aug 27, 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 DYLG?
CDPI charges 0.45% a year and DYLG charges 0.35%, so DYLG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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CDPI against DYLG, 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.

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