Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
CDPI vs FDND: Dividend Yield & Total Return
CDPI and FDND both write options for income.
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Net assets: $9.3m on Nov 3, 2026 for FT Vest Dow Jones Internet & Target Income 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%
1.5% of it arrived as cash
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, 2026.1 pt behind FDN
FDND over 1 year: paid 7.3%, price −10.1%, total −2.6%, FDN −1.6%, −1.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
FDN
−1.6%
FDND
−2.6%
1 pt behind FDN
Total return, distributions reinvested
1 pt behind FDN
FDND over 1 year: paid 7.3%, price −10.1%, total −2.6%, FDN −1.6%, −1.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
FDN
−1.6%
FDND
−2.6%
1 pt behind FDN
7.3% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. FDND over 1 year: paid 7.3%, price −10.1%, total −2.6%, FDN −1.6%, −1.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.Pair scorecard
CDPI costs 0.30 points a year less.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | CDPI | FDND |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | not published | −2.6% |
| Price change | rose 0.1% (since Jul 14, 2026) | fell 10.1% (1 year) |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 76% of the Oct 5, 2026 payment | 100% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | not published | First Trust Dow Jones Internet Index Fund, measured through FDN |
| Against its benchmark, same days | behind by 1.0 pts | |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.45% | 0.75% |
| Net assets | not read by ETFIQ | $9.3m |
| 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 | FDND | CDPI | FDND | CDPI | FDND |
| 3 months | +0.4% | −4.7% | 1.5% | 2.0% | not measured | +0.5 pts |
| 6 months | – | +2.2% | – | 4.0% | – | 0.0 pts |
| 1 year | – | −2.6% | – | 7.3% | – | −1.0 pts |
| Since launchNot the same days: CDPI Jul 2026 · FDND Mar 2024 | +1.6% | +27.3% | 1.5% | 21.9% | not measured | −4.9 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.
FDND
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, FDND paid 7.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 10.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −2.6%. First Trust Dow Jones Internet Index Fund (FDN) returned −1.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 1.0 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.2%, paid monthly. First Trust estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Oct 30, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).
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