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

CDPI and FEPI both write options for income.

Columbia High Dividend Premium Income ETF and REX FANG & Innovation Equity Premium Income ETF.

0.7%CDPI cash paid, 1 year
23.4%FEPI cash paid, 1 year
+0.5%CDPI total return, 1 year
+15.7%FEPI 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
FEPI6.1 pts behind QQQ · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
QQQ+21.8%FEPI+15.7%23.4% of it arrived as cash6.1 pts behind QQQTotal return, distributions reinvestedQQQ+21.8%FEPI+15.7%23.4% as cash6.1 pts behind QQQ

Performance, window by window

CDPI and FEPI over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
CDPIFEPICDPIFEPICDPIFEPI
3 monthsnot published+2.9%not published6.0%not published+5.4 pts
6 monthsnot published+17.2%not published12.8%not published−7.1 pts
1 yearnot published+15.7%not published23.4%not published−6.1 pts
Since launch+0.5%+69.0%0.7%66.8%−4.1 pts−28.5 pts
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CDPI and FEPI on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
CDPI
Columbia High Dividend Premium Income ETF
Covered call on SCHD
FEPI
REX FANG & Innovation Equity Premium Income ETF
Covered call on QQQ, paying weekly
IssuerColumbiaREX
Strategycovered callcovered call
BenchmarkUS dividend stocks (SCHD), used as the dividend proxyNasdaq-100 (QQQ), used as the innovation proxy
Paysnot establishedweekly
Payout rate, annualized8.2%24.9%
Expense ratio0.45%0.65%
Cash paid, 1 year0.7% (since launch on Jul 14, 2026)23.4%
Price change, 1 year−0.2%−10.0%
Total return, 1 year+0.5% (since launch on Jul 14, 2026)+15.7%
Benchmark return, 1 year+4.6%+21.8%
Ahead or behind−4.1 pts−6.1 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age66 days1073 days
Net assetsnot published$713m

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.

FEPI in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, FEPI paid 23.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 10.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +15.7%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ), used as the innovation proxy returned +21.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 6.1 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 24.9%, paid weekly.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, CDPI or FEPI?
CDPI charges 0.45% a year and FEPI charges 0.65%, so CDPI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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CDPI against FEPI, 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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