Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
CDPI vs FGSI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
CDPI and FGSI both write options for income.
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Net assets: $2.0m on Nov 3, 2026 for FT Vest Growth Strength & 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% 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.About even with FTGS
FGSI over 1 year: paid 8.3%, price +0.2%, total +9.0%, FTGS +8.8%, +0.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
FTGS
+8.8%
FGSI
+9.0%
8.3% of it arrived as cash
about even with FTGS
Total return, distributions reinvested
About even with FTGS
FGSI over 1 year: paid 8.3%, price +0.2%, total +9.0%, FTGS +8.8%, +0.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
FTGS
+8.8%
FGSI
+9.0%
8.3% as cash
about even with FTGS
8.3% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +9.0%. FGSI over 1 year: paid 8.3%, price +0.2%, total +9.0%, FTGS +8.8%, +0.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Both charts share one scale, 0 to +9.0%. Data to Nov 4, 2026.Pair scorecard
CDPI costs 0.40 points a year less.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | CDPI | FGSI |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | not published | +9.0% |
| Price change | rose 0.1% (since Jul 14, 2026) | rose 0.2% (1 year) |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 76% of the Oct 5, 2026 payment | 53% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | not published | First Trust Growth Strength ETF, measured through FTGS |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.45% | 0.85% |
| Net assets | not read by ETFIQ | $2.0m |
| 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 | FGSI | CDPI | FGSI | CDPI | FGSI |
| 3 months | +0.4% | −2.2% | 1.5% | 2.0% | not measured | +0.6 pts |
| 6 months | – | +6.3% | – | 4.3% | – | +0.2 pts |
| 1 year | – | +9.0% | – | 8.3% | – | +0.2 pts |
| Since launchNot the same days: CDPI Jul 2026 · FGSI Jun 2025 | +1.6% | +13.6% | 1.5% | 11.3% | not measured | −0.7 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.
FGSI
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, FGSI paid 8.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +9.0%. First Trust Growth Strength ETF (FTGS) returned +8.8% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.3%, paid monthly. First Trust estimates that 53% of the distribution paid Oct 30, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).
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