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

CDPI and GRNI both write options for income.

Columbia High Dividend Premium Income ETF and Fundstrat Granny Shots US Large Cap & Income ETF.

0.7%CDPI cash paid, 1 year
7.8%GRNI cash paid, 1 year
+0.5%CDPI total return, 1 year
+14.5%GRNI 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
GRNI2.1 pts behind SPY · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+16.6%GRNI+14.5%7.8% of it arrived as cash2.1 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+16.6%GRNI+14.5%2.1 pts behind SPY

Performance, window by window

CDPI and GRNI over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
CDPIGRNICDPIGRNICDPIGRNI
3 monthsnot published+2.1%not published2.5%not published−0.2 pts
6 monthsnot published+16.3%not published5.4%not published−1.8 pts
Since launch+0.5%+14.5%0.7%7.8%−4.1 pts−2.1 pts
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CDPI and GRNI on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
CDPI
Columbia High Dividend Premium Income ETF
Covered call on SCHD
GRNI
Fundstrat Granny Shots US Large Cap & Income ETF
Option income on SPY, paying monthly
IssuerColumbiaFundstrat
Strategycovered calloption income
BenchmarkUS dividend stocks (SCHD), used as the dividend proxyS&P 500 (SPY)
Paysnot establishedmonthly
Payout rate, annualized8.2%10.0%
Expense ratio0.45%0.99%
Cash paid, 1 year0.7% (since launch on Jul 14, 2026)7.8% (since launch on Nov 18, 2025)
Price change, 1 year−0.2%+6.2%
Total return, 1 year+0.5% (since launch on Jul 14, 2026)+14.5% (since launch on Nov 18, 2025)
Benchmark return, 1 year+4.6%+16.6%
Ahead or behind−4.1 pts−2.1 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age66 days304 days
Net assetsnot published$49m

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.

GRNI in plain words

Over the period since launch on Nov 18, 2025 to Sep 18, 2026, GRNI paid 7.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 6.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +14.5%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 2.1 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 10.0%, paid monthly.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, CDPI or GRNI?
CDPI charges 0.45% a year and GRNI charges 0.99%, 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 GRNI, 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.

Cite this page. ETFIQ, CDPI against GRNI, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/cdpi-vs-grni Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.

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