Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
CDPI vs IQQQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
CDPI and IQQQ both write options for income.
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Net assets: $380m on Nov 4, 2026 for ProShares Nasdaq-100 High 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% 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, 2026.4.9 pts behind QQQ
IQQQ over 1 year: paid 6.8%, price +0.5%, total +7.4%, QQQ +12.3%, −4.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
QQQ
+12.3%
IQQQ
+7.4%
6.8% of it arrived as cash
4.9 pts behind QQQ
Total return, distributions reinvested
4.9 pts behind QQQ
IQQQ over 1 year: paid 6.8%, price +0.5%, total +7.4%, QQQ +12.3%, −4.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
QQQ
+12.3%
IQQQ
+7.4%
6.8% cash
4.9 pts behind QQQ
6.8% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +12.3%. IQQQ over 1 year: paid 6.8%, price +0.5%, total +7.4%, QQQ +12.3%, −4.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Both charts share one scale, 0 to +12.3%. Data to Nov 4, 2026.Pair scorecard
CDPI costs 0.10 points a year less.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | CDPI | IQQQ |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | not published | +7.4% |
| Price change | rose 0.1% (since Jul 14, 2026) | rose 0.5% (1 year) |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 76% of the Oct 5, 2026 payment | 93% of the Nov 6, 2026 payment |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | not published | Nasdaq-100, measured through QQQ |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.45% | 0.55% |
| Net assets | not read by ETFIQ | $380m |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | not published | |
Risk and return
Jul 24, 2026 to Oct 30, 2026 · 14 weekly returnsFrom Jul 2026 to Oct 2026, CDPI returned more: +0.5% to −1.1%. CDPI fell less at its worst: −3.2% to −7.6%.
Full scorecard
3 measures, with how each is measured Open ↓
| Measure | CDPI | IQQQ | Edge | How it is measured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return | ||||
| Total return | +0.5% | −1.1% | CDPI | Price change plus distributions, reinvested. |
| Price return | −0.4% | −2.6% | CDPI | Price change alone, distributions left out. |
| Risk | ||||
| Max drawdown | −3.2% | −7.6% | CDPI | Deepest fall from a high to the low after it. |
Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 14 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.
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 | IQQQ | CDPI | IQQQ | CDPI | IQQQ |
| 3 months | +0.4% | −4.4% | 1.5% | 1.5% | not measured | −0.9 pts |
| 6 months | – | −2.6% | – | 3.4% | – | −2.3 pts |
| 1 year | – | +7.4% | – | 6.8% | – | −4.9 pts |
| Since launchNot the same days: CDPI Jul 2026 · IQQQ Mar 2024 | +1.6% | +44.2% | 1.5% | 25.6% | not measured | −13.8 pts |
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No client brief for this pair: ETFIQ prints no one-year total return for CDPI and no net assets for CDPI.
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.
IQQQ
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, IQQQ paid 6.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +7.4%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +12.3% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 4.9 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.1%, paid monthly. ProShares estimates that 93% of the distribution paid Nov 6, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).
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