Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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CDPI vs ISPY: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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CDPI and ISPY both write options for income.

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Net assets: $1.2bn on Nov 4, 2026 for ProShares S&P 500 High Income ETF, beside Columbia High Dividend Premium Income ETF.

At a glance
1.5%
CDPI cash paid, since launch, Jul 14, 2026
6.2%
ISPY cash paid, 1 year
+1.6%
CDPI total return, since launch, Jul 14, 2026
+11.3%
ISPY total return, 1 year
CDPI · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 Not measured
CDPI
+1.6%
none

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%

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.
ISPY · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 3.5 pts behind SPY
ISPY
+11.3%
SPY
+14.8%

3.5 pts behind SPY

ISPY over 1 year: paid 6.2%, price +4.8%, total +11.3%, SPY +14.8%, −3.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

ISPY

+11.3%

6.2% of it arrived as cash

3.5 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

3.5 pts behind SPY

ISPY over 1 year: paid 6.2%, price +4.8%, total +11.3%, SPY +14.8%, −3.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

ISPY

+11.3%

3.5 pts behind SPY

6.2% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +14.8%. ISPY over 1 year: paid 6.2%, price +4.8%, total +11.3%, SPY +14.8%, −3.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Both charts share one scale, 0 to +14.8%. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

CDPI costs 0.10 points a year less.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

CDPI vs ISPY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureCDPIISPY
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 yearnot published+11.3%
Price changerose 0.1% (since Jul 14, 2026)rose 4.8% (1 year)
Return of capital, issuer estimate76% of the Oct 5, 2026 payment87% of the Nov 6, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Benchmarknot publishedS&P 500, measured through SPY
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.45%0.55%
Net assetsnot read by ETFIQ$1.2bn
Holdings
Holdings in commonnot published

Method

Side by side

CDPI Columbia High Dividend Premium Income ETF · Covered call, paying monthly ISPY ProShares S&P 500 High Income ETF · Option income on SPY, paying monthly
Strategy covered call option income
Benchmark none S&P 500 (SPY)
Pays monthly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 8.0% 6.0%
Expense ratio 0.45% 0.55%
Cash paid, 1 year 1.5% (since launch, Jul 14, 2026) 6.2%
Price change, 1 year +0.1% (since launch, Jul 14, 2026) +4.8%
Total return, 1 year +1.6% (since launch, Jul 14, 2026) +11.3%
Benchmark return, 1 year not published +14.8%
Ahead or behind not available −3.5 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 76% 87%
Age 113 days 2.9 years
Net assets not read by ETFIQ $1.2bn

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

Window by window: CDPI vs ISPY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowCDPIISPYCDPIISPYCDPIISPY
3 months+0.4%−0.5%1.5%1.5%not measured−0.3 pts
6 months–+3.8%–3.1%–−1.2 pts
1 year–+11.3%–6.2%–−3.5 pts
Since launchNot the same days: CDPI Jul 2026 · ISPY Dec 2023+1.6%+54.0%1.5%27.1%not measured−15.1 pts

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About each fund
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.

ISPY

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, ISPY paid 6.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 4.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +11.3%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 3.5 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.0%, paid monthly. ProShares estimates that 87% of the distribution paid Nov 6, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, CDPI or ISPY?
CDPI charges 0.45% a year and ISPY charges 0.55%, so CDPI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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