Which is cheaper, CDPI or JEPI?

CDPI charges 0.45% a year and JEPI charges 0.35%, so JEPI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

CDPI vs JEPI: Dividend Yield & Total Return

CDPI and JEPI both write options for income.

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Net assets: $46.1bn on Nov 3, 2026 for JPMorgan Equity Premium Income ETF, beside Columbia High Dividend Premium Income ETF.

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At a glance

1.5%

CDPI cash paid, since launch, Jul 14, 2026

8.1%

JEPI cash paid, 1 year

+1.6%

CDPI total return, since launch, Jul 14, 2026

+12.0%

JEPI 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.

JEPI · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 2.8 pts behind SPY

JEPI

+12.0%

SPY

+14.8%

2.8 pts behind SPY

JEPI over 1 year: paid 8.1%, price +3.4%, total +12.0%, SPY +14.8%, −2.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

JEPI

+12.0%

8.1% of it arrived as cash

2.8 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

2.8 pts behind SPY

JEPI over 1 year: paid 8.1%, price +3.4%, total +12.0%, SPY +14.8%, −2.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

JEPI

+12.0%

8.1% cash

2.8 pts behind SPY

8.1% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +14.8%. JEPI over 1 year: paid 8.1%, price +3.4%, total +12.0%, SPY +14.8%, −2.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

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

Pair scorecard

JEPI costs 0.10 points a year less.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

CDPI vs JEPI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	CDPI	JEPI
Paid and earned
Measure	CDPI	JEPI
Total return, 1 year	not published	+12.0%
Price change	rose 0.1% (since Jul 14, 2026)	rose 3.4% (1 year)
Return of capital, issuer estimate	76% of the Oct 5, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	CDPI	JEPI
Benchmark	not published	S&P 500, measured through SPY
Cost and size
Measure	CDPI	JEPI
Expense ratio	0.45%	0.35%
Net assets	not read by ETFIQ	$46.1bn
Holdings
Measure	CDPI	JEPI
Holdings in common	not published

Method

Side by side

CDPI Columbia High Dividend Premium Income ETF · Covered call, paying monthly JEPI JPMorgan Equity Premium Income ETF · Writes calls through equity-linked notes (ELNs) on the S&P 500, paying monthly

Issuer Columbia JPMorgan

Strategy covered call covered call

Benchmark none S&P 500 (SPY)

Pays monthly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 8.0% 7.1%

Expense ratio 0.45% 0.35%

Cash paid, 1 year 1.5% (since launch, Jul 14, 2026) 8.1%

Price change, 1 year +0.1% (since launch, Jul 14, 2026) +3.4%

Total return, 1 year +1.6% (since launch, Jul 14, 2026) +12.0%

Benchmark return, 1 year not published +14.8%

Ahead or behind not available −2.8 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 76% not published

Age 113 days 6.5 years

Net assets not read by ETFIQ $46.1bn

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 JEPI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	CDPI	JEPI	CDPI	JEPI	CDPI	JEPI
3 months	+0.4%	+3.3%	1.5%	1.8%	not measured	+3.4 pts
6 months	–	+7.3%	–	3.9%	–	+2.3 pts
1 year	–	+12.0%	–	8.1%	–	−2.8 pts
3 years	–	+37.9%	–	25.2%	–	−45.1 pts
Since launchNot the same days: CDPI Jul 2026 · JEPI May 2020	+1.6%	+102.1%	1.5%	62.2%	not measured	−82.3 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.

JEPI

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, JEPI paid 8.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 3.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +12.0%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 2.8 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 7.1%, paid monthly.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, CDPI or JEPI?: CDPI charges 0.45% a year and JEPI charges 0.35%, so JEPI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

S&P 500 (SPY) →All income ETFs ranked by the Distribution Coverage Score →How the scores are computed →CDPI on its own →JEPI on its own →CDPI dividend history →JEPI dividend history →JEPI holdings →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

CDPI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

CDPI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

CDPI 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

Columbia website ↗

JEPI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

JEPI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

JPMorgan website ↗

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