Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
CDPI vs JULJ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
CDPI and JULJ both write options for income.
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Net assets: $14m on Nov 4, 2026 for Innovator Premium Income 30 Barrier ETF - July, 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%
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, 2026.9.4 pts behind SPY
JULJ over 1 year: paid 5.6%, price −0.4%, total +5.4%, SPY +14.8%, −9.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
SPY
+14.8%
JULJ
+5.4%
5.6% of it arrived as cash
9.4 pts behind SPY
Total return, distributions reinvested
9.4 pts behind SPY
JULJ over 1 year: paid 5.6%, price −0.4%, total +5.4%, SPY +14.8%, −9.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
SPY
+14.8%
JULJ
+5.4%
9.4 pts behind SPY
5.6% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. JULJ over 1 year: paid 5.6%, price −0.4%, total +5.4%, SPY +14.8%, −9.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.Pair scorecard
CDPI costs 0.34 points a year less.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | CDPI | JULJ |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | not published | +5.4% |
| Price change | rose 0.1% (since Jul 14, 2026) | fell 0.4% (1 year) |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 76% of the Oct 5, 2026 payment | 39% of the Oct 2, 2026 payment |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | not published | S&P 500, measured through SPY |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.45% | 0.79% |
| Net assets | not read by ETFIQ | $14m |
| 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 | JULJ | CDPI | JULJ | CDPI | JULJ |
| 3 months | +0.4% | +1.3% | 1.5% | 1.3% | not measured | +1.5 pts |
| 6 months | – | +2.6% | – | 2.7% | – | −2.4 pts |
| 1 year | – | +5.4% | – | 5.6% | – | −9.4 pts |
| 3 years | – | +18.6% | – | 17.3% | – | −64.3 pts |
| Since launchNot the same days: CDPI Jul 2026 · JULJ Jul 2023 | +1.6% | +21.3% | 1.5% | 19.0% | not measured | −58.5 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.
JULJ
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, JULJ paid 5.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +5.4%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 9.4 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 5.4%, paid quarterly. Innovator estimates that 39% of the distribution paid Oct 2, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).
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