Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
CDPI vs KNG: Dividend Yield & Total Return
CDPI and KNG both write options for income.
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Net assets: $3.4bn on Nov 3, 2026 for FT Vest S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Target 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%
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, 2026.3.1 pts behind NOBL
KNG over 1 year: paid 8.8%, price +11.1%, total +20.8%, NOBL +23.9%, −3.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
NOBL
+23.9%
KNG
+20.8%
8.8% of it arrived as cash
3.1 pts behind NOBL
Total return, distributions reinvested
3.1 pts behind NOBL
KNG over 1 year: paid 8.8%, price +11.1%, total +20.8%, NOBL +23.9%, −3.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
NOBL
+23.9%
KNG
+20.8%
3.1 pts behind NOBL
8.8% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +23.9%. KNG over 1 year: paid 8.8%, price +11.1%, total +20.8%, NOBL +23.9%, −3.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Both charts share one scale, 0 to +23.9%. Data to Nov 4, 2026.Pair scorecard
CDPI costs 0.29 points a year less.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | CDPI | KNG |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | not published | +20.8% |
| Price change | rose 0.1% (since Jul 14, 2026) | rose 11.1% (1 year) |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 76% of the Oct 5, 2026 payment | 80% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | not published | S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats, measured through NOBL |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.45% | 0.74% |
| Net assets | not read by ETFIQ | $3.4bn |
| 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 | KNG | CDPI | KNG | CDPI | KNG |
| 3 months | +0.4% | +5.2% | 1.5% | 2.0% | not measured | −0.5 pts |
| 6 months | – | +13.5% | – | 4.3% | – | −1.4 pts |
| 1 year | – | +20.8% | – | 8.8% | – | −3.1 pts |
| 3 years | – | +41.8% | – | 26.9% | – | −6.7 pts |
| Since launchNot the same days: CDPI Jul 2026 · KNG Mar 2018 | +1.6% | +120.8% | 1.5% | 61.2% | not measured | −19.0 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.
KNG
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, KNG paid 8.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 11.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +20.8%. S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats (NOBL) returned +23.9% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 3.1 pts. First Trust estimates that 80% of the distribution paid Oct 30, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).
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