Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
CDPI vs LAPR: Dividend Yield & Total Return
CDPI and LAPR both write options for income.
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Net assets: $11m on Nov 4, 2026 for Innovator Premium Income 15 Buffer ETF - April, 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, 2026.8.6 pts behind VOO
LAPR over 1 year: paid 6.2%, price −0.1%, total +6.2%, VOO +14.8%, −8.6 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
VOO
+14.8%
LAPR
+6.2%
6.2% of it arrived as cash
8.6 pts behind VOO
Total return, distributions reinvested
8.6 pts behind VOO
LAPR over 1 year: paid 6.2%, price −0.1%, total +6.2%, VOO +14.8%, −8.6 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
VOO
+14.8%
LAPR
+6.2%
8.6 pts behind VOO
6.2% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. LAPR over 1 year: paid 6.2%, price −0.1%, total +6.2%, VOO +14.8%, −8.6 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 | LAPR |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | not published | +6.2% |
| Price change | rose 0.1% (since Jul 14, 2026) | fell 0.1% (1 year) |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 76% of the Oct 5, 2026 payment | 57% of the Nov 2, 2026 payment |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | not published | Vanguard S&P 500 ETF, measured through VOO |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.45% | 0.79% |
| Net assets | not read by ETFIQ | $11m |
| 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 | LAPR | CDPI | LAPR | CDPI | LAPR |
| 3 months | +0.4% | +1.0% | 1.5% | 1.7% | not measured | +1.1 pts |
| 6 months | – | +2.4% | – | 3.3% | – | −2.6 pts |
| 1 year | – | +6.2% | – | 6.2% | – | −8.6 pts |
| Since launchNot the same days: CDPI Jul 2026 · LAPR Apr 2024 | +1.6% | +16.8% | 1.5% | 15.0% | not measured | −34.6 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.
LAPR
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, LAPR paid 6.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +6.2%. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 8.6 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.7%, paid monthly. Innovator estimates that 57% of the distribution paid Nov 2, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).
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