Which is cheaper, CDPI or OEI?

CDPI charges 0.45% a year and OEI charges 1.02%, so CDPI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

CDPI vs OEI: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Net assets: $46m on Jul 31, 2026 for Optimized Equity 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

9.2%

OEI cash paid, 1 year

+1.6%

CDPI total return, since launch, Jul 14, 2026

+12.9%

OEI 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.

OEI · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 1.9 pts behind SPY

OEI

+12.9%

SPY

+14.8%

1.9 pts behind SPY

OEI over 1 year: paid 9.2%, price +3.0%, total +12.9%, SPY +14.8%, −1.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

OEI

+12.9%

9.2% of it arrived as cash

1.9 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

1.9 pts behind SPY

OEI over 1 year: paid 9.2%, price +3.0%, total +12.9%, SPY +14.8%, −1.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

OEI

+12.9%

9.2% cash

1.9 pts behind SPY

9.2% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +14.8%. OEI over 1 year: paid 9.2%, price +3.0%, total +12.9%, SPY +14.8%, −1.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

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

Pair scorecard

CDPI costs 0.57 points a year less.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

CDPI vs OEI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	CDPI	OEI
Paid and earned
Measure	CDPI	OEI
Total return, 1 year	not published	+12.9%
Price change	rose 0.1% (since Jul 14, 2026)	rose 3.0% (1 year)
Return of capital, issuer estimate	76% of the Oct 5, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	CDPI	OEI
Benchmark	not published	S&P 500, measured through SPY
Cost and size
Measure	CDPI	OEI
Expense ratio	0.45%	1.02%
Net assets	not read by ETFIQ	$46m
Holdings
Measure	CDPI	OEI
Holdings in common	not published

Method

Side by side

CDPI Columbia High Dividend Premium Income ETF · Covered call, paying monthly OEI Optimized Equity Income ETF · Option income on SPY, paying monthly

Issuer Columbia Core Alternative

Strategy covered call option income

Benchmark none S&P 500 (SPY)

Pays monthly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 8.0% 9.6%

Expense ratio 0.45% 1.02%

Cash paid, 1 year 1.5% (since launch, Jul 14, 2026) 9.2%

Price change, 1 year +0.1% (since launch, Jul 14, 2026) +3.0%

Total return, 1 year +1.6% (since launch, Jul 14, 2026) +12.9%

Benchmark return, 1 year not published +14.8%

Ahead or behind not available −1.9 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 76% not published

Age 113 days 1.0 years

Net assets not read by ETFIQ $46m

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 OEI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	CDPI	OEI	CDPI	OEI	CDPI	OEI
3 months	+0.4%	+3.3%	1.5%	2.4%	not measured	+3.4 pts
6 months	–	+6.3%	–	4.7%	–	+1.3 pts
1 year	–	+12.9%	–	9.2%	–	−1.9 pts
Since launchNot the same days: CDPI Jul 2026 · OEI Oct 2025	+1.6%	+15.0%	1.5%	9.4%	not measured	−1.1 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.

OEI

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, OEI paid 9.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 3.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +12.9%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 1.9 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 9.6%, paid monthly.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, CDPI or OEI?: CDPI charges 0.45% a year and OEI charges 1.02%, so CDPI 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 →OEI on its own →CDPI dividend history →OEI dividend history →OEI 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 ↗

OEI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

OEI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Core Alternative website ↗

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