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CDPI vs OVL: which paid, and which earned it?

CDPI and OVL both write options for income.

Columbia High Dividend Premium Income ETF and Overlay Shares Large Cap Equity ETF.

0.7%CDPI cash paid, 1 year
8.9%OVL cash paid, 1 year
+0.5%CDPI total return, 1 year
+19.2%OVL total return, 1 year
CDPI4.1 pts behind SCHD · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
SCHD+4.6%CDPI+0.5%4.1 pts behind SCHDTotal return, distributions reinvestedSCHD+4.6%CDPI+0.5%4.1 pts behind SCHD
OVL2.6 pts ahead of SPY · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+16.6%OVL+19.2%8.9% of it arrived as cash2.6 pts ahead of SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+16.6%OVL+19.2%2.6 pts ahead of SPY

Performance, window by window

CDPI and OVL over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
CDPIOVLCDPIOVLCDPIOVL
3 monthsnot published+2.3%not published2.6%not published0.0 pts
6 monthsnot published+18.8%not published5.7%not published+0.7 pts
1 yearnot published+19.2%not published8.9%not published+2.6 pts
3 yearsnot published+86.2%not published21.1%not published+7.8 pts
Since launch+0.5%+203.4%0.7%47.2%−4.1 pts+16.1 pts
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CDPI and OVL on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
CDPI
Columbia High Dividend Premium Income ETF
Covered call on SCHD
OVL
Overlay Shares Large Cap Equity ETF
Put-selling overlay on SPY, paying monthly
IssuerColumbiaOverlay Shares
Strategycovered callput-selling overlay
BenchmarkUS dividend stocks (SCHD), used as the dividend proxyS&P 500 (SPY)
Paysnot establishedmonthly
Payout rate, annualized8.2%10.4%
Expense ratio0.45%not published
Cash paid, 1 year0.7% (since launch on Jul 14, 2026)8.9%
Price change, 1 year−0.2%+9.4%
Total return, 1 year+0.5% (since launch on Jul 14, 2026)+19.2%
Benchmark return, 1 year+4.6%+16.6%
Ahead or behind−4.1 pts+2.6 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age66 days2544 days
Net assetsnot published$276m

CDPI in plain words

Over the period since launch on Jul 14, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, CDPI paid 0.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +0.5%. US dividend stocks (SCHD), used as the dividend proxy returned +4.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 4.1 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.2%, paid periodically.

OVL in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, OVL paid 8.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 9.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +19.2%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 2.6 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 10.4%, paid monthly.

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Where these figures came from

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CDPI against OVL, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 18, 2026. Every figure is calculated from a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

Cite this page. ETFIQ, CDPI against OVL, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/cdpi-vs-ovl Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.

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