Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
CDPI vs QDTE: Dividend Yield & Total Return
CDPI and QDTE both write options for income.
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Net assets: $881m on Nov 4, 2026 for Roundhill Nasdaq-100 0DTE Covered Call Strategy 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, 2026.1.4 pts ahead of QQQ
QDTE over 1 year: paid 34.7%, price −23.4%, total +13.7%, QQQ +12.3%, +1.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
QQQ
+12.3%
QDTE
+13.7%
34.7% of it arrived as cash
1.4 pts ahead of QQQ
Total return, distributions reinvested
1.4 pts ahead of QQQ
QDTE over 1 year: paid 34.7%, price −23.4%, total +13.7%, QQQ +12.3%, +1.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
QQQ
+12.3%
QDTE
+13.7%
34.7% as cash
1.4 pts ahead of QQQ
34.7% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. QDTE over 1 year: paid 34.7%, price −23.4%, total +13.7%, QQQ +12.3%, +1.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.Pair scorecard
CDPI costs 0.51 points a year less.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | CDPI | QDTE |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | not published | +13.7% |
| Price change | rose 0.1% (since Jul 14, 2026) | fell 23.4% (1 year) |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 76% of the Oct 5, 2026 payment | 100% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | not published | Nasdaq-100, measured through QQQ |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.45% | 0.96% |
| Net assets | not read by ETFIQ | $881m |
| 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 | QDTE | CDPI | QDTE | CDPI | QDTE |
| 3 months | +0.4% | −1.6% | 1.5% | 6.3% | not measured | +1.8 pts |
| 6 months | – | +1.6% | – | 14.3% | – | +2.0 pts |
| 1 year | – | +13.7% | – | 34.7% | – | +1.5 pts |
| Since launchNot the same days: CDPI Jul 2026 · QDTE Mar 2024 | +1.6% | +55.2% | 1.5% | 75.6% | not measured | −2.3 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.
QDTE
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, QDTE paid 34.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 23.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +13.7%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +12.3% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 1.4 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 27.9%, paid weekly. Roundhill estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Oct 30, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).
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