Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
CDPI vs QQQI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
CDPI and QQQI both write options for income.
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Net assets: $15.5bn on Oct 28, 2026 for NEOS Nasdaq-100 High 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%
1.5% cash
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, 2026.3.4 pts behind QQQ
QQQI over 1 year: paid 13.9%, price −5.4%, total +8.9%, QQQ +12.3%, −3.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
QQQ
+12.3%
QQQI
+8.9%
13.9% of it arrived as cash
3.4 pts behind QQQ
Total return, distributions reinvested
3.4 pts behind QQQ
QQQI over 1 year: paid 13.9%, price −5.4%, total +8.9%, QQQ +12.3%, −3.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
QQQ
+12.3%
QQQI
+8.9%
13.9% as cash
3.4 pts behind QQQ
13.9% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. QQQI over 1 year: paid 13.9%, price −5.4%, total +8.9%, QQQ +12.3%, −3.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.Pair scorecard
CDPI costs 0.23 points a year less.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | CDPI | QQQI |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | not published | +8.9% |
| Price change | rose 0.1% (since Jul 14, 2026) | fell 5.4% (1 year) |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 76% of the Oct 5, 2026 payment | 100% of the Oct 23, 2026 payment |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | not published | Nasdaq-100, measured through QQQ |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.45% | 0.68% |
| Net assets | not read by ETFIQ | $15.5bn |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | not published | |
Risk and return
Jul 24, 2026 to Oct 30, 2026 · 14 weekly returnsFrom Jul 2026 to Oct 2026, QQQI returned more: +1.5% to +0.5%. CDPI fell less at its worst: −3.2% to −7.1%.
Full scorecard
3 measures, with how each is measured Open ↓
| Measure | CDPI | QQQI | Edge | How it is measured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return | ||||
| Total return | +0.5% | +1.5% | QQQI | Price change plus distributions, reinvested. |
| Price return | −0.4% | −2.0% | CDPI | Price change alone, distributions left out. |
| Risk | ||||
| Max drawdown | −3.2% | −7.1% | CDPI | Deepest fall from a high to the low after it. |
Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 14 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.
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 | QQQI | CDPI | QQQI | CDPI | QQQI |
| 3 months | +0.4% | −2.2% | 1.5% | 3.5% | not measured | +1.3 pts |
| 6 months | – | −0.2% | – | 6.9% | – | +0.1 pts |
| 1 year | – | +8.9% | – | 13.9% | – | −3.4 pts |
| Since launchNot the same days: CDPI Jul 2026 · QQQI Jan 2024 | +1.6% | +53.8% | 1.5% | 41.2% | not measured | −11.2 pts |
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No client brief for this pair: ETFIQ prints no one-year total return for CDPI and no net assets for CDPI.
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.
QQQI
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, QQQI paid 13.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 5.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +8.9%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +12.3% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 3.4 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 14.7%, paid monthly. NEOS estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Oct 23, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).
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