Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
CDPI vs QVOL: Dividend Yield & Total Return
CDPI and QVOL both write options for income.
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Net assets: $49m on Aug 31, 2026 for Infrastructure Capital Nasdaq Option 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% as 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, 2026.7 pts behind ONEQ
QVOL since launch: paid 6.4%, price −13.6%, total −7.8%, ONEQ −0.8%, −7.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
ONEQ
−0.8%
QVOL
−7.8%
7 pts behind ONEQ
Total return, distributions reinvested
7 pts behind ONEQ
QVOL since launch: paid 6.4%, price −13.6%, total −7.8%, ONEQ −0.8%, −7.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
ONEQ
−0.8%
QVOL
−7.8%
7 pts behind ONEQ
6.4% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. QVOL since launch: paid 6.4%, price −13.6%, total −7.8%, ONEQ −0.8%, −7.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.Pair scorecard
CDPI costs 0.37 points a year less.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | CDPI | QVOL |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Price change | rose 0.1% (since Jul 14, 2026) | fell 13.6% (since May 12, 2026) |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 76% of the Oct 5, 2026 payment | |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | not published | Fidelity Nasdaq Composite Index ETF, measured through ONEQ |
| Against its benchmark, same days | behind by 7.0 pts | |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.45% | 0.82% |
| Net assets | not read by ETFIQ | $49m |
| 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 | QVOL | CDPI | QVOL | CDPI | QVOL |
| 3 months | +0.4% | −12.2% | 1.5% | 3.2% | not measured | −10.0 pts |
| Since launchNot the same days: CDPI Jul 2026 · QVOL May 2026 | +1.6% | −7.8% | 1.5% | 6.4% | not measured | −7.0 pts |
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.
QVOL
Over the period from its first trade on May 12, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, QVOL paid 6.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 13.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −7.8%. Fidelity Nasdaq Composite Index ETF (ONEQ) returned −0.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 7.0 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 15.3%, paid monthly.
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