Data as of Nov 12, 2026.
CDPI vs QXQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Return, fees and overlap, side by side.
Pair scorecard
CDPI costs 0.53 points a year less.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | CDPI | QXQ |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | not published | +12.1% |
| Price change | fell 0.4% (since Jul 14, 2026) | fell 4.7% (1 year) |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 75% of the Nov 4, 2026 payment | |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | not published | Nasdaq-100, measured through QQQ |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.45% | 0.98% |
| Net assets | not read by ETFIQ | $82m |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | not published | |
Not measured
CDPI since launch: paid 1.5%, price −0.4%, total +1.1%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 12, 2026.
CDPI
+1.1%
Total return, distributions reinvested
Not measured
CDPI since launch: paid 1.5%, price −0.4%, total +1.1%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 12, 2026.
CDPI
+1.1%
1.5% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. CDPI since launch: paid 1.5%, price −0.4%, total +1.1%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 12, 2026.
Data to Nov 12, 2026.0.8 pts ahead of QQQ
QXQ over 1 year: paid 15.1%, price −4.7%, total +12.1%, QQQ +11.3%, +0.8 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.
QQQ
+11.3%
QXQ
+12.1%
15.1% of it arrived as cash
0.8 pts ahead of QQQ
Total return, distributions reinvested
0.8 pts ahead of QQQ
QXQ over 1 year: paid 15.1%, price −4.7%, total +12.1%, QQQ +11.3%, +0.8 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.
QQQ
+11.3%
QXQ
+12.1%
15.1% as cash
0.8 pts ahead of QQQ
15.1% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. QXQ over 1 year: paid 15.1%, price −4.7%, total +12.1%, QQQ +11.3%, +0.8 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.
Data to Nov 12, 2026.Side by side
As of Nov 12, 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 | QXQ | CDPI | QXQ | CDPI | QXQ |
| 3 months | −0.4% | −5.4% | 1.5% | 0.2% | not measured | +0.5 pts |
| 6 months | – | −3.8% | – | 0.5% | – | +0.4 pts |
| 1 year | – | +12.1% | – | 15.1% | – | +0.8 pts |
| Since launchNot the same days: CDPI Jul 2026 · QXQ Jun 2024 | +1.1% | +47.7% | 1.5% | 22.8% | not measured | +2.2 pts |
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CDPI
Over the period from its first trade on Jul 14, 2026 to Nov 12, 2026, CDPI paid 1.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +1.1%. At its price on Nov 12, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.0%, paid monthly. Columbia estimates that 75% of the distribution paid Nov 4, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.
QXQ
Over the year to Nov 12, 2026, QXQ paid 15.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 4.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +12.1%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +11.3% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 0.8 pts. At its price on Nov 12, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 1.0%, paid quarterly.
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CDPI and QXQ
Total return, distributions reinvested, 3 months.
CDPI −0.4%, QXQ −5.4%: CDPI +5.0 pts ahead, 3 months, Aug 13, 2026 to Nov 12, 2026.