Data as of .
CDPI vs ROCY: which paid, and which earned it?
CDPI and ROCY both write options for income.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CDPI | ROCY | CDPI | ROCY | CDPI | ROCY | |
| 3 months | not published | +2.6% | not published | 1.7% | not published | +0.3 pts |
| 6 months | not published | +14.8% | not published | 3.7% | not published | −3.3 pts |
| Since launch | +0.5% | +13.5% | 0.7% | 3.6% | −4.1 pts | −2.9 pts |
| CDPI Columbia High Dividend Premium Income ETF Covered call on SCHD | ROCY JPMorgan Equity Premium Yield ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Columbia | JPMorgan |
| Strategy | covered call | covered call |
| Benchmark | US dividend stocks (SCHD), used as the dividend proxy | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy |
| Pays | not established | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 8.2% | 5.7% |
| Expense ratio | 0.45% | 0.35% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 0.7% (since launch on Jul 14, 2026) | 3.6% (since launch on Mar 19, 2026) |
| Price change, 1 year | −0.2% | +9.7% |
| Total return, 1 year | +0.5% (since launch on Jul 14, 2026) | +13.5% (since launch on Mar 19, 2026) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +4.6% | +16.4% |
| Ahead or behind | −4.1 pts | −2.9 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 66 days | 183 days |
| Net assets | not published | $726m |
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.
ROCY in plain words
Over the period since launch on Mar 19, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, ROCY paid 3.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 9.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +13.5%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +16.4% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 2.9 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 5.7%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which is cheaper, CDPI or ROCY?
- CDPI charges 0.45% a year and ROCY charges 0.35%, so ROCY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
Other comparisons
Where these figures came from
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Cite this page. ETFIQ, CDPI against ROCY, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/cdpi-vs-rocy Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.