Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
CDPI vs TCAL: Dividend Yield & Total Return
CDPI and TCAL both write options for income.
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Net assets: $324m on Nov 3, 2026 for T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Premium 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%
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 its own stocks
TCAL over 1 year: paid 11.4%, price −1.2%, total +11.2%, its own stocks +14.6%, −3.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
its own stocks
+14.6%
TCAL
+11.2%
11.4% of it arrived as cash
3.4 pts behind its own stocks
Total return, distributions reinvested
3.4 pts behind its own stocks
TCAL over 1 year: paid 11.4%, price −1.2%, total +11.2%, its own stocks +14.6%, −3.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
its own stocks
+14.6%
TCAL
+11.2%
11.4% as cash
11.4% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. TCAL over 1 year: paid 11.4%, price −1.2%, total +11.2%, its own stocks +14.6%, −3.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.Pair scorecard
TCAL costs 0.11 points a year less.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | CDPI | TCAL |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | not published | +11.2% |
| Price change | rose 0.1% (since Jul 14, 2026) | fell 1.2% (1 year) |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 76% of the Oct 5, 2026 payment | |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | not published | its own stocks |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.45% | 0.34% |
| Net assets | not read by ETFIQ | $324m |
| 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 | TCAL | CDPI | TCAL | CDPI | TCAL |
| 3 months | +0.4% | +5.3% | 1.5% | 2.6% | not measured | −1.8 pts |
| 6 months | – | +12.3% | – | 6.3% | – | −0.9 pts |
| 1 year | – | +11.2% | – | 11.4% | – | −3.5 pts |
| Since launchNot the same days: CDPI Jul 2026 · TCAL Mar 2025 | +1.6% | +12.0% | 1.5% | 16.9% | not measured | not measured |
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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.
TCAL
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, TCAL paid 11.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 1.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +11.2%. TCAL's own stocks, without the options (from its filed holdings, rebalanced at each filing; latest Jun 30, 2026) returned +14.6% 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 13.0%, paid monthly.
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