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CDPI vs XIMR: which paid, and which earned it?

CDPI and XIMR both write options for income.

Columbia High Dividend Premium Income ETF and FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer & Premium Income ETF - March.

0.7%CDPI cash paid, 1 year
6.7%XIMR cash paid, 1 year
+0.5%CDPI total return, 1 year
+7.5%XIMR total return, 1 year
CDPI4.1 pts behind SCHD · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
SCHD+4.6%CDPI+0.5%4.1 pts behind SCHDTotal return, distributions reinvestedSCHD+4.6%CDPI+0.5%4.1 pts behind SCHD
XIMR9.1 pts behind SPY · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+16.6%XIMR+7.5%6.7% of it arrived as cash9.1 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+16.6%XIMR+7.5%9.1 pts behind SPY

Performance, window by window

CDPI and XIMR over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
CDPIXIMRCDPIXIMRCDPIXIMR
3 monthsnot published+1.5%not published1.8%not published−0.8 pts
6 monthsnot published+5.0%not published3.1%not published−13.1 pts
1 yearnot published+7.5%not published6.7%not published−9.1 pts
Since launch+0.5%+19.2%0.7%16.2%−4.1 pts−32.9 pts
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CDPI and XIMR on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
CDPI
Columbia High Dividend Premium Income ETF
Covered call on SCHD
XIMR
FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer & Premium Income ETF - March
Buffer with income on SPY, paying monthly
IssuerColumbiaFirst Trust
Strategycovered callbuffer with income
BenchmarkUS dividend stocks (SCHD), used as the dividend proxyS&P 500 (SPY)
Paysnot establishedmonthly
Payout rate, annualized8.2%7.3%
Expense ratio0.45%0.85%
Cash paid, 1 year0.7% (since launch on Jul 14, 2026)6.7%
Price change, 1 year−0.2%+0.5%
Total return, 1 year+0.5% (since launch on Jul 14, 2026)+7.5%
Benchmark return, 1 year+4.6%+16.6%
Ahead or behind−4.1 pts−9.1 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age66 days913 days
Net assetsnot published$27m

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.

XIMR in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, XIMR paid 6.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +7.5%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 9.1 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 7.3%, paid monthly.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, CDPI or XIMR?
CDPI charges 0.45% a year and XIMR charges 0.85%, so CDPI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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CDPI against XIMR, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 18, 2026. Every figure is calculated from a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

Cite this page. ETFIQ, CDPI against XIMR, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/cdpi-vs-ximr Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.

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