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CDPI vs XIMR: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Net assets: $26m on Nov 3, 2026 for FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer & Premium Income ETF - March, beside Columbia High Dividend Premium Income ETF.

At a glance
1.5%
CDPI cash paid, since launch, Jul 14, 2026
7.0%
XIMR cash paid, 1 year
+1.6%
CDPI total return, since launch, Jul 14, 2026
+7.9%
XIMR total return, 1 year
CDPI · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 Not measured
CDPI
+1.6%
none

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.
XIMR · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 6.9 pts behind VOO
XIMR
+7.9%
VOO
+14.8%

6.9 pts behind VOO

XIMR over 1 year: paid 7.0%, price +0.7%, total +7.9%, VOO +14.8%, −6.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+14.8%

XIMR

+7.9%

7.0% of it arrived as cash

6.9 pts behind VOO

Total return, distributions reinvested

6.9 pts behind VOO

XIMR over 1 year: paid 7.0%, price +0.7%, total +7.9%, VOO +14.8%, −6.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+14.8%

XIMR

+7.9%

6.9 pts behind VOO

7.0% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +14.8%. XIMR over 1 year: paid 7.0%, price +0.7%, total +7.9%, VOO +14.8%, −6.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Both charts share one scale, 0 to +14.8%. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

CDPI costs 0.40 points a year less.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

CDPI vs XIMR: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureCDPIXIMR
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 yearnot published+7.9%
Price changerose 0.1% (since Jul 14, 2026)rose 0.7% (1 year)
Return of capital, issuer estimate76% of the Oct 5, 2026 payment60% of the Nov 3, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Benchmarknot publishedVanguard S&P 500 ETF, measured through VOO
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.45%0.85%
Net assetsnot read by ETFIQ$26m
Holdings
Holdings in commonnot published

Method

Side by side

CDPI Columbia High Dividend Premium Income ETF · Covered call, paying monthly XIMR FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer & Premium Income ETF - March · Buffer with income on VOO, paying monthly
Strategy covered call buffer with income
Benchmark none Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO)
Pays monthly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 8.0% 7.4%
Expense ratio 0.45% 0.85%
Cash paid, 1 year 1.5% (since launch, Jul 14, 2026) 7.0%
Price change, 1 year +0.1% (since launch, Jul 14, 2026) +0.7%
Total return, 1 year +1.6% (since launch, Jul 14, 2026) +7.9%
Benchmark return, 1 year not published +14.8%
Ahead or behind not available −6.9 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 76% 60%
Age 113 days 2.6 years
Net assets not read by ETFIQ $26m

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

Window by window: CDPI vs XIMR: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowCDPIXIMRCDPIXIMRCDPIXIMR
3 months+0.4%+1.3%1.5%1.8%not measured+1.4 pts
6 months–+2.8%–3.7%–−2.2 pts
1 year–+7.9%–7.0%–−6.9 pts
Since launchNot the same days: CDPI Jul 2026 · XIMR Mar 2024+1.6%+20.0%1.5%17.4%not measured−33.3 pts

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About each fund
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.

XIMR

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, XIMR paid 7.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +7.9%. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 6.9 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 7.4%, paid monthly. First Trust estimates that 60% of the distribution paid Nov 3, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

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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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