Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
CDPI vs XQQI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
CDPI and XQQI both write options for income.
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Net assets: $408m on Oct 28, 2026 for NEOS Boosted Nasdaq-100 High 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%
1.5% cash
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, 2026.4.9 pts behind QQQ
XQQI since launch: paid 17.0%, price −9.2%, total +7.7%, QQQ +12.6%, −4.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
QQQ
+12.6%
XQQI
+7.7%
17.0% of it arrived as cash
4.9 pts behind QQQ
Total return, distributions reinvested
4.9 pts behind QQQ
XQQI since launch: paid 17.0%, price −9.2%, total +7.7%, QQQ +12.6%, −4.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
QQQ
+12.6%
XQQI
+7.7%
17.0% cash
4.9 pts behind QQQ
17.0% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. XQQI since launch: paid 17.0%, price −9.2%, total +7.7%, QQQ +12.6%, −4.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.Pair scorecard
CDPI costs 0.53 points a year less.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | CDPI | XQQI |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Price change | rose 0.1% (since Jul 14, 2026) | fell 9.2% (since Feb 3, 2026) |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 76% of the Oct 5, 2026 payment | 100% of the Oct 9, 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 | $408m |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | not published | |
Risk and return
Jul 24, 2026 to Oct 30, 2026 · 14 weekly returnsFrom Jul 2026 to Oct 2026, XQQI returned more: +1.6% to +0.5%. CDPI fell less at its worst: −3.2% to −10.8%.
Full scorecard
3 measures, with how each is measured Open ↓
| Measure | CDPI | XQQI | Edge | How it is measured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return | ||||
| Total return | +0.5% | +1.6% | XQQI | Price change plus distributions, reinvested. |
| Price return | −0.4% | −3.4% | CDPI | Price change alone, distributions left out. |
| Risk | ||||
| Max drawdown | −3.2% | −10.8% | CDPI | Deepest fall from a high to the low after it. |
Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 14 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.
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 | XQQI | CDPI | XQQI | CDPI | XQQI |
| 3 months | +0.4% | −4.1% | 1.5% | 5.0% | not measured | −0.6 pts |
| 6 months | – | −3.0% | – | 10.0% | – | −2.6 pts |
| Since launchNot the same days: CDPI Jul 2026 · XQQI Feb 2026 | +1.6% | +7.7% | 1.5% | 17.0% | not measured | −4.9 pts |
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No client brief for this pair: ETFIQ prints no one-year total return for CDPI or XQQI and no net assets for CDPI.
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.
XQQI
Over the period from its first trade on Feb 3, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, XQQI paid 17.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 9.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +7.7%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +12.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 4.9 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 20.2%, paid monthly. NEOS estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Oct 9, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).
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