Data as of .
CDPI vs XSHP: which paid, and which earned it?
CDPI and XSHP both write options for income.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CDPI | XSHP | CDPI | XSHP | CDPI | XSHP | |
| 3 months | not published | −11.0% | not published | 7.4% | not published | −13.3 pts |
| Since launch | +0.5% | −13.1% | 0.7% | 7.3% | −4.1 pts | −16.4 pts |
| CDPI Columbia High Dividend Premium Income ETF Covered call on SCHD | XSHP Kurv SpaceX (SPAX) Enhanced Income ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Columbia | Kurv |
| Strategy | covered call | covered call |
| Benchmark | US dividend stocks (SCHD), used as the dividend proxy | S&P 500 (SPY), used as the proxy |
| Pays | not established | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 8.2% | 33.5% |
| Expense ratio | 0.45% | 0.99% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 0.7% (since launch on Jul 14, 2026) | 7.3% (since launch on Jun 17, 2026) |
| Price change, 1 year | −0.2% | −21.8% |
| Total return, 1 year | +0.5% (since launch on Jul 14, 2026) | −13.1% (since launch on Jun 17, 2026) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +4.6% | +3.3% |
| Ahead or behind | −4.1 pts | −16.4 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | 94% |
| Age | 66 days | 93 days |
| Net assets | not published | $7m |
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.
XSHP in plain words
Over the period since launch on Jun 17, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, XSHP paid 7.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 21.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −13.1%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as the proxy returned +3.3% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 16.4 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 33.5%, paid monthly. Kurv estimates that 94% of the distribution paid Sep 3, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).
Questions people ask
- Which is cheaper, CDPI or XSHP?
- CDPI charges 0.45% a year and XSHP charges 0.99%, so CDPI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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