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

CDPI and XSPI both write options for income.

Columbia High Dividend Premium Income ETF and NEOS Boosted S&P 500(R) High Income ETF.

0.7%CDPI cash paid, 1 year
11.1%XSPI cash paid, 1 year
+0.5%CDPI total return, 1 year
+11.6%XSPI 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
XSPIAbout even with SPY · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+11.3%XSPI+11.6%11.1% of it arrived as cashabout even with SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+11.3%XSPI+11.6%11.1% as cashabout even with SPY

Performance, window by window

CDPI and XSPI over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
CDPIXSPICDPIXSPICDPIXSPI
3 monthsnot published+3.7%not published4.2%not published+1.4 pts
6 monthsnot published+20.0%not published9.2%not published+1.9 pts
Since launch+0.5%+11.6%0.7%11.1%−4.1 pts+0.2 pts
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CDPI and XSPI on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
CDPI
Columbia High Dividend Premium Income ETF
Covered call on SCHD
XSPI
NEOS Boosted S&P 500(R) High Income ETF
Option income on SPY, paying monthly
IssuerColumbiaNEOS
Strategycovered calloption income
BenchmarkUS dividend stocks (SCHD), used as the dividend proxyS&P 500 (SPY)
Paysnot establishedmonthly
Payout rate, annualized8.2%17.1%
Expense ratio0.45%0.98%
Cash paid, 1 year0.7% (since launch on Jul 14, 2026)11.1% (since launch on Feb 3, 2026)
Price change, 1 year−0.2%−0.3%
Total return, 1 year+0.5% (since launch on Jul 14, 2026)+11.6% (since launch on Feb 3, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year+4.6%+11.3%
Ahead or behind−4.1 pts+0.2 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot published99%
Age66 days227 days
Net assetsnot published$113m

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.

XSPI in plain words

Over the period since launch on Feb 3, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, XSPI paid 11.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +11.6%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +11.3% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 17.1%, paid monthly. NEOS estimates that 99% of the distribution paid Jul 10, 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 XSPI?
CDPI charges 0.45% a year and XSPI charges 0.98%, 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 XSPI, 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.

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