Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
CDPI vs YLDE: Dividend Yield & Total Return
CDPI and YLDE both write options for income.
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Net assets: $186m on Nov 3, 2026 for Franklin ClearBridge Enhanced 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%
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, 2026.4.2 pts ahead of IWV
YLDE over 1 year: paid 7.9%, price +10.5%, total +19.0%, IWV +14.8%, +4.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
IWV
+14.8%
YLDE
+19.0%
7.9% of it arrived as cash
4.2 pts ahead of IWV
Total return, distributions reinvested
4.2 pts ahead of IWV
YLDE over 1 year: paid 7.9%, price +10.5%, total +19.0%, IWV +14.8%, +4.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
IWV
+14.8%
YLDE
+19.0%
4.2 pts ahead of IWV
7.9% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +19.0%. YLDE over 1 year: paid 7.9%, price +10.5%, total +19.0%, IWV +14.8%, +4.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Both charts share one scale, 0 to +19.0%. Data to Nov 4, 2026.Pair scorecard
CDPI costs 0.03 points a year less.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | CDPI | YLDE |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | not published | +19.0% |
| Price change | rose 0.1% (since Jul 14, 2026) | rose 10.5% (1 year) |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 76% of the Oct 5, 2026 payment | 67% of the Apr 6, 2026 payment |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | not published | iShares Russell 3000 ETF, measured through IWV |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.45% | 0.48% |
| Net assets | not read by ETFIQ | $186m |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | not published | |
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 | YLDE | CDPI | YLDE | CDPI | YLDE |
| 3 months | +0.4% | +3.2% | 1.5% | 1.6% | not measured | +3.6 pts |
| 6 months | – | +8.6% | – | 4.0% | – | +3.7 pts |
| 1 year | – | +19.0% | – | 7.9% | – | +4.2 pts |
| 3 years | – | +61.5% | – | 18.0% | – | −19.5 pts |
| Since launchNot the same days: CDPI Jul 2026 · YLDE May 2017 | +1.6% | +197.5% | 1.5% | 44.5% | not measured | −52.9 pts |
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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.
YLDE
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, YLDE paid 7.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 10.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +19.0%. iShares Russell 3000 ETF (IWV) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 4.2 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.3%, paid monthly. Franklin estimates that 67% of the distribution paid Apr 6, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).
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