Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
CDPI vs YSPC: Dividend Yield & Total Return
CDPI and YSPC both write options for income.
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Net assets: $42m on Nov 3, 2026 for YieldMax SPCX Option Income Strategy 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% of it arrived as 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, 2026.2.6 pts behind SPCX
YSPC since launch: paid 16.7%, price −18.2%, total −2.1%, SPCX +0.5%, −2.6 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
SPCX
+0.5%
YSPC
−2.1%
2.6 pts behind SPCX
Total return, distributions reinvested
2.6 pts behind SPCX
YSPC since launch: paid 16.7%, price −18.2%, total −2.1%, SPCX +0.5%, −2.6 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
SPCX
+0.5%
YSPC
−2.1%
2.6 pts behind SPCX
16.7% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. YSPC since launch: paid 16.7%, price −18.2%, total −2.1%, SPCX +0.5%, −2.6 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.Pair scorecard
CDPI costs 0.56 points a year less.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | CDPI | YSPC |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Price change | rose 0.1% (since Jul 14, 2026) | fell 18.2% (since Jul 15, 2026) |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 76% of the Oct 5, 2026 payment | |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | not published | Space Exploration Technologies (SPCX) |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.45% | 1.01% |
| Net assets | not read by ETFIQ | $42m |
| 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 | YSPC | CDPI | YSPC | CDPI | YSPC |
| 3 months | +0.4% | +11.7% | 1.5% | 18.2% | not measured | −13.8 pts |
| Since launchNot the same days: CDPI Jul 2026 · YSPC Jul 2026 | +1.6% | −2.1% | 1.5% | 16.7% | not measured | −2.5 pts |
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.
YSPC
Over the period from its first trade on Jul 15, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, YSPC paid 16.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 18.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −2.1%. Space Exploration Technologies (SPCX) returned +0.5% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 2.6 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 60.1%, paid weekly.
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