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BALI vs RECI: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Net assets: $1.5bn on Nov 3, 2026 for iShares U.S. Large Cap Premium Income Active ETF, beside Columbia Research Enhanced Core Premium Income ETF.

At a glance
8.4%
BALI cash paid, 1 year
1.5%
RECI cash paid, since launch, Jul 14, 2026
+17.6%
BALI total return, 1 year
+3.7%
RECI total return, since launch, Jul 14, 2026
BALI · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 2.8 pts ahead of SPY
BALI
+17.6%
SPY
+14.8%

2.8 pts ahead of SPY

BALI over 1 year: paid 8.4%, price +8.4%, total +17.6%, SPY +14.8%, +2.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

BALI

+17.6%

8.4% of it arrived as cash

2.8 pts ahead of SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

2.8 pts ahead of SPY

BALI over 1 year: paid 8.4%, price +8.4%, total +17.6%, SPY +14.8%, +2.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

BALI

+17.6%

2.8 pts ahead of SPY

8.4% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. BALI over 1 year: paid 8.4%, price +8.4%, total +17.6%, SPY +14.8%, +2.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.
RECI · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 Not measured
RECI
+3.7%
none

Not measured

RECI since launch: paid 1.5%, price +2.1%, total +3.7%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

RECI

+3.7%

Total return, distributions reinvested

Not measured

RECI since launch: paid 1.5%, price +2.1%, total +3.7%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

RECI

+3.7%

1.5% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +17.6%. RECI since launch: paid 1.5%, price +2.1%, total +3.7%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Both charts share one scale, 0 to +17.6%. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

RECI costs 0.05 points a year less.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

BALI vs RECI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureBALIRECI
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+17.6%not published
Price changerose 8.4% (1 year)rose 2.1% (since Jul 14, 2026)
Return of capital, issuer estimate84% of the Nov 5, 2026 payment78% of the Oct 5, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkS&P 500, measured through SPYnot published
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.35%0.30%
Net assets$1.5bnnot read by ETFIQ
Holdings
Holdings in commonnot published

Method

Side by side

BALI iShares U.S. Large Cap Premium Income Active ETF · Covered call on SPY, paying monthly RECI Columbia Research Enhanced Core Premium Income ETF · Covered call, paying monthly
Strategy covered call covered call
Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) none
Pays monthly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 6.5% 8.0%
Expense ratio 0.35% 0.30%
Cash paid, 1 year 8.4% 1.5% (since launch, Jul 14, 2026)
Price change, 1 year +8.4% +2.1% (since launch, Jul 14, 2026)
Total return, 1 year +17.6% +3.7% (since launch, Jul 14, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% not published
Ahead or behind +2.8 pts not available
Return of capital, latest estimate 84% 78%
Age 3.1 years 113 days
Net assets $1.5bn not read by ETFIQ

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

Window by window: BALI vs RECI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowBALIRECIBALIRECIBALIRECI
3 months0.0%+3.5%1.7%1.5%+0.1 ptsnot measured
6 months+6.5%–3.7%–+1.4 pts–
1 year+17.6%–8.4%–+2.8 pts–
3 years+74.1%–29.6%–−8.8 pts–
Since launchNot the same days: BALI Sep 2023 · RECI Jul 2026+77.2%+3.7%30.6%1.5%−8.4 ptsnot measured

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About each fund
BALI

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, BALI paid 8.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 8.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +17.6%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 2.8 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.5%, paid monthly. iShares estimates that 84% of the distribution paid Nov 5, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

RECI

Over the period from its first trade on Jul 14, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, RECI paid 1.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 2.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +3.7%. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.0%, paid monthly. Columbia estimates that 78% of the distribution paid Oct 5, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

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Which is cheaper, BALI or RECI?
BALI charges 0.35% a year and RECI charges 0.30%, so RECI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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