Data as of .
CDPI vs RECI: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the window both share CDPI paid 0.7% of its price in cash against RECI’s 0.7%, though RECI returned more with it reinvested.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CDPI | RECI | CDPI | RECI | CDPI | RECI | |
| Since launch | +0.5% | +2.4% | 0.7% | 0.7% | −4.1 pts | +0.8 pts |
| CDPI Columbia High Dividend Premium Income ETF Covered call on SCHD | RECI Columbia Research Enhanced Core Premium Income ETF Covered call on SPY | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Columbia | Columbia |
| Strategy | covered call | covered call |
| Benchmark | US dividend stocks (SCHD), used as the dividend proxy | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | not established | not established |
| Payout rate, annualized | 8.2% | 8.0% |
| Expense ratio | 0.45% | 0.30% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 0.7% (since launch on Jul 14, 2026) | 0.7% (since launch on Jul 14, 2026) |
| Price change, 1 year | −0.2% | +1.7% |
| Total return, 1 year | +0.5% (since launch on Jul 14, 2026) | +2.4% (since launch on Jul 14, 2026) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +4.6% | +1.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −4.1 pts | +0.8 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 66 days | 66 days |
| Net assets | not published | not published |
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.
RECI in plain words
Over the period since launch on Jul 14, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, RECI paid 0.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 1.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +2.4%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +1.6% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 0.8 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.0%, paid periodically.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, CDPI or RECI?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, CDPI paid 0.7% of its starting price in cash and RECI paid 0.7%, so CDPI paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
- Which returned more once distributions are counted, CDPI or RECI?
- With every distribution reinvested, CDPI returned +0.5% and RECI returned +2.4% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so RECI returned more.
- Which is cheaper, CDPI or RECI?
- CDPI charges 0.45% a year and RECI charges 0.30%, so RECI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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