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CVRD vs RECI: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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CVRD and RECI both write options for income.

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Net assets: $32m on Jun 30, 2026 for Madison Covered Call ETF, beside Columbia Research Enhanced Core Premium Income ETF.

At a glance
7.7%
CVRD cash paid, 1 year
1.5%
RECI cash paid, since launch, Jul 14, 2026
+12.7%
CVRD total return, 1 year
+3.7%
RECI total return, since launch, Jul 14, 2026
CVRD · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 10.4 pts behind its own stocks
CVRD
+12.7%
Own
+23.1%

10.4 pts behind its own stocks

CVRD over 1 year: paid 7.7%, price +4.3%, total +12.7%, its own stocks +23.1%, −10.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

its own stocks

+23.1%

CVRD

+12.7%

7.7% of it arrived as cash

10.4 pts behind its own stocks

Total return, distributions reinvested

10.4 pts behind its own stocks

CVRD over 1 year: paid 7.7%, price +4.3%, total +12.7%, its own stocks +23.1%, −10.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

its own stocks

+23.1%

CVRD

+12.7%

10.4 pts behind its own stocks

7.7% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. CVRD over 1 year: paid 7.7%, price +4.3%, total +12.7%, its own stocks +23.1%, −10.4 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 +23.1%. 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 +23.1%. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

RECI costs 0.60 points a year less.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

CVRD vs RECI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureCVRDRECI
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+12.7%not published
Price changerose 4.3% (1 year)rose 2.1% (since Jul 14, 2026)
Return of capital, issuer estimate78% of the Oct 5, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Benchmarkits own stocksnot published
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.90%0.30%
Net assets$32mnot read by ETFIQ
Holdings
Holdings in commonnot published

Method

Side by side

CVRD Madison Covered Call ETF · Covered call on its own stocks, paying quarterly RECI Columbia Research Enhanced Core Premium Income ETF · Covered call, paying monthly
Strategy covered call covered call
Benchmark CVRD's own stocks, without the options (from its filed holdings, rebalanced at each filing; latest Jun 30, 2026) none
Pays quarterly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 6.3% 8.0%
Expense ratio 0.90% 0.30%
Cash paid, 1 year 7.7% 1.5% (since launch, Jul 14, 2026)
Price change, 1 year +4.3% +2.1% (since launch, Jul 14, 2026)
Total return, 1 year +12.7% +3.7% (since launch, Jul 14, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year +23.1% not published
Ahead or behind −10.4 pts not available
Return of capital, latest estimate not published 78%
Age 3.2 years 113 days
Net assets $32m 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: CVRD vs RECI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowCVRDRECICVRDRECICVRDRECI
3 months+5.7%+3.5%1.6%1.5%−0.8 ptsnot measured
6 months+5.8%–3.2%–−3.8 pts–
1 year+12.7%–7.7%–−10.4 pts–
3 years+26.9%–27.7%–not measured–
Since launchNot the same days: CVRD Aug 2023 · RECI Jul 2026+27.2%+3.7%27.8%1.5%not measurednot measured

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About each fund
CVRD

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, CVRD paid 7.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 4.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +12.7%. CVRD's own stocks, without the options (from its filed holdings, rebalanced at each filing; latest Jun 30, 2026) returned +23.1% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 10.4 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.3%, paid quarterly.

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). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, CVRD or RECI?
CVRD charges 0.90% a year and RECI charges 0.30%, so RECI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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