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DDDD vs RECI: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Net assets: $7.8m on Nov 3, 2026 for YieldMax U.S. Stocks Target Double Distribution ETF, beside Columbia Research Enhanced Core Premium Income ETF.

At a glance
3.4%
DDDD cash paid, since launch, Mar 12, 2026
1.5%
RECI cash paid, since launch, Jul 14, 2026
+17.1%
DDDD total return, since launch, Mar 12, 2026
+3.7%
RECI total return, since launch, Jul 14, 2026
DDDD · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 3.3 pts behind SCHD
DDDD
+17.1%
SCHD
+20.4%

3.3 pts behind SCHD

DDDD since launch: paid 3.4%, price +13.4%, total +17.1%, SCHD +20.4%, −3.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SCHD

+20.4%

DDDD

+17.1%

3.4% as cash

3.3 pts behind SCHD

Total return, distributions reinvested

3.3 pts behind SCHD

DDDD since launch: paid 3.4%, price +13.4%, total +17.1%, SCHD +20.4%, −3.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SCHD

+20.4%

DDDD

+17.1%

3.3 pts behind SCHD

3.4% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. DDDD since launch: paid 3.4%, price +13.4%, total +17.1%, SCHD +20.4%, −3.3 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 +20.4%. 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 +20.4%. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

RECI costs 0.71 points a year less.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

DDDD vs RECI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureDDDDRECI
Paid and earned
Price changerose 13.4% (since Mar 12, 2026)rose 2.1% (since Jul 14, 2026)
Return of capital, issuer estimate76% of the Oct 2, 2026 payment78% of the Oct 5, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkUS dividend stocks, measured through SCHDnot published
Cost and size
Expense ratio1.01%0.30%
Net assets$7.8mnot read by ETFIQ
Holdings
Holdings in commonnot published

Method

Side by side

DDDD YieldMax U.S. Stocks Target Double Distribution ETF · Synthetic covered call on SCHD RECI Columbia Research Enhanced Core Premium Income ETF · Covered call, paying monthly
Strategy synthetic covered call covered call
Benchmark US dividend stocks (SCHD) none
Pays not established monthly
Payout rate, annualized 18.3% 8.0%
Expense ratio 1.01% 0.30%
Cash paid, 1 year 3.4% (since launch, Mar 12, 2026) 1.5% (since launch, Jul 14, 2026)
Price change, 1 year +13.4% (since launch, Mar 12, 2026) +2.1% (since launch, Jul 14, 2026)
Total return, 1 year +17.1% (since launch, Mar 12, 2026) +3.7% (since launch, Jul 14, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year +20.4% (since launch, Mar 12, 2026) not published
Ahead or behind −3.3 pts (since launch, Mar 12, 2026) not available
Return of capital, latest estimate 76% 78%
Age 237 days 113 days
Net assets $7.8m 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: DDDD vs RECI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowDDDDRECIDDDDRECIDDDDRECI
3 months+7.5%+3.5%1.6%1.5%−1.0 ptsnot measured
6 months+13.6%–3.3%–−2.6 pts–
Since launchNot the same days: DDDD Mar 2026 · RECI Jul 2026+17.1%+3.7%3.4%1.5%−3.3 ptsnot measured

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About each fund
DDDD

Over the period from its first trade on Mar 12, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, DDDD paid 3.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 13.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +17.1%. US dividend stocks (SCHD) returned +20.4% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 3.3 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 18.3%, paid periodically. YieldMax estimates that 76% of the distribution paid Oct 2, 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, DDDD or RECI?
DDDD charges 1.01% a year and RECI charges 0.30%, so RECI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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