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DJIA vs RECI: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Net assets: $191m on Oct 12, 2026 for Global X Dow 30 Covered Call ETF, beside Columbia Research Enhanced Core Premium Income ETF.

At a glance
10.1%
DJIA cash paid, 1 year
1.5%
RECI cash paid, since launch, Jul 14, 2026
+13.9%
DJIA total return, 1 year
+3.7%
RECI total return, since launch, Jul 14, 2026
DJIA · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 1 pt behind DIA
DJIA
+13.9%
DIA
+14.9%

1 pt behind DIA

DJIA over 1 year: paid 10.1%, price +2.9%, total +13.9%, DIA +14.9%, −1.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

DIA

+14.9%

DJIA

+13.9%

10.1% of it arrived as cash

1 pt behind DIA

Total return, distributions reinvested

1 pt behind DIA

DJIA over 1 year: paid 10.1%, price +2.9%, total +13.9%, DIA +14.9%, −1.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

DIA

+14.9%

DJIA

+13.9%

10.1% as cash

1 pt behind DIA

10.1% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. DJIA over 1 year: paid 10.1%, price +2.9%, total +13.9%, DIA +14.9%, −1.0 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 +14.9%. 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 +14.9%. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

RECI costs 0.30 points a year less.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

DJIA vs RECI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureDJIARECI
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+13.9%not published
Price changerose 2.9% (1 year)rose 2.1% (since Jul 14, 2026)
Return of capital, issuer estimate70% of the Sep 24, 2026 payment78% of the Oct 5, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkDow Jones Industrial Average, measured through DIAnot published
Against its benchmark, same daysbehind by 1.0 pts
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.60%0.30%
Net assets$191mnot read by ETFIQ
Holdings
Holdings in commonnot published

Method

Side by side

DJIA Global X Dow 30 Covered Call ETF · Covered call on DIA, paying monthly RECI Columbia Research Enhanced Core Premium Income ETF · Covered call, paying monthly
Strategy covered call covered call
Benchmark Dow Jones Industrial Average (DIA) none
Pays monthly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 8.2% 8.0%
Expense ratio 0.60% 0.30%
Cash paid, 1 year 10.1% 1.5% (since launch, Jul 14, 2026)
Price change, 1 year +2.9% +2.1% (since launch, Jul 14, 2026)
Total return, 1 year +13.9% +3.7% (since launch, Jul 14, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year +14.9% not published
Ahead or behind −1.0 pts not available
Return of capital, latest estimate 70% 78%
Age 4.7 years 113 days
Net assets $191m 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: DJIA vs RECI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowDJIARECIDJIARECIDJIARECI
3 months+1.4%+3.5%1.7%1.5%+2.8 ptsnot measured
6 months+8.7%–3.7%–+1.2 pts–
1 year+13.9%–10.1%–−1.0 pts–
3 years+41.7%–30.4%–−22.4 pts–
Since launchNot the same days: DJIA Feb 2022 · RECI Jul 2026+46.0%+3.7%40.8%1.5%−27.9 ptsnot measured

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About each fund
DJIA

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, DJIA paid 10.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 2.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +13.9%. Dow Jones Industrial Average (DIA) returned +14.9% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 1.0 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.2%, paid monthly. Global X estimates that 70% of the distribution paid Sep 24, 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).

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, DJIA or RECI?
DJIA charges 0.60% a year and RECI charges 0.30%, so RECI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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