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DRKY vs RECI: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Net assets: $20m on Nov 3, 2026 for VistaShares Target 15 DRUKMacro Distribution ETF, beside Columbia Research Enhanced Core Premium Income ETF.

At a glance
15.2%
DRKY cash paid, 1 year
1.5%
RECI cash paid, since launch, Jul 14, 2026
+15.7%
DRKY total return, 1 year
+3.7%
RECI total return, since launch, Jul 14, 2026
DRKY · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 0.9 pts ahead of SPY
DRKY
+15.7%
SPY
+14.8%

0.9 pts ahead of SPY

DRKY over 1 year: paid 15.2%, price −0.5%, total +15.7%, SPY +14.8%, +0.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

DRKY

+15.7%

15.2% of it arrived as cash

0.9 pts ahead of SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

0.9 pts ahead of SPY

DRKY over 1 year: paid 15.2%, price −0.5%, total +15.7%, SPY +14.8%, +0.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

DRKY

+15.7%

15.2% as cash

0.9 pts ahead of SPY

15.2% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. DRKY over 1 year: paid 15.2%, price −0.5%, total +15.7%, SPY +14.8%, +0.9 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, with zero at the line. RECI since launch: paid 1.5%, price +2.1%, total +3.7%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

RECI costs 0.65 points a year less.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

DRKY vs RECI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureDRKYRECI
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+15.7%not published
Price changefell 0.5% (1 year)rose 2.1% (since Jul 14, 2026)
Return of capital, issuer estimate100% of the Oct 27, 2026 payment78% of the Oct 5, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkS&P 500, measured through SPYnot published
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.95%0.30%
Net assets$20mnot read by ETFIQ
Holdings
Holdings in commonnot published

Method

Side by side

DRKY VistaShares Target 15 DRUKMacro Distribution 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 15.2% 8.0%
Expense ratio 0.95% 0.30%
Cash paid, 1 year 15.2% 1.5% (since launch, Jul 14, 2026)
Price change, 1 year −0.5% +2.1% (since launch, Jul 14, 2026)
Total return, 1 year +15.7% +3.7% (since launch, Jul 14, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% not published
Ahead or behind +0.9 pts not available
Return of capital, latest estimate 100% 78%
Age 1.1 years 113 days
Net assets $20m 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: DRKY vs RECI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowDRKYRECIDRKYRECIDRKYRECI
3 months+6.3%+3.5%4.0%1.5%+6.4 ptsnot measured
6 months+6.2%–7.5%–+1.1 pts–
1 year+15.7%–15.2%–+0.9 pts–
Since launchNot the same days: DRKY Oct 2025 · RECI Jul 2026+20.0%+3.7%16.8%1.5%+4.8 ptsnot measured

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About each fund
DRKY

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, DRKY paid 15.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +15.7%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 0.9 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 15.2%, paid monthly. VistaShares estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Oct 27, 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, DRKY or RECI?
DRKY charges 0.95% a year and RECI charges 0.30%, so RECI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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