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DUBS vs RECI: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Net assets: $398m on Jul 31, 2026 for Aptus Large Cap Enhanced Yield ETF, beside Columbia Research Enhanced Core Premium Income ETF.

At a glance
2.3%
DUBS cash paid, 1 year
1.5%
RECI cash paid, since launch, Jul 14, 2026
+18.6%
DUBS total return, 1 year
+3.7%
RECI total return, since launch, Jul 14, 2026
DUBS · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 3.8 pts ahead of SPY
DUBS
+18.6%
SPY
+14.8%

3.8 pts ahead of SPY

DUBS over 1 year: paid 2.3%, price +16.0%, total +18.6%, SPY +14.8%, +3.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

DUBS

+18.6%

2.3% cash

3.8 pts ahead of SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

3.8 pts ahead of SPY

DUBS over 1 year: paid 2.3%, price +16.0%, total +18.6%, SPY +14.8%, +3.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

DUBS

+18.6%

3.8 pts ahead of SPY

2.3% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. DUBS over 1 year: paid 2.3%, price +16.0%, total +18.6%, SPY +14.8%, +3.8 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 +18.6%. 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 +18.6%. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

RECI costs 0.10 points a year less.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

DUBS vs RECI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureDUBSRECI
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+18.6%not published
Price changerose 16.0% (1 year)rose 2.1% (since Jul 14, 2026)
Return of capital, issuer estimate71% of the Sep 30, 2026 payment78% of the Oct 5, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkS&P 500, measured through SPYnot published
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.40%0.30%
Net assets$398mnot read by ETFIQ
Holdings
Holdings in commonnot published

Method

Side by side

DUBS Aptus Large Cap Enhanced Yield ETF · Option income on SPY, paying quarterly RECI Columbia Research Enhanced Core Premium Income ETF · Covered call, paying monthly
Strategy option income covered call
Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) none
Pays quarterly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 2.2% 8.0%
Expense ratio 0.40% 0.30%
Cash paid, 1 year 2.3% 1.5% (since launch, Jul 14, 2026)
Price change, 1 year +16.0% +2.1% (since launch, Jul 14, 2026)
Total return, 1 year +18.6% +3.7% (since launch, Jul 14, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% not published
Ahead or behind +3.8 pts not available
Return of capital, latest estimate 71% 78%
Age 3.4 years 113 days
Net assets $398m 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: DUBS vs RECI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowDUBSRECIDUBSRECIDUBSRECI
3 months+0.6%+3.5%0.6%1.5%+0.7 ptsnot measured
6 months+6.7%–1.1%–+1.7 pts–
1 year+18.6%–2.3%–+3.8 pts–
3 years+85.1%–9.9%–+2.2 pts–
Since launchNot the same days: DUBS Jun 2023 · RECI Jul 2026+86.4%+3.7%10.2%1.5%+3.2 ptsnot measured

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About each fund
DUBS

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, DUBS paid 2.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 16.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +18.6%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 3.8 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 2.2%, paid quarterly. Aptus estimates that 71% of the distribution paid Sep 30, 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, DUBS or RECI?
DUBS charges 0.40% a year and RECI charges 0.30%, so RECI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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