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DYLG vs RECI: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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DYLG and RECI both write options for income.

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Net assets: $4.8m on Oct 12, 2026 for Global X Dow 30 Covered Call & Growth ETF, beside Columbia Research Enhanced Core Premium Income ETF.

At a glance
9.2%
DYLG cash paid, 1 year
1.5%
RECI cash paid, since launch, Jul 14, 2026
+14.8%
DYLG total return, 1 year
+3.7%
RECI total return, since launch, Jul 14, 2026
DYLG · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 Not measured
DYLG
+14.8%
none

Not measured

DYLG over 1 year: paid 9.2%, price +4.7%, total +14.8%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

DYLG

+14.8%

9.2% of it arrived as cash

Total return, distributions reinvested

Not measured

DYLG over 1 year: paid 9.2%, price +4.7%, total +14.8%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

DYLG

+14.8%

9.2% cash

9.2% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. DYLG over 1 year: paid 9.2%, price +4.7%, total +14.8%, not measured against a benchmark. 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 +14.8%. 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 +14.8%. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

RECI costs 0.05 points a year less.

DYLG vs RECI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureDYLGRECI
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+14.8%not published
Price changerose 4.7% (1 year)rose 2.1% (since Jul 14, 2026)
Return of capital, issuer estimate32% of the Sep 24, 2026 payment78% of the Oct 5, 2026 payment
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.35%0.30%
Net assets$4.8mnot read by ETFIQ
Holdings
Holdings in commonnot published

Method

Side by side

DYLG Global X Dow 30 Covered Call & Growth ETF · Covered call, paying monthly RECI Columbia Research Enhanced Core Premium Income ETF · Covered call, paying monthly
Strategy covered call covered call
Benchmark none none
Pays monthly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 4.0% 8.0%
Expense ratio 0.35% 0.30%
Cash paid, 1 year 9.2% 1.5% (since launch, Jul 14, 2026)
Price change, 1 year +4.7% +2.1% (since launch, Jul 14, 2026)
Total return, 1 year +14.8% +3.7% (since launch, Jul 14, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year not published not published
Ahead or behind not available not available
Return of capital, latest estimate 32% 78%
Age 3.3 years 113 days
Net assets $4.8m 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: DYLG vs RECI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowDYLGRECIDYLGRECIDYLGRECI
3 months−0.1%+3.5%0.8%1.5%not measurednot measured
6 months+8.2%–1.8%–not measured–
1 year+14.8%–9.2%–not measured–
3 years+53.4%–31.6%–not measured–
Since launchNot the same days: DYLG Jul 2023 · RECI Jul 2026+49.0%+3.7%31.3%1.5%not measurednot measured

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About each fund
DYLG

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, DYLG paid 9.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 4.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +14.8%. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 4.0%, paid monthly. Global X estimates that 32% 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, DYLG or RECI?
DYLG charges 0.35% a year and RECI charges 0.30%, so RECI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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