Which is cheaper, EGGY or RECI?

EGGY charges 0.92% a year and RECI charges 0.30%, so RECI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

EGGY vs RECI: Dividend Yield & Total Return

EGGY and RECI both write options for income.

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Net assets: $158m on Aug 31, 2026 for NestYield Dynamic Income ETF, beside Columbia Research Enhanced Core Premium Income ETF.

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At a glance

30.4%

EGGY cash paid, 1 year

1.5%

RECI cash paid, since launch, Jul 14, 2026

−12.6%

EGGY total return, 1 year

+3.7%

RECI total return, since launch, Jul 14, 2026

EGGY · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 27.4 pts behind SPY

EGGY

−12.6%

SPY

+14.8%

27.4 pts behind SPY

EGGY over 1 year: paid 30.4%, price −37.9%, total −12.6%, SPY +14.8%, −27.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

EGGY

−12.6%

27.4 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

27.4 pts behind SPY

EGGY over 1 year: paid 30.4%, price −37.9%, total −12.6%, SPY +14.8%, −27.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

EGGY

−12.6%

27.4 pts behind SPY

30.4% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. EGGY over 1 year: paid 30.4%, price −37.9%, total −12.6%, SPY +14.8%, −27.4 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 0.62 points a year less.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

EGGY vs RECI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	EGGY	RECI
Paid and earned
Measure	EGGY	RECI
Total return, 1 year	−12.6%	not published
Price change	fell 37.9% (1 year)	rose 2.1% (since Jul 14, 2026)
Return of capital, issuer estimate	100% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment	78% of the Oct 5, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	EGGY	RECI
Benchmark	S&P 500, measured through SPY	not published
Cost and size
Measure	EGGY	RECI
Expense ratio	0.92%	0.30%
Net assets	$158m	not read by ETFIQ
Holdings
Measure	EGGY	RECI
Holdings in common	not published

Method

Side by side

EGGY NestYield Dynamic Income ETF · Option income on SPY, paying monthly RECI Columbia Research Enhanced Core Premium Income ETF · Covered call, paying monthly

Issuer Nest Egg Columbia

Strategy option income covered call

Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) none

Pays monthly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 49.4% 8.0%

Expense ratio 0.92% 0.30%

Cash paid, 1 year 30.4% 1.5% (since launch, Jul 14, 2026)

Price change, 1 year −37.9% +2.1% (since launch, Jul 14, 2026)

Total return, 1 year −12.6% +3.7% (since launch, Jul 14, 2026)

Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% not published

Ahead or behind −27.4 pts not available

Return of capital, latest estimate 100% 78%

Age 1.9 years 113 days

Net assets $158m 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: EGGY vs RECI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	EGGY	RECI	EGGY	RECI	EGGY	RECI
3 months	−22.8%	+3.5%	8.7%	1.5%	−22.6 pts	not measured
6 months	−27.0%	–	15.7%	–	−32.0 pts	–
1 year	−12.6%	–	30.4%	–	−27.4 pts	–
Since launchNot the same days: EGGY Dec 2024 · RECI Jul 2026	+6.8%	+3.7%	50.5%	1.5%	−24.6 pts	not measured

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About each fund

EGGY

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, EGGY paid 30.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 37.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −12.6%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 27.4 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 49.4%, paid monthly. Nest Egg estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Oct 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).

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, EGGY or RECI?: EGGY charges 0.92% a year and RECI charges 0.30%, so RECI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

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Sources and dates

EGGY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

EGGY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

EGGY 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

Nest Egg website ↗

RECI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

RECI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

RECI 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

Columbia website ↗

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How this is computed

Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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