Which is cheaper, FDND or RECI?

FDND charges 0.75% 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

FDND vs RECI: Dividend Yield & Total Return

FDND and RECI both write options for income.

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Net assets: $9.3m on Nov 3, 2026 for FT Vest Dow Jones Internet & Target Income ETF, beside Columbia Research Enhanced Core Premium Income ETF.

FDND on its own →RECI on its own →

At a glance

7.3%

FDND cash paid, 1 year

1.5%

RECI cash paid, since launch, Jul 14, 2026

−2.6%

FDND total return, 1 year

+3.7%

RECI total return, since launch, Jul 14, 2026

FDND · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 1 pt behind FDN

FDND

−2.6%

FDN

−1.6%

1 pt behind FDN

FDND over 1 year: paid 7.3%, price −10.1%, total −2.6%, FDN −1.6%, −1.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

FDN

−1.6%

FDND

−2.6%

1 pt behind FDN

Total return, distributions reinvested

1 pt behind FDN

FDND over 1 year: paid 7.3%, price −10.1%, total −2.6%, FDN −1.6%, −1.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

FDN

−1.6%

FDND

−2.6%

1 pt behind FDN

7.3% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. FDND over 1 year: paid 7.3%, price −10.1%, total −2.6%, FDN −1.6%, −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%

1.5% as cash

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 0.45 points a year less.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

FDND vs RECI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	FDND	RECI
Paid and earned
Measure	FDND	RECI
Total return, 1 year	−2.6%	not published
Price change	fell 10.1% (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	FDND	RECI
Benchmark	First Trust Dow Jones Internet Index Fund, measured through FDN	not published
Against its benchmark, same days	behind by 1.0 pts
Cost and size
Measure	FDND	RECI
Expense ratio	0.75%	0.30%
Net assets	$9.3m	not read by ETFIQ
Holdings
Measure	FDND	RECI
Holdings in common	not published

Method

Side by side

FDND FT Vest Dow Jones Internet & Target Income ETF · Writes calls on the Nasdaq-100, measured against the Dow Jones Internet Composite Index, paying monthly RECI Columbia Research Enhanced Core Premium Income ETF · Covered call, paying monthly

Issuer First Trust Columbia

Strategy option income covered call

Benchmark First Trust Dow Jones Internet Index Fund (FDN) none

Pays monthly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 8.2% 8.0%

Expense ratio 0.75% 0.30%

Cash paid, 1 year 7.3% 1.5% (since launch, Jul 14, 2026)

Price change, 1 year −10.1% +2.1% (since launch, Jul 14, 2026)

Total return, 1 year −2.6% +3.7% (since launch, Jul 14, 2026)

Benchmark return, 1 year −1.6% not published

Ahead or behind −1.0 pts not available

Return of capital, latest estimate 100% 78%

Age 2.6 years 113 days

Net assets $9.3m 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: FDND vs RECI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	FDND	RECI	FDND	RECI	FDND	RECI
3 months	−4.7%	+3.5%	2.0%	1.5%	+0.5 pts	not measured
6 months	+2.2%	–	4.0%	–	0.0 pts	–
1 year	−2.6%	–	7.3%	–	−1.0 pts	–
Since launchNot the same days: FDND Mar 2024 · RECI Jul 2026	+27.3%	+3.7%	21.9%	1.5%	−4.9 pts	not measured

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About each fund

FDND

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, FDND paid 7.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 10.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −2.6%. First Trust Dow Jones Internet Index Fund (FDN) returned −1.6% 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. First Trust 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, FDND or RECI?: FDND charges 0.75% 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

First Trust Dow Jones Internet Index Fund (FDN) →All income ETFs ranked by the Distribution Coverage Score →How the scores are computed →FDND on its own →RECI on its own →FDND dividend history →FDND holdings →RECI dividend history →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

FDND filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

FDND prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

FDND 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

First Trust page for FDND ↗

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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