Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
FEPI vs RECI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
FEPI and RECI both write options for income.
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Net assets: $679m on Nov 3, 2026 for REX FANG & Innovation Equity Premium Income ETF, beside Columbia Research Enhanced Core Premium Income ETF.
Not measured
FEPI over 1 year: paid 22.1%, price −19.3%, total +2.9%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
FEPI
+2.9%
22.1% of it arrived as cash
Total return, distributions reinvested
Not measured
FEPI over 1 year: paid 22.1%, price −19.3%, total +2.9%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
FEPI
+2.9%
22.1% as cash
22.1% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. FEPI over 1 year: paid 22.1%, price −19.3%, total +2.9%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.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
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 0.35 points a year less.
| Measure | FEPI | RECI |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | +2.9% | not published |
| Price change | fell 19.3% (1 year) | rose 2.1% (since Jul 14, 2026) |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 78% of the Oct 5, 2026 payment | |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.65% | 0.30% |
| Net assets | $679m | not read by ETFIQ |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | not published | |
Side by side
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
| Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | FEPI | RECI | FEPI | RECI | FEPI | RECI |
| 3 months | −1.5% | +3.5% | 6.4% | 1.5% | not measured | not measured |
| 6 months | −2.4% | – | 11.2% | – | not measured | – |
| 1 year | +2.9% | – | 22.1% | – | not measured | – |
| 3 years | +55.6% | – | 69.1% | – | not measured | – |
| Since launchNot the same days: FEPI Oct 2023 · RECI Jul 2026 | +56.7% | +3.7% | 69.6% | 1.5% | not measured | not measured |
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FEPI
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, FEPI paid 22.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 19.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +2.9%. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 24.9%, paid weekly.
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). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.
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