Which is cheaper, FGSI or RECI?

FGSI charges 0.85% 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

FGSI vs RECI: Dividend Yield & Total Return

FGSI and RECI both write options for income.

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Net assets: $2.0m on Nov 3, 2026 for FT Vest Growth Strength & Target Income ETF, beside Columbia Research Enhanced Core Premium Income ETF.

FGSI on its own →RECI on its own →

At a glance

8.3%

FGSI cash paid, 1 year

1.5%

RECI cash paid, since launch, Jul 14, 2026

+9.0%

FGSI total return, 1 year

+3.7%

RECI total return, since launch, Jul 14, 2026

FGSI · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 About even with FTGS

FGSI

+9.0%

FTGS

+8.8%

About even with FTGS

FGSI over 1 year: paid 8.3%, price +0.2%, total +9.0%, FTGS +8.8%, +0.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

FTGS

+8.8%

FGSI

+9.0%

8.3% of it arrived as cash

about even with FTGS

Total return, distributions reinvested

About even with FTGS

FGSI over 1 year: paid 8.3%, price +0.2%, total +9.0%, FTGS +8.8%, +0.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

FTGS

+8.8%

FGSI

+9.0%

8.3% as cash

about even with FTGS

8.3% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. FGSI over 1 year: paid 8.3%, price +0.2%, total +9.0%, FTGS +8.8%, +0.2 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, 0 to +9.0%. 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 +9.0%. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

RECI costs 0.55 points a year less.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

FGSI vs RECI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	FGSI	RECI
Paid and earned
Measure	FGSI	RECI
Total return, 1 year	+9.0%	not published
Price change	rose 0.2% (1 year)	rose 2.1% (since Jul 14, 2026)
Return of capital, issuer estimate	53% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment	78% of the Oct 5, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	FGSI	RECI
Benchmark	First Trust Growth Strength ETF, measured through FTGS	not published
Cost and size
Measure	FGSI	RECI
Expense ratio	0.85%	0.30%
Net assets	$2.0m	not read by ETFIQ
Holdings
Measure	FGSI	RECI
Holdings in common	not published

Method

Side by side

FGSI FT Vest Growth Strength & Target Income ETF · Writes calls on the S&P 500, measured against The Growth Strength 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 Growth Strength ETF (FTGS) none

Pays monthly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 8.3% 8.0%

Expense ratio 0.85% 0.30%

Cash paid, 1 year 8.3% 1.5% (since launch, Jul 14, 2026)

Price change, 1 year +0.2% +2.1% (since launch, Jul 14, 2026)

Total return, 1 year +9.0% +3.7% (since launch, Jul 14, 2026)

Benchmark return, 1 year +8.8% not published

Ahead or behind +0.2 pts not available

Return of capital, latest estimate 53% 78%

Age 1.4 years 113 days

Net assets $2.0m 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: FGSI vs RECI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	FGSI	RECI	FGSI	RECI	FGSI	RECI
3 months	−2.2%	+3.5%	2.0%	1.5%	+0.6 pts	not measured
6 months	+6.3%	–	4.3%	–	+0.2 pts	–
1 year	+9.0%	–	8.3%	–	+0.2 pts	–
Since launchNot the same days: FGSI Jun 2025 · RECI Jul 2026	+13.6%	+3.7%	11.3%	1.5%	−0.7 pts	not measured

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About each fund

FGSI

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, FGSI paid 8.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +9.0%. First Trust Growth Strength ETF (FTGS) returned +8.8% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.3%, paid monthly. First Trust estimates that 53% 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, FGSI or RECI?: FGSI charges 0.85% 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 Growth Strength ETF (FTGS) →All income ETFs ranked by the Distribution Coverage Score →How the scores are computed →FGSI on its own →RECI on its own →FGSI dividend history →FGSI holdings →RECI dividend history →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

FGSI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

FGSI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

FGSI 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

First Trust page for FGSI ↗

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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