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IQQQ vs RECI: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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IQQQ and RECI both write options for income.

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Net assets: $380m on Nov 4, 2026 for ProShares Nasdaq-100 High Income ETF, beside Columbia Research Enhanced Core Premium Income ETF.

At a glance
6.8%
IQQQ cash paid, 1 year
1.5%
RECI cash paid, since launch, Jul 14, 2026
+7.4%
IQQQ total return, 1 year
+3.7%
RECI total return, since launch, Jul 14, 2026
IQQQ · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 4.9 pts behind QQQ
IQQQ
+7.4%
QQQ
+12.3%

4.9 pts behind QQQ

IQQQ over 1 year: paid 6.8%, price +0.5%, total +7.4%, QQQ +12.3%, −4.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

QQQ

+12.3%

IQQQ

+7.4%

6.8% of it arrived as cash

4.9 pts behind QQQ

Total return, distributions reinvested

4.9 pts behind QQQ

IQQQ over 1 year: paid 6.8%, price +0.5%, total +7.4%, QQQ +12.3%, −4.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

QQQ

+12.3%

IQQQ

+7.4%

6.8% cash

4.9 pts behind QQQ

6.8% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. IQQQ over 1 year: paid 6.8%, price +0.5%, total +7.4%, QQQ +12.3%, −4.9 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% 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 +12.3%. 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 +12.3%. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

RECI costs 0.25 points a year less.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

IQQQ vs RECI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureIQQQRECI
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+7.4%not published
Price changerose 0.5% (1 year)rose 2.1% (since Jul 14, 2026)
Return of capital, issuer estimate93% of the Nov 6, 2026 payment78% of the Oct 5, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkNasdaq-100, measured through QQQnot published
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.55%0.30%
Net assets$380mnot read by ETFIQ
Holdings
Holdings in commonnot published

Method

Side by side

IQQQ ProShares Nasdaq-100 High Income ETF · Option income on QQQ, paying monthly RECI Columbia Research Enhanced Core Premium Income ETF · Covered call, paying monthly
Strategy option income covered call
Benchmark Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) none
Pays monthly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 6.1% 8.0%
Expense ratio 0.55% 0.30%
Cash paid, 1 year 6.8% 1.5% (since launch, Jul 14, 2026)
Price change, 1 year +0.5% +2.1% (since launch, Jul 14, 2026)
Total return, 1 year +7.4% +3.7% (since launch, Jul 14, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year +12.3% not published
Ahead or behind −4.9 pts not available
Return of capital, latest estimate 93% 78%
Age 2.6 years 113 days
Net assets $380m 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: IQQQ vs RECI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowIQQQRECIIQQQRECIIQQQRECI
3 months−4.4%+3.5%1.5%1.5%−0.9 ptsnot measured
6 months−2.6%–3.4%–−2.3 pts–
1 year+7.4%–6.8%–−4.9 pts–
Since launchNot the same days: IQQQ Mar 2024 · RECI Jul 2026+44.2%+3.7%25.6%1.5%−13.8 ptsnot measured

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About each fund
IQQQ

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, IQQQ paid 6.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +7.4%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +12.3% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 4.9 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.1%, paid monthly. ProShares estimates that 93% of the distribution paid Nov 6, 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, IQQQ or RECI?
IQQQ charges 0.55% a year and RECI charges 0.30%, so RECI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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