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JULH vs RECI: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Net assets: $18m on Nov 4, 2026 for Innovator Premium Income 20 Barrier ETF - July, beside Columbia Research Enhanced Core Premium Income ETF.

At a glance
4.8%
JULH cash paid, 1 year
1.5%
RECI cash paid, since launch, Jul 14, 2026
+4.9%
JULH total return, 1 year
+3.7%
RECI total return, since launch, Jul 14, 2026
JULH · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 9.9 pts behind SPY
JULH
+4.9%
SPY
+14.8%

9.9 pts behind SPY

JULH over 1 year: paid 4.8%, price 0.0%, total +4.9%, SPY +14.8%, −9.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

JULH

+4.9%

4.8% of it arrived as cash

9.9 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

9.9 pts behind SPY

JULH over 1 year: paid 4.8%, price 0.0%, total +4.9%, SPY +14.8%, −9.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

JULH

+4.9%

9.9 pts behind SPY

4.8% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. JULH over 1 year: paid 4.8%, price 0.0%, total +4.9%, SPY +14.8%, −9.9 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%

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 +14.8%. 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 +14.8%. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

RECI costs 0.49 points a year less.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

JULH vs RECI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureJULHRECI
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+4.9%not published
Price changefell 0.0% (1 year)rose 2.1% (since Jul 14, 2026)
Return of capital, issuer estimate51% of the Oct 2, 2026 payment78% of the Oct 5, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkS&P 500, measured through SPYnot published
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.79%0.30%
Net assets$18mnot read by ETFIQ
Holdings
Holdings in commonnot published

Method

Side by side

JULH Innovator Premium Income 20 Barrier ETF - July · Defined income on SPY, paying quarterly RECI Columbia Research Enhanced Core Premium Income ETF · Covered call, paying monthly
Strategy defined income covered call
Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) none
Pays quarterly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 6.5% 8.0%
Expense ratio 0.79% 0.30%
Cash paid, 1 year 4.8% 1.5% (since launch, Jul 14, 2026)
Price change, 1 year 0.0% +2.1% (since launch, Jul 14, 2026)
Total return, 1 year +4.9% +3.7% (since launch, Jul 14, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% not published
Ahead or behind −9.9 pts not available
Return of capital, latest estimate 51% 78%
Age 3.3 years 113 days
Net assets $18m 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: JULH vs RECI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowJULHRECIJULHRECIJULHRECI
3 months+1.4%+3.5%1.6%1.5%+1.5 ptsnot measured
6 months+3.2%–2.7%–−1.8 pts–
1 year+4.9%–4.8%–−9.9 pts–
3 years+20.9%–18.4%–−62.0 pts–
Since launchNot the same days: JULH Jul 2023 · RECI Jul 2026+23.7%+3.7%20.3%1.5%−56.1 ptsnot measured

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About each fund
JULH

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, JULH paid 4.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +4.9%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 9.9 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.5%, paid quarterly. Innovator estimates that 51% of the distribution paid Oct 2, 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, JULH or RECI?
JULH charges 0.79% a year and RECI charges 0.30%, so RECI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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