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KYLD vs RECI: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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KYLD and RECI both write options for income.

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Net assets: $47m on Nov 3, 2026 for Kurv High Income ETF, beside Columbia Research Enhanced Core Premium Income ETF.

At a glance
25.2%
KYLD cash paid, 1 year
1.5%
RECI cash paid, since launch, Jul 14, 2026
−5.0%
KYLD total return, 1 year
+3.7%
RECI total return, since launch, Jul 14, 2026
KYLD · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 Not measured
KYLD
−5.0%
none

Not measured

KYLD over 1 year: paid 25.2%, price −28.6%, total −5.0%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

KYLD

−5.0%

Total return, distributions reinvested

Not measured

KYLD over 1 year: paid 25.2%, price −28.6%, total −5.0%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

KYLD

−5.0%

25.2% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. KYLD over 1 year: paid 25.2%, price −28.6%, total −5.0%, not measured against a benchmark. 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 0.78 points a year less.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

KYLD vs RECI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureKYLDRECI
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year−5.0%not published
Price changefell 21.4% (6 months)rose 2.1% (since Jul 14, 2026)
Return of capital, issuer estimate100% of the Oct 29, 2026 payment78% of the Oct 5, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Benchmarkits own holdingsnot published
Against its benchmark, same daysahead by 7.7 pts
Cost and size
Expense ratio1.08%0.30%
Net assets$47mnot read by ETFIQ
Holdings
Holdings in commonnot published

Method

Side by side

KYLD Kurv High Income ETF · Option income on its own holdings, paying weekly RECI Columbia Research Enhanced Core Premium Income ETF · Covered call, paying monthly
Issuer Kurv Columbia
Strategy option income covered call
Benchmark KYLD's own holdings, without the options (from its filed holdings, rebalanced at each filing; latest Aug 31, 2026) none
Pays weekly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 30.4% 8.0%
Expense ratio 1.08% 0.30%
Cash paid, 1 year 25.2% 1.5% (since launch, Jul 14, 2026)
Price change, 1 year −28.6% +2.1% (since launch, Jul 14, 2026)
Total return, 1 year −5.0% +3.7% (since launch, Jul 14, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year not published not published
Ahead or behind not available not available
Return of capital, latest estimate 100% 78%
Age 1.0 years 113 days
Net assets $47m 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: KYLD vs RECI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowKYLDRECIKYLDRECIKYLDRECI
3 months−13.3%+3.5%6.2%1.5%+4.1 ptsnot measured
6 months−10.9%–11.9%–+7.6 pts–
1 year−5.0%–25.2%–not measured–
Since launchNot the same days: KYLD Oct 2025 · RECI Jul 2026−10.9%+3.7%23.6%1.5%not measurednot measured

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About each fund
KYLD

No 1-year comparison: it had filed no holdings by Nov 4, 2025, the year's first day. KYLD's own holdings, without the options (from its filed holdings, rebalanced at each filing; latest Aug 31, 2026) returned −18.6% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 7.7 pts.

Over the 6 months to Nov 4, 2026, KYLD paid 11.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 21.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −10.9%. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 30.4%, paid weekly. Kurv estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Oct 29, 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, KYLD or RECI?
KYLD charges 1.08% a year and RECI charges 0.30%, so RECI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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