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LAPR vs RECI: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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LAPR and RECI both write options for income.

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Net assets: $11m on Nov 4, 2026 for Innovator Premium Income 15 Buffer ETF - April, beside Columbia Research Enhanced Core Premium Income ETF.

At a glance
6.2%
LAPR cash paid, 1 year
1.5%
RECI cash paid, since launch, Jul 14, 2026
+6.2%
LAPR total return, 1 year
+3.7%
RECI total return, since launch, Jul 14, 2026
LAPR · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 8.6 pts behind VOO
LAPR
+6.2%
VOO
+14.8%

8.6 pts behind VOO

LAPR over 1 year: paid 6.2%, price −0.1%, total +6.2%, VOO +14.8%, −8.6 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+14.8%

LAPR

+6.2%

6.2% of it arrived as cash

8.6 pts behind VOO

Total return, distributions reinvested

8.6 pts behind VOO

LAPR over 1 year: paid 6.2%, price −0.1%, total +6.2%, VOO +14.8%, −8.6 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+14.8%

LAPR

+6.2%

8.6 pts behind VOO

6.2% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. LAPR over 1 year: paid 6.2%, price −0.1%, total +6.2%, VOO +14.8%, −8.6 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, 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 0.49 points a year less.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

LAPR vs RECI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureLAPRRECI
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+6.2%not published
Price changefell 0.1% (1 year)rose 2.1% (since Jul 14, 2026)
Return of capital, issuer estimate57% of the Nov 2, 2026 payment78% of the Oct 5, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkVanguard S&P 500 ETF, measured through VOOnot published
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.79%0.30%
Net assets$11mnot read by ETFIQ
Holdings
Holdings in commonnot published

Method

Side by side

LAPR Innovator Premium Income 15 Buffer ETF - April · Buffer with income on VOO, paying monthly RECI Columbia Research Enhanced Core Premium Income ETF · Covered call, paying monthly
Strategy buffer with income covered call
Benchmark Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) none
Pays monthly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 6.7% 8.0%
Expense ratio 0.79% 0.30%
Cash paid, 1 year 6.2% 1.5% (since launch, Jul 14, 2026)
Price change, 1 year −0.1% +2.1% (since launch, Jul 14, 2026)
Total return, 1 year +6.2% +3.7% (since launch, Jul 14, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% not published
Ahead or behind −8.6 pts not available
Return of capital, latest estimate 57% 78%
Age 2.6 years 113 days
Net assets $11m 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: LAPR vs RECI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowLAPRRECILAPRRECILAPRRECI
3 months+1.0%+3.5%1.7%1.5%+1.1 ptsnot measured
6 months+2.4%–3.3%–−2.6 pts–
1 year+6.2%–6.2%–−8.6 pts–
Since launchNot the same days: LAPR Apr 2024 · RECI Jul 2026+16.8%+3.7%15.0%1.5%−34.6 ptsnot measured

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About each fund
LAPR

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, LAPR paid 6.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +6.2%. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 8.6 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.7%, paid monthly. Innovator estimates that 57% of the distribution paid Nov 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, LAPR or RECI?
LAPR 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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