Data as of .
OARK vs RECI: which paid, and which earned it?
OARK and RECI both write options for income.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OARK | RECI | OARK | RECI | OARK | RECI | |
| 3 months | +3.9% | not published | 9.0% | not published | +6.4 pts | not published |
| 6 months | +20.0% | not published | 22.6% | not published | −4.2 pts | not published |
| 1 year | +6.6% | not published | 37.4% | not published | −15.2 pts | not published |
| 3 years | +61.9% | not published | 87.5% | not published | −36.3 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +58.8% | +2.4% | 89.4% | 0.7% | −96.7 pts | +0.8 pts |
| OARK YieldMax(R) Innovation Option Income Strategy ETF Synthetic covered call on QQQ, paying weekly | RECI Columbia Research Enhanced Core Premium Income ETF Covered call on SPY | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | YieldMax | Columbia |
| Strategy | synthetic covered call | covered call |
| Benchmark | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ), used as the innovation proxy | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | weekly | not established |
| Payout rate, annualized | 27.9% | 8.0% |
| Expense ratio | 1.00% | 0.30% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 37.4% | 0.7% (since launch on Jul 14, 2026) |
| Price change, 1 year | −34.0% | +1.7% |
| Total return, 1 year | +6.6% | +2.4% (since launch on Jul 14, 2026) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +21.8% | +1.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −15.2 pts | +0.8 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | 0% | not published |
| Age | 1395 days | 66 days |
| Net assets | $32m | not published |
OARK in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, OARK paid 37.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 34.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +6.6%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ), used as the innovation proxy returned +21.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 15.2 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 27.9%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 0% of the distribution paid Sep 18, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).
RECI in plain words
Over the period since launch on Jul 14, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, RECI paid 0.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 1.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +2.4%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +1.6% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 0.8 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.0%, paid periodically.
Questions people ask
- Which is cheaper, OARK or RECI?
- OARK charges 1.00% a year and RECI charges 0.30%, so RECI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
Other comparisons
Where these figures came from
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Cite this page. ETFIQ, OARK against RECI, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/oark-vs-reci Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.