Data as of .
OVL vs RECI: which paid, and which earned it?
OVL and RECI both write options for income.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OVL | RECI | OVL | RECI | OVL | RECI | |
| 3 months | +2.3% | not published | 2.6% | not published | 0.0 pts | not published |
| 6 months | +18.8% | not published | 5.7% | not published | +0.7 pts | not published |
| 1 year | +19.2% | not published | 8.9% | not published | +2.6 pts | not published |
| 3 years | +86.2% | not published | 21.1% | not published | +7.8 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +203.4% | +2.4% | 47.2% | 0.7% | +16.1 pts | +0.8 pts |
| OVL Overlay Shares Large Cap Equity ETF Put-selling overlay on SPY, paying monthly | RECI Columbia Research Enhanced Core Premium Income ETF Covered call on SPY | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Overlay Shares | Columbia |
| Strategy | put-selling overlay | covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY) | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | monthly | not established |
| Payout rate, annualized | 10.4% | 8.0% |
| Expense ratio | not published | 0.30% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 8.9% | 0.7% (since launch on Jul 14, 2026) |
| Price change, 1 year | +9.4% | +1.7% |
| Total return, 1 year | +19.2% | +2.4% (since launch on Jul 14, 2026) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +1.6% |
| Ahead or behind | +2.6 pts | +0.8 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 2544 days | 66 days |
| Net assets | $276m | not published |
OVL in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, OVL paid 8.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 9.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +19.2%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 2.6 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 10.4%, paid monthly.
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.
Other comparisons
Where these figures came from
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