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PBP vs RECI: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Net assets: $389m on Nov 3, 2026 for Invesco S&P 500 BuyWrite ETF, beside Columbia Research Enhanced Core Premium Income ETF.

At a glance
11.7%
PBP cash paid, 1 year
1.5%
RECI cash paid, since launch, Jul 14, 2026
+16.2%
PBP total return, 1 year
+3.7%
RECI total return, since launch, Jul 14, 2026
PBP · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 1.4 pts ahead of SPY
PBP
+16.2%
SPY
+14.8%

1.4 pts ahead of SPY

PBP over 1 year: paid 11.7%, price +3.6%, total +16.2%, SPY +14.8%, +1.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

PBP

+16.2%

11.7% of it arrived as cash

1.4 pts ahead of SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

1.4 pts ahead of SPY

PBP over 1 year: paid 11.7%, price +3.6%, total +16.2%, SPY +14.8%, +1.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

PBP

+16.2%

11.7% as cash

1.4 pts ahead of SPY

11.7% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. PBP over 1 year: paid 11.7%, price +3.6%, total +16.2%, SPY +14.8%, +1.4 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 +16.2%. 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 +16.2%. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

PBP costs 0.01 points a year less.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

PBP vs RECI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasurePBPRECI
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+16.2%not published
Price changerose 3.6% (1 year)rose 2.1% (since Jul 14, 2026)
Return of capital, issuer estimate95% of the Oct 23, 2026 payment78% of the Oct 5, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkS&P 500, measured through SPYnot published
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.29%0.30%
Net assets$389mnot read by ETFIQ
Holdings
Holdings in commonnot published

Method

Side by side

PBP Invesco S&P 500 BuyWrite ETF · Covered call on SPY, paying monthly RECI Columbia Research Enhanced Core Premium Income ETF · Covered call, paying monthly
Strategy covered call covered call
Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) none
Pays monthly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 8.5% 8.0%
Expense ratio 0.29% 0.30%
Cash paid, 1 year 11.7% 1.5% (since launch, Jul 14, 2026)
Price change, 1 year +3.6% +2.1% (since launch, Jul 14, 2026)
Total return, 1 year +16.2% +3.7% (since launch, Jul 14, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% not published
Ahead or behind +1.4 pts not available
Return of capital, latest estimate 95% 78%
Age 18.9 years 113 days
Net assets $389m 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: PBP vs RECI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowPBPRECIPBPRECIPBPRECI
3 months+2.5%+3.5%2.5%1.5%+2.6 ptsnot measured
6 months+8.1%–5.3%–+3.1 pts–
1 year+16.2%–11.7%–+1.4 pts–
3 years+49.6%–33.4%–−33.3 pts–
Since launchNot the same days: PBP Dec 2007 · RECI Jul 2026+172.0%+3.7%92.4%1.5%−467.6 ptsnot measured

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About each fund
PBP

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, PBP paid 11.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 3.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +16.2%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 1.4 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.5%, paid monthly. Invesco estimates that 95% of the distribution paid Oct 23, 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, PBP or RECI?
PBP charges 0.29% a year and RECI charges 0.30%, so PBP is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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