Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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QUSA vs RECI: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Net assets: $20m on Nov 3, 2026 for VistaShares Target 15 USA Quality Income ETF, beside Columbia Research Enhanced Core Premium Income ETF.

At a glance
14.6%
QUSA cash paid, 1 year
1.5%
RECI cash paid, since launch, Jul 14, 2026
+1.9%
QUSA total return, 1 year
+3.7%
RECI total return, since launch, Jul 14, 2026
QUSA · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 12.9 pts behind SPY
QUSA
+1.9%
SPY
+14.8%

12.9 pts behind SPY

QUSA over 1 year: paid 14.6%, price −12.3%, total +1.9%, SPY +14.8%, −12.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

QUSA

+1.9%

14.6% cash

12.9 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

12.9 pts behind SPY

QUSA over 1 year: paid 14.6%, price −12.3%, total +1.9%, SPY +14.8%, −12.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

QUSA

+1.9%

12.9 pts behind SPY

14.6% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. QUSA over 1 year: paid 14.6%, price −12.3%, total +1.9%, SPY +14.8%, −12.9 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 0.67 points a year less.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

QUSA vs RECI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureQUSARECI
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+1.9%not published
Price changefell 12.3% (1 year)rose 2.1% (since Jul 14, 2026)
Return of capital, issuer estimate100% of the Oct 27, 2026 payment78% of the Oct 5, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkS&P 500, measured through SPYnot published
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.97%0.30%
Net assets$20mnot read by ETFIQ
Holdings
Holdings in commonnot published

Method

Side by side

QUSA VistaShares Target 15 USA Quality Income 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 15.4% 8.0%
Expense ratio 0.97% 0.30%
Cash paid, 1 year 14.6% 1.5% (since launch, Jul 14, 2026)
Price change, 1 year −12.3% +2.1% (since launch, Jul 14, 2026)
Total return, 1 year +1.9% +3.7% (since launch, Jul 14, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% not published
Ahead or behind −12.9 pts not available
Return of capital, latest estimate 100% 78%
Age 1.5 years 113 days
Net assets $20m 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: QUSA vs RECI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowQUSARECIQUSARECIQUSARECI
3 months−8.5%+3.5%3.6%1.5%−8.4 ptsnot measured
6 months−5.5%–7.3%–−10.5 pts–
1 year+1.9%–14.6%–−12.8 pts–
Since launchNot the same days: QUSA May 2025 · RECI Jul 2026−1.8%+3.7%17.3%1.5%−41.3 ptsnot measured

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About each fund
QUSA

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, QUSA paid 14.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 12.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +1.9%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 12.9 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 15.4%, paid monthly. VistaShares estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Oct 27, 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, QUSA or RECI?
QUSA charges 0.97% a year and RECI charges 0.30%, so RECI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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