Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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QVOL vs RECI: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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QVOL and RECI both write options for income.

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Net assets: $49m on Aug 31, 2026 for Infrastructure Capital Nasdaq Option Income ETF, beside Columbia Research Enhanced Core Premium Income ETF.

At a glance
6.4%
QVOL cash paid, since launch, May 12, 2026
1.5%
RECI cash paid, since launch, Jul 14, 2026
−7.8%
QVOL total return, since launch, May 12, 2026
+3.7%
RECI total return, since launch, Jul 14, 2026
QVOL · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 7 pts behind ONEQ
QVOL
−7.8%
ONEQ
−0.8%

7 pts behind ONEQ

QVOL since launch: paid 6.4%, price −13.6%, total −7.8%, ONEQ −0.8%, −7.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

ONEQ

−0.8%

QVOL

−7.8%

7 pts behind ONEQ

Total return, distributions reinvested

7 pts behind ONEQ

QVOL since launch: paid 6.4%, price −13.6%, total −7.8%, ONEQ −0.8%, −7.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

ONEQ

−0.8%

QVOL

−7.8%

7 pts behind ONEQ

6.4% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. QVOL since launch: paid 6.4%, price −13.6%, total −7.8%, ONEQ −0.8%, −7.0 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%

1.5% cash

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 0.52 points a year less.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

QVOL vs RECI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureQVOLRECI
Paid and earned
Price changefell 13.6% (since May 12, 2026)rose 2.1% (since Jul 14, 2026)
Return of capital, issuer estimate78% of the Oct 5, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkFidelity Nasdaq Composite Index ETF, measured through ONEQnot published
Against its benchmark, same daysbehind by 7.0 pts
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.82%0.30%
Net assets$49mnot read by ETFIQ
Holdings
Holdings in commonnot published

Method

Side by side

QVOL Infrastructure Capital Nasdaq Option Income ETF · Option income on ONEQ, paying monthly RECI Columbia Research Enhanced Core Premium Income ETF · Covered call, paying monthly
Strategy option income covered call
Benchmark Fidelity Nasdaq Composite Index ETF (ONEQ) none
Pays monthly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 15.3% 8.0%
Expense ratio 0.82% 0.30%
Cash paid, 1 year 6.4% (since launch, May 12, 2026) 1.5% (since launch, Jul 14, 2026)
Price change, 1 year −13.6% (since launch, May 12, 2026) +2.1% (since launch, Jul 14, 2026)
Total return, 1 year −7.8% (since launch, May 12, 2026) +3.7% (since launch, Jul 14, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year −0.8% (since launch, May 12, 2026) not published
Ahead or behind −7.0 pts (since launch, May 12, 2026) not available
Return of capital, latest estimate not published 78%
Age 176 days 113 days
Net assets $49m 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: QVOL vs RECI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowQVOLRECIQVOLRECIQVOLRECI
3 months−12.2%+3.5%3.2%1.5%−10.0 ptsnot measured
Since launchNot the same days: QVOL May 2026 · RECI Jul 2026−7.8%+3.7%6.4%1.5%−7.0 ptsnot measured

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QVOL

Over the period from its first trade on May 12, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, QVOL paid 6.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 13.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −7.8%. Fidelity Nasdaq Composite Index ETF (ONEQ) returned −0.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 7.0 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 15.3%, paid monthly.

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). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, QVOL or RECI?
QVOL charges 0.82% a year and RECI charges 0.30%, so RECI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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