Data as of Nov 12, 2026.
QXQ vs RECI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Return, fees and overlap, side by side.
Pair scorecard
RECI costs 0.68 points a year less.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | QXQ | RECI |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | +12.1% | not published |
| Price change | fell 4.7% (1 year) | rose 0.2% (since Jul 14, 2026) |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 96% of the Nov 4, 2026 payment | |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | Nasdaq-100, measured through QQQ | not published |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.98% | 0.30% |
| Net assets | $82m | not read by ETFIQ |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | not published | |
0.8 pts ahead of QQQ
QXQ over 1 year: paid 15.1%, price −4.7%, total +12.1%, QQQ +11.3%, +0.8 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.
QQQ
+11.3%
QXQ
+12.1%
15.1% of it arrived as cash
0.8 pts ahead of QQQ
Total return, distributions reinvested
0.8 pts ahead of QQQ
QXQ over 1 year: paid 15.1%, price −4.7%, total +12.1%, QQQ +11.3%, +0.8 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.
QQQ
+11.3%
QXQ
+12.1%
15.1% as cash
0.8 pts ahead of QQQ
15.1% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. QXQ over 1 year: paid 15.1%, price −4.7%, total +12.1%, QQQ +11.3%, +0.8 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.
Data to Nov 12, 2026.Not measured
RECI since launch: paid 1.5%, price +0.2%, total +1.7%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 12, 2026.
RECI
+1.7%
1.5% cash
Total return, distributions reinvested
Not measured
RECI since launch: paid 1.5%, price +0.2%, total +1.7%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 12, 2026.
RECI
+1.7%
1.5% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. RECI since launch: paid 1.5%, price +0.2%, total +1.7%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 12, 2026.
Data to Nov 12, 2026.Side by side
As of Nov 12, 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
| Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | QXQ | RECI | QXQ | RECI | QXQ | RECI |
| 3 months | −5.4% | +0.6% | 0.2% | 1.5% | +0.5 pts | not measured |
| 6 months | −3.8% | – | 0.5% | – | +0.4 pts | – |
| 1 year | +12.1% | – | 15.1% | – | +0.8 pts | – |
| Since launchNot the same days: QXQ Jun 2024 · RECI Jul 2026 | +47.7% | +1.7% | 22.8% | 1.5% | +2.2 pts | not measured |
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QXQ
Over the year to Nov 12, 2026, QXQ paid 15.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 4.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +12.1%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +11.3% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 0.8 pts. At its price on Nov 12, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 1.0%, paid quarterly.
RECI
Over the period from its first trade on Jul 14, 2026 to Nov 12, 2026, RECI paid 1.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +1.7%. At its price on Nov 12, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.2%, paid monthly. Columbia estimates that 96% of the distribution paid Nov 4, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.
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How this is computed
Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.
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QXQ and RECI both write options for income.
QXQ and RECI
Total return, distributions reinvested, 3 months.
QXQ −5.4%, RECI +0.6%: RECI +6.0 pts ahead, 3 months, Aug 13, 2026 to Nov 12, 2026.