Which is cheaper, RDVI or RECI?

RDVI charges 0.75% a year and RECI charges 0.30%, so RECI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

RDVI vs RECI: Dividend Yield & Total Return

RDVI and RECI both write options for income.

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Net assets: $3.9bn on Nov 3, 2026 for FT Vest Rising Dividend Achievers Target Income ETF, beside Columbia Research Enhanced Core Premium Income ETF.

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At a glance

9.1%

RDVI cash paid, 1 year

1.5%

RECI cash paid, since launch, Jul 14, 2026

+22.0%

RDVI total return, 1 year

+3.7%

RECI total return, since launch, Jul 14, 2026

RDVI · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 About even with RDVY

RDVI

+22.0%

RDVY

+22.2%

About even with RDVY

RDVI over 1 year: paid 9.1%, price +12.2%, total +22.0%, RDVY +22.2%, −0.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

RDVY

+22.2%

RDVI

+22.0%

9.1% of it arrived as cash

about even with RDVY

Total return, distributions reinvested

About even with RDVY

RDVI over 1 year: paid 9.1%, price +12.2%, total +22.0%, RDVY +22.2%, −0.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

RDVY

+22.2%

RDVI

+22.0%

about even with RDVY

9.1% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. RDVI over 1 year: paid 9.1%, price +12.2%, total +22.0%, RDVY +22.2%, −0.2 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 +22.2%. 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 +22.2%. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

RECI costs 0.45 points a year less.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

RDVI vs RECI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	RDVI	RECI
Paid and earned
Measure	RDVI	RECI
Total return, 1 year	+22.0%	not published
Price change	rose 12.2% (1 year)	rose 2.1% (since Jul 14, 2026)
Return of capital, issuer estimate	40% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment	78% of the Oct 5, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	RDVI	RECI
Benchmark	First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF, measured through RDVY	not published
Cost and size
Measure	RDVI	RECI
Expense ratio	0.75%	0.30%
Net assets	$3.9bn	not read by ETFIQ
Holdings
Measure	RDVI	RECI
Holdings in common	not published

Method

Side by side

RDVI FT Vest Rising Dividend Achievers Target Income ETF · Writes calls on the S&P 500, measured against the Nasdaq US Rising Dividend Achievers Index, paying monthly RECI Columbia Research Enhanced Core Premium Income ETF · Covered call, paying monthly

Issuer First Trust Columbia

Strategy dividend stocks with call overlay covered call

Benchmark First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF (RDVY) none

Pays monthly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 8.3% 8.0%

Expense ratio 0.75% 0.30%

Cash paid, 1 year 9.1% 1.5% (since launch, Jul 14, 2026)

Price change, 1 year +12.2% +2.1% (since launch, Jul 14, 2026)

Total return, 1 year +22.0% +3.7% (since launch, Jul 14, 2026)

Benchmark return, 1 year +22.2% not published

Ahead or behind −0.2 pts not available

Return of capital, latest estimate 40% 78%

Age 4.0 years 113 days

Net assets $3.9bn 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: RDVI vs RECI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	RDVI	RECI	RDVI	RECI	RDVI	RECI
3 months	−1.9%	+3.5%	2.0%	1.5%	+0.6 pts	not measured
6 months	+7.9%	–	4.3%	–	+0.1 pts	–
1 year	+22.0%	–	9.1%	–	−0.2 pts	–
3 years	+76.0%	–	30.9%	–	−6.4 pts	–
Since launchNot the same days: RDVI Oct 2022 · RECI Jul 2026	+106.5%	+3.7%	43.0%	1.5%	−8.4 pts	not measured

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About each fund

RDVI

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, RDVI paid 9.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 12.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +22.0%. First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF (RDVY) returned +22.2% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.3%, paid monthly. First Trust estimates that 40% of the distribution paid Oct 30, 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, RDVI or RECI?: RDVI charges 0.75% a year and RECI charges 0.30%, so RECI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF (RDVY) →All income ETFs ranked by the Distribution Coverage Score →How the scores are computed →RDVI on its own →RECI on its own →RDVI dividend history →RDVI holdings →RECI dividend history →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

RDVI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

RDVI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

RDVI 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

First Trust page for RDVI ↗

RECI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

RECI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

RECI 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

Columbia website ↗

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How this is computed

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