Data as of .
RDVI vs RECI: which paid, and which earned it?
RDVI and RECI both write options for income.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RDVI | RECI | RDVI | RECI | RDVI | RECI | |
| 3 months | +0.3% | not published | 2.1% | not published | −6.3 pts | not published |
| 6 months | +15.1% | not published | 4.6% | not published | +2.5 pts | not published |
| 1 year | +19.2% | not published | 8.8% | not published | −8.0 pts | not published |
| 3 years | +69.2% | not published | 29.6% | not published | +15.5 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +101.2% | +2.4% | 41.0% | 0.7% | +32.0 pts | +0.8 pts |
| RDVI FT Vest Rising Dividend Achievers Target Income ETF Dividend stocks with call overlay on SCHD, paying monthly | RECI Columbia Research Enhanced Core Premium Income ETF Covered call on SPY | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | First Trust | Columbia |
| Strategy | dividend stocks with call overlay | covered call |
| Benchmark | US dividend stocks (SCHD), used as the dividend proxy | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | monthly | not established |
| Payout rate, annualized | 8.8% | 8.0% |
| Expense ratio | 0.75% | 0.30% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 8.8% | 0.7% (since launch on Jul 14, 2026) |
| Price change, 1 year | +9.6% | +1.7% |
| Total return, 1 year | +19.2% | +2.4% (since launch on Jul 14, 2026) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +27.2% | +1.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −8.0 pts | +0.8 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 1429 days | 66 days |
| Net assets | $3.7bn | not published |
RDVI in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, RDVI paid 8.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 9.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +19.2%. US dividend stocks (SCHD), used as the dividend proxy returned +27.2% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 8.0 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.8%, paid monthly.
RECI in plain words
Over the period since launch on Jul 14, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, RECI paid 0.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 1.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +2.4%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +1.6% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 0.8 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.0%, paid periodically.
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 these figures came from
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Cite this page. ETFIQ, RDVI against RECI, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/rdvi-vs-reci Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.