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RECI vs ROCY: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Net assets: $884m on Nov 3, 2026 for JPMorgan Equity Premium Yield ETF, beside Columbia Research Enhanced Core Premium Income ETF.

At a glance
1.5%
RECI cash paid, since launch, Jul 14, 2026
4.8%
ROCY cash paid, since launch, Mar 19, 2026
+3.7%
RECI total return, since launch, Jul 14, 2026
+15.3%
ROCY total return, since launch, Mar 19, 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. Total return, distributions reinvested. 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.
ROCY · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 1.8 pts behind SPY
ROCY
+15.3%
SPY
+17.1%

1.8 pts behind SPY

ROCY since launch: paid 4.8%, price +10.2%, total +15.3%, SPY +17.1%, −1.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+17.1%

ROCY

+15.3%

4.8% as cash

1.8 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

1.8 pts behind SPY

ROCY since launch: paid 4.8%, price +10.2%, total +15.3%, SPY +17.1%, −1.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+17.1%

ROCY

+15.3%

1.8 pts behind SPY

4.8% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +17.1%. ROCY since launch: paid 4.8%, price +10.2%, total +15.3%, SPY +17.1%, −1.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Both charts share one scale, 0 to +17.1%. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

RECI costs 0.05 points a year less.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

RECI vs ROCY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureRECIROCY
Paid and earned
Price changerose 2.1% (since Jul 14, 2026)rose 10.2% (since Mar 19, 2026)
Return of capital, issuer estimate78% of the Oct 5, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Benchmarknot publishedS&P 500, measured through SPY
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.30%0.35%
Net assetsnot read by ETFIQ$884m
Holdings
Holdings in commonnot published

Method

Side by side

RECI Columbia Research Enhanced Core Premium Income ETF · Covered call, paying monthly ROCY JPMorgan Equity Premium Yield ETF · Covered call on SPY, paying monthly
Strategy covered call covered call
Benchmark none S&P 500 (SPY)
Pays monthly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 8.0% 6.6%
Expense ratio 0.30% 0.35%
Cash paid, 1 year 1.5% (since launch, Jul 14, 2026) 4.8% (since launch, Mar 19, 2026)
Price change, 1 year +2.1% (since launch, Jul 14, 2026) +10.2% (since launch, Mar 19, 2026)
Total return, 1 year +3.7% (since launch, Jul 14, 2026) +15.3% (since launch, Mar 19, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year not published +17.1% (since launch, Mar 19, 2026)
Ahead or behind not available −1.8 pts (since launch, Mar 19, 2026)
Return of capital, latest estimate 78% not published
Age 113 days 230 days
Net assets not read by ETFIQ $884m

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: RECI vs ROCY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowRECIROCYRECIROCYRECIROCY
3 months+3.5%+1.1%1.5%1.6%not measured+1.2 pts
6 months–+6.5%–3.5%–+1.5 pts
Since launchNot the same days: RECI Jul 2026 · ROCY Mar 2026+3.7%+15.3%1.5%4.8%not measured−1.9 pts

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About each fund
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.

ROCY

Over the period from its first trade on Mar 19, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, ROCY paid 4.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 10.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +15.3%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +17.1% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 1.8 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.6%, paid monthly.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, RECI or ROCY?
RECI charges 0.30% a year and ROCY charges 0.35%, so RECI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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