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RECI vs SCLZ: which paid, and which earned it?

RECI and SCLZ both write options for income.

Columbia Research Enhanced Core Premium Income ETF and Swan Enhanced Dividend Income ETF.

0.7%RECI cash paid, 1 year
8.4%SCLZ cash paid, 1 year
+2.4%RECI total return, 1 year
+13.2%SCLZ total return, 1 year
RECI0.8 pts ahead of SPY · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+1.6%RECI+2.4%0.8 pts ahead of SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+1.6%RECI+2.4%0.8 pts ahead of SPY
SCLZ14 pts behind SCHD · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
SCHD+27.2%SCLZ+13.2%8.4% of it arrived as cash14 pts behind SCHDTotal return, distributions reinvestedSCHD+27.2%SCLZ+13.2%14 pts behind SCHD

Performance, window by window

RECI and SCLZ over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
RECISCLZRECISCLZRECISCLZ
3 monthsnot published+2.9%not published2.1%not published−3.6 pts
6 monthsnot published+14.2%not published3.8%not published+1.6 pts
1 yearnot published+13.2%not published8.4%not published−14.0 pts
Since launch+2.4%+36.5%0.7%19.6%+0.8 pts−6.3 pts
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RECI and SCLZ on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
RECI
Columbia Research Enhanced Core Premium Income ETF
Covered call on SPY
SCLZ
Swan Enhanced Dividend Income ETF
Dividend stocks with call overlay on SCHD, paying monthly
IssuerColumbiaSwan
Strategycovered calldividend stocks with call overlay
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY)US dividend stocks (SCHD), used as the dividend proxy
Paysnot establishedmonthly
Payout rate, annualized8.0%8.5%
Expense ratio0.30%0.79%
Cash paid, 1 year0.7% (since launch on Jul 14, 2026)8.4%
Price change, 1 year+1.7%+4.1%
Total return, 1 year+2.4% (since launch on Jul 14, 2026)+13.2%
Benchmark return, 1 year+1.6%+27.2%
Ahead or behind+0.8 pts−14.0 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age66 days934 days
Net assetsnot published$20m

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.

SCLZ in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, SCLZ paid 8.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 4.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +13.2%. US dividend stocks (SCHD), used as the dividend proxy returned +27.2% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 14.0 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.5%, paid monthly.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, RECI or SCLZ?
RECI charges 0.30% a year and SCLZ charges 0.79%, so RECI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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RECI against SCLZ, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 18, 2026. Every figure is calculated from a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

Cite this page. ETFIQ, RECI against SCLZ, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/reci-vs-sclz Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.

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