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Data as of .

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

RECI and SIXH both write options for income.

Columbia Research Enhanced Core Premium Income ETF and ETC 6 Meridian Hedged Equity-Index Option Strategy ETF.

0.7%RECI cash paid, 1 year
2.0%SIXH cash paid, 1 year
+2.4%RECI total return, 1 year
+16.3%SIXH 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
SIXHAbout even with SPY · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+16.6%SIXH+16.3%2.0% cashabout even with SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+16.6%SIXH+16.3%about even with SPY

Performance, window by window

RECI and SIXH over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
RECISIXHRECISIXHRECISIXH
3 monthsnot published+4.5%not published0.5%not published+2.2 pts
6 monthsnot published+7.4%not published0.9%not published−10.6 pts
1 yearnot published+16.3%not published2.0%not published−0.3 pts
3 yearsnot published+43.8%not published6.6%not published−34.6 pts
Since launch+2.4%+96.3%0.7%16.0%+0.8 pts−88.5 pts
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RECI and SIXH on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
RECI
Columbia Research Enhanced Core Premium Income ETF
Covered call on SPY
SIXH
ETC 6 Meridian Hedged Equity-Index Option Strategy ETF
Option income on SPY, paying monthly
IssuerColumbiaExchange Traded Concepts
Strategycovered calloption income
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY)S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy
Paysnot establishedmonthly
Payout rate, annualized8.0%0.4%
Expense ratio0.30%0.69%
Cash paid, 1 year0.7% (since launch on Jul 14, 2026)2.0%
Price change, 1 year+1.7%+14.1%
Total return, 1 year+2.4% (since launch on Jul 14, 2026)+16.3%
Benchmark return, 1 year+1.6%+16.6%
Ahead or behind+0.8 pts−0.3 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age66 days2321 days
Net assetsnot published$543m

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.

SIXH in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, SIXH paid 2.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 14.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +16.3%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 0.4%, paid monthly.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, RECI or SIXH?
RECI charges 0.30% a year and SIXH charges 0.69%, 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 SIXH, 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 SIXH, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/reci-vs-sixh Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.

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