Which is cheaper, RECI or SPUT?

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

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

RECI vs SPUT: Dividend Yield & Total Return

RECI and SPUT both write options for income.

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Net assets: $17m on Nov 4, 2026 for Innovator Equity Premium Income - Daily PutWrite ETF, beside Columbia Research Enhanced Core Premium Income ETF.

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At a glance

1.5%

RECI cash paid, since launch, Jul 14, 2026

4.8%

SPUT cash paid, 1 year

+3.7%

RECI total return, since launch, Jul 14, 2026

+10.7%

SPUT total return, 1 year

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.

SPUT · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 4.1 pts behind SPY

SPUT

+10.7%

SPY

+14.8%

4.1 pts behind SPY

SPUT over 1 year: paid 4.8%, price +5.7%, total +10.7%, SPY +14.8%, −4.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

SPUT

+10.7%

4.8% of it arrived as cash

4.1 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

4.1 pts behind SPY

SPUT over 1 year: paid 4.8%, price +5.7%, total +10.7%, SPY +14.8%, −4.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

SPUT

+10.7%

4.1 pts behind SPY

4.8% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +14.8%. SPUT over 1 year: paid 4.8%, price +5.7%, total +10.7%, SPY +14.8%, −4.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Both charts share one scale, 0 to +14.8%. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

RECI costs 0.49 points a year less.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

RECI vs SPUT: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	RECI	SPUT
Paid and earned
Measure	RECI	SPUT
Total return, 1 year	not published	+10.7%
Price change	rose 2.1% (since Jul 14, 2026)	rose 5.7% (1 year)
Return of capital, issuer estimate	78% of the Oct 5, 2026 payment	58% of the Nov 2, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	RECI	SPUT
Benchmark	not published	S&P 500, measured through SPY
Cost and size
Measure	RECI	SPUT
Expense ratio	0.30%	0.79%
Net assets	not read by ETFIQ	$17m
Holdings
Measure	RECI	SPUT
Holdings in common	not published

Method

Side by side

RECI Columbia Research Enhanced Core Premium Income ETF · Covered call, paying monthly SPUT Innovator Equity Premium Income - Daily PutWrite ETF · Sells puts on the S&P 500, paying monthly

Issuer Columbia Innovator

Strategy covered call put-selling overlay

Benchmark none S&P 500 (SPY)

Pays monthly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 8.0% 3.6%

Expense ratio 0.30% 0.79%

Cash paid, 1 year 1.5% (since launch, Jul 14, 2026) 4.8%

Price change, 1 year +2.1% (since launch, Jul 14, 2026) +5.7%

Total return, 1 year +3.7% (since launch, Jul 14, 2026) +10.7%

Benchmark return, 1 year not published +14.8%

Ahead or behind not available −4.1 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 78% 58%

Age 113 days 1.6 years

Net assets not read by ETFIQ $17m

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 SPUT: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	RECI	SPUT	RECI	SPUT	RECI	SPUT
3 months	+3.5%	+0.9%	1.5%	1.0%	not measured	+1.0 pts
6 months	–	+3.4%	–	1.9%	–	−1.6 pts
1 year	–	+10.7%	–	4.8%	–	−4.0 pts
Since launchNot the same days: RECI Jul 2026 · SPUT Mar 2025	+3.7%	+23.3%	1.5%	9.1%	not measured	−15.6 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.

SPUT

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, SPUT paid 4.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 5.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +10.7%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 4.1 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 3.6%, paid monthly. Innovator estimates that 58% of the distribution paid Nov 2, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

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

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Where to next

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Sources and dates

RECI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

RECI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

RECI 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

Columbia website ↗

SPUT filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

SPUT prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

SPUT 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

Innovator page for SPUT ↗

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How this is computed

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