Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
RECI vs SPYI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
RECI and SPYI both write options for income.
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Net assets: $12.7bn on Oct 28, 2026 for NEOS S&P 500 High Income ETF, beside Columbia Research Enhanced Core Premium Income ETF.
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, 2026.0.8 pts behind SPY
SPYI over 1 year: paid 12.1%, price +1.1%, total +14.0%, SPY +14.8%, −0.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
SPY
+14.8%
SPYI
+14.0%
12.1% of it arrived as cash
0.8 pts behind SPY
Total return, distributions reinvested
0.8 pts behind SPY
SPYI over 1 year: paid 12.1%, price +1.1%, total +14.0%, SPY +14.8%, −0.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
SPY
+14.8%
SPYI
+14.0%
12.1% as cash
0.8 pts behind SPY
12.1% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +14.8%. SPYI over 1 year: paid 12.1%, price +1.1%, total +14.0%, SPY +14.8%, −0.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Both charts share one scale, 0 to +14.8%. Data to Nov 4, 2026.Pair scorecard
RECI costs 0.38 points a year less.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | RECI | SPYI |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | not published | +14.0% |
| Price change | rose 2.1% (since Jul 14, 2026) | rose 1.1% (1 year) |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 78% of the Oct 5, 2026 payment | 99% of the Oct 23, 2026 payment |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | not published | S&P 500, measured through SPY |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.30% | 0.68% |
| Net assets | not read by ETFIQ | $12.7bn |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | not published | |
Side by side
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
| Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | RECI | SPYI | RECI | SPYI | RECI | SPYI |
| 3 months | +3.5% | +1.1% | 1.5% | 2.9% | not measured | +1.3 pts |
| 6 months | – | +5.8% | – | 6.0% | – | +0.7 pts |
| 1 year | – | +14.0% | – | 12.1% | – | −0.8 pts |
| 3 years | – | +62.0% | – | 39.3% | – | −20.9 pts |
| Since launchNot the same days: RECI Jul 2026 · SPYI Aug 2022 | +3.7% | +78.5% | 1.5% | 51.3% | not measured | −25.2 pts |
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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.
SPYI
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, SPYI paid 12.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 1.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +14.0%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 0.8 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 11.5%, paid monthly. NEOS estimates that 99% of the distribution paid Oct 23, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).
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