Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

vsOpen in the appaskIQ about these two fundsAsk the committee about these two funds
Income ETFs

RECI vs TDAQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return

Share
Share on XDownload as PDF

RECI and TDAQ both write options for income.

askIQ about this page

askIQ about RECI and TDAQ

Net assets: $248m on Jun 30, 2026 for TappAlpha Innovation 100 Growth & Daily Income ETF, beside Columbia Research Enhanced Core Premium Income ETF.

At a glance
1.5%
RECI cash paid, since launch, Jul 14, 2026
16.8%
TDAQ cash paid, 1 year
+3.7%
RECI total return, since launch, Jul 14, 2026
+12.0%
TDAQ 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%

1.5% cash

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.
TDAQ · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 About even with QQQ
TDAQ
+12.0%
QQQ
+12.3%

About even with QQQ

TDAQ over 1 year: paid 16.8%, price −5.7%, total +12.0%, QQQ +12.3%, −0.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

QQQ

+12.3%

TDAQ

+12.0%

16.8% of it arrived as cash

about even with QQQ

Total return, distributions reinvested

About even with QQQ

TDAQ over 1 year: paid 16.8%, price −5.7%, total +12.0%, QQQ +12.3%, −0.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

QQQ

+12.3%

TDAQ

+12.0%

16.8% as cash

about even with QQQ

16.8% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. TDAQ over 1 year: paid 16.8%, price −5.7%, total +12.0%, QQQ +12.3%, −0.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

RECI costs 0.38 points a year less.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

RECI vs TDAQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureRECITDAQ
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 yearnot published+12.0%
Price changerose 2.1% (since Jul 14, 2026)fell 5.7% (1 year)
Return of capital, issuer estimate78% of the Oct 5, 2026 payment98% of the Oct 21, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Benchmarknot publishedNasdaq-100, measured through QQQ
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.30%0.68%
Net assetsnot read by ETFIQ$248m
Holdings
Holdings in commonnot published

Method

Side by side

RECI Columbia Research Enhanced Core Premium Income ETF · Covered call, paying monthly TDAQ TappAlpha Innovation 100 Growth & Daily Income ETF · Option income on QQQ, paying monthly
Strategy covered call option income
Benchmark none Nasdaq-100 (QQQ)
Pays monthly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 8.0% 18.2%
Expense ratio 0.30% 0.68%
Cash paid, 1 year 1.5% (since launch, Jul 14, 2026) 16.8%
Price change, 1 year +2.1% (since launch, Jul 14, 2026) −5.7%
Total return, 1 year +3.7% (since launch, Jul 14, 2026) +12.0%
Benchmark return, 1 year not published +12.3%
Ahead or behind not available −0.3 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 78% 98%
Age 113 days 1.2 years
Net assets not read by ETFIQ $248m

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 TDAQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowRECITDAQRECITDAQRECITDAQ
3 months+3.5%−2.9%1.5%4.3%not measured+0.5 pts
6 months–−0.5%–8.4%–−0.2 pts
1 year–+12.0%–16.8%–−0.3 pts
Since launchNot the same days: RECI Jul 2026 · TDAQ Sep 2025+3.7%+21.6%1.5%19.6%not measured+0.6 pts

– means no data for this window. Open this comparison in the app →

Alert

The week's ETF fund flows, by email on Sundays.

One-click unsubscribe. See Privacy.

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.

TDAQ

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, TDAQ paid 16.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 5.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +12.0%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +12.3% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 18.2%, paid monthly. TappAlpha estimates that 98% of the distribution paid Oct 21, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, RECI or TDAQ?
RECI charges 0.30% a year and TDAQ charges 0.68%, so RECI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
Other comparisons
Cite this pageCitation, APA and Markdown

ETFIQ, RECI against TDAQ, data as of Nov 4, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/reci-vs-tdaq

Open data →

Free to use with attribution for data ETFIQ computes; issuer data stays under its owner's terms.