Data as of .
RECI vs TDAQ: which paid, and which earned it?
RECI and TDAQ both write options for income.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RECI | TDAQ | RECI | TDAQ | RECI | TDAQ | |
| 3 months | not published | −1.0% | not published | 4.1% | not published | +1.5 pts |
| 6 months | not published | +22.7% | not published | 9.7% | not published | −1.6 pts |
| 1 year | not published | +22.8% | not published | 17.4% | not published | +1.0 pts |
| Since launch | +2.4% | +27.2% | 0.7% | 18.0% | +0.8 pts | +1.2 pts |
| RECI Columbia Research Enhanced Core Premium Income ETF Covered call on SPY | TDAQ TappAlpha Innovation 100 Growth & Daily Income ETF Option income on QQQ, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Columbia | TappAlpha |
| Strategy | covered call | option income |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY) | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ), used as the innovation proxy |
| Pays | not established | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 8.0% | 17.1% |
| Expense ratio | 0.30% | 0.83% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 0.7% (since launch on Jul 14, 2026) | 17.4% |
| Price change, 1 year | +1.7% | +3.4% |
| Total return, 1 year | +2.4% (since launch on Jul 14, 2026) | +22.8% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +1.6% | +21.8% |
| Ahead or behind | +0.8 pts | +1.0 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 66 days | 379 days |
| Net assets | not published | $248m |
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.
TDAQ in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, TDAQ paid 17.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 3.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +22.8%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ), used as the innovation proxy returned +21.8% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 1.0 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 17.1%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which is cheaper, RECI or TDAQ?
- RECI charges 0.30% a year and TDAQ charges 0.83%, so RECI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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Cite this page. ETFIQ, RECI against TDAQ, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/reci-vs-tdaq Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.