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

RECI and TDAQ both write options for income.

Columbia Research Enhanced Core Premium Income ETF and TappAlpha Innovation 100 Growth & Daily Income ETF.

0.7%RECI cash paid, 1 year
17.4%TDAQ cash paid, 1 year
+2.4%RECI total return, 1 year
+22.8%TDAQ 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
TDAQ1 pt ahead of QQQ · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
QQQ+21.8%TDAQ+22.8%17.4% of it arrived as cash1 pt ahead of QQQTotal return, distributions reinvestedQQQ+21.8%TDAQ+22.8%17.4% as cash1 pt ahead of QQQ

Performance, window by window

RECI and TDAQ over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
RECITDAQRECITDAQRECITDAQ
3 monthsnot published−1.0%not published4.1%not published+1.5 pts
6 monthsnot published+22.7%not published9.7%not published−1.6 pts
1 yearnot published+22.8%not published17.4%not published+1.0 pts
Since launch+2.4%+27.2%0.7%18.0%+0.8 pts+1.2 pts
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RECI and TDAQ on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
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
IssuerColumbiaTappAlpha
Strategycovered calloption income
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY)Nasdaq-100 (QQQ), used as the innovation proxy
Paysnot establishedmonthly
Payout rate, annualized8.0%17.1%
Expense ratio0.30%0.83%
Cash paid, 1 year0.7% (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 estimatenot publishednot published
Age66 days379 days
Net assetsnot 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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RECI against TDAQ, 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.

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