Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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RECI vs VOOY: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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RECI and VOOY both write options for income.

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Columbia Research Enhanced Core Premium Income ETF and XFUNDS Large Cap Income ETF.

At a glance
1.5%
RECI cash paid, since launch, Jul 14, 2026
1.5%
VOOY cash paid, since launch, Sep 2, 2026
+3.7%
RECI total return, since launch, Jul 14, 2026
+0.3%
VOOY total return, since launch, Sep 2, 2026
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% of it arrived as 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.
VOOY · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 Not measured
VOOY
+0.3%
none

Not measured

VOOY since launch: paid 1.5%, price −1.2%, total +0.3%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOOY

+0.3%

Total return, distributions reinvested

Not measured

VOOY since launch: paid 1.5%, price −1.2%, total +0.3%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOOY

+0.3%

1.5% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. VOOY since launch: paid 1.5%, price −1.2%, total +0.3%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

RECI costs 0.45 points a year less.

RECI vs VOOY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureRECIVOOY
Paid and earned
Price changerose 2.1% (since Jul 14, 2026)fell 1.2% (since Sep 2, 2026)
Return of capital, issuer estimate78% of the Oct 5, 2026 payment26% of the Oct 7, 2026 payment
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.30%0.75%
Holdings
Holdings in commonnot published

Method

Side by side

RECI Columbia Research Enhanced Core Premium Income ETF · Covered call, paying monthly VOOY XFUNDS Large Cap Income ETF · Option income
Strategy covered call option income
Benchmark none none
Pays monthly not established
Payout rate, annualized 8.0% 9.1%
Expense ratio 0.30% 0.75%
Cash paid, 1 year 1.5% (since launch, Jul 14, 2026) 1.5% (since launch, Sep 2, 2026)
Price change, 1 year +2.1% (since launch, Jul 14, 2026) −1.2% (since launch, Sep 2, 2026)
Total return, 1 year +3.7% (since launch, Jul 14, 2026) +0.3% (since launch, Sep 2, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year not published not published
Ahead or behind not available not available
Return of capital, latest estimate 78% 26%
Age 113 days 63 days
Net assets not read by ETFIQ not read by ETFIQ

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 VOOY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowRECIVOOYRECIVOOYRECIVOOY
3 months+3.5%–1.5%–not measured–
Since launchNot the same days: RECI Jul 2026 · VOOY Sep 2026+3.7%+0.3%1.5%1.5%not measurednot measured

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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.

VOOY

Over the period from its first trade on Sep 2, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, VOOY paid 1.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 1.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +0.3%. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 9.1%, paid periodically. XFUNDS estimates that 26% of the distribution paid Oct 7, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, RECI or VOOY?
RECI charges 0.30% a year and VOOY charges 0.75%, so RECI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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