Data as of .
RECI vs XDTE: which paid, and which earned it?
RECI and XDTE both write options for income.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RECI | XDTE | RECI | XDTE | RECI | XDTE | |
| 3 months | not published | +2.5% | not published | 5.1% | not published | +0.3 pts |
| 6 months | not published | +14.9% | not published | 10.6% | not published | −3.1 pts |
| 1 year | not published | +15.6% | not published | 26.5% | not published | −1.0 pts |
| Since launch | +2.4% | +45.9% | 0.7% | 59.5% | +0.8 pts | −6.9 pts |
| RECI Columbia Research Enhanced Core Premium Income ETF Covered call on SPY | XDTE Roundhill S&P 500 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF 0DTE covered call on SPY, paying weekly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Columbia | Roundhill |
| Strategy | covered call | 0DTE covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY) | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | not established | weekly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 8.0% | 15.2% |
| Expense ratio | 0.30% | 0.97% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 0.7% (since launch on Jul 14, 2026) | 26.5% |
| Price change, 1 year | +1.7% | −13.4% |
| Total return, 1 year | +2.4% (since launch on Jul 14, 2026) | +15.6% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +1.6% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | +0.8 pts | −1.0 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 66 days | 925 days |
| Net assets | not published | $336m |
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.
XDTE in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, XDTE paid 26.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 13.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +15.6%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 1.0 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 15.2%, paid weekly.
Questions people ask
- Which is cheaper, RECI or XDTE?
- RECI charges 0.30% a year and XDTE charges 0.97%, 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 XDTE, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/reci-vs-xdte Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.