Which is cheaper, RECI or XIDE?

RECI charges 0.30% a year and XIDE charges 0.85%, so RECI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

RECI vs XIDE: Dividend Yield & Total Return

RECI and XIDE both write options for income.

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Net assets: $20m on Nov 3, 2026 for FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer & Premium Income ETF - December, beside Columbia Research Enhanced Core Premium Income ETF.

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At a glance

1.5%

RECI cash paid, since launch, Jul 14, 2026

6.3%

XIDE cash paid, 1 year

+3.7%

RECI total return, since launch, Jul 14, 2026

+6.6%

XIDE 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%

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.

XIDE · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 8.2 pts behind VOO

XIDE

+6.6%

VOO

+14.8%

8.2 pts behind VOO

XIDE over 1 year: paid 6.3%, price +0.1%, total +6.6%, VOO +14.8%, −8.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+14.8%

XIDE

+6.6%

6.3% of it arrived as cash

8.2 pts behind VOO

Total return, distributions reinvested

8.2 pts behind VOO

XIDE over 1 year: paid 6.3%, price +0.1%, total +6.6%, VOO +14.8%, −8.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+14.8%

XIDE

+6.6%

8.2 pts behind VOO

6.3% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +14.8%. XIDE over 1 year: paid 6.3%, price +0.1%, total +6.6%, VOO +14.8%, −8.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Both charts share one scale, 0 to +14.8%. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

RECI costs 0.55 points a year less.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

RECI vs XIDE: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	RECI	XIDE
Paid and earned
Measure	RECI	XIDE
Total return, 1 year	not published	+6.6%
Price change	rose 2.1% (since Jul 14, 2026)	rose 0.1% (1 year)
Return of capital, issuer estimate	78% of the Oct 5, 2026 payment	61% of the Nov 3, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	RECI	XIDE
Benchmark	not published	Vanguard S&P 500 ETF, measured through VOO
Cost and size
Measure	RECI	XIDE
Expense ratio	0.30%	0.85%
Net assets	not read by ETFIQ	$20m
Holdings
Measure	RECI	XIDE
Holdings in common	not published

Method

Side by side

RECI Columbia Research Enhanced Core Premium Income ETF · Covered call, paying monthly XIDE FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer & Premium Income ETF - December · Buffer with income on VOO, paying monthly

Issuer Columbia First Trust

Strategy covered call buffer with income

Benchmark none Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO)

Pays monthly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 8.0% 6.2%

Expense ratio 0.30% 0.85%

Cash paid, 1 year 1.5% (since launch, Jul 14, 2026) 6.3%

Price change, 1 year +2.1% (since launch, Jul 14, 2026) +0.1%

Total return, 1 year +3.7% (since launch, Jul 14, 2026) +6.6%

Benchmark return, 1 year not published +14.8%

Ahead or behind not available −8.2 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 78% 61%

Age 113 days 2.9 years

Net assets not read by ETFIQ $20m

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 XIDE: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	RECI	XIDE	RECI	XIDE	RECI	XIDE
3 months	+3.5%	+1.3%	1.5%	1.5%	not measured	+1.4 pts
6 months	–	+3.1%	–	3.1%	–	−1.9 pts
1 year	–	+6.6%	–	6.3%	–	−8.2 pts
Since launchNot the same days: RECI Jul 2026 · XIDE Dec 2023	+3.7%	+20.7%	1.5%	18.4%	not measured	−47.4 pts

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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.

XIDE

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, XIDE paid 6.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +6.6%. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 8.2 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.2%, paid monthly. First Trust estimates that 61% of the distribution paid Nov 3, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, RECI or XIDE?: RECI charges 0.30% a year and XIDE charges 0.85%, so RECI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) →All income ETFs ranked by the Distribution Coverage Score →How the scores are computed →RECI on its own →XIDE on its own →RECI dividend history →XIDE dividend history →XIDE holdings →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

RECI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

RECI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

RECI 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

Columbia website ↗

XIDE filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

XIDE prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

XIDE 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

First Trust page for XIDE ↗

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How this is computed

Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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