Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
RECI vs XIMR: Dividend Yield & Total Return
RECI and XIMR both write options for income.
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Net assets: $26m on Nov 3, 2026 for FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer & Premium Income ETF - March, beside Columbia Research Enhanced Core Premium Income ETF.
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, 2026.6.9 pts behind VOO
XIMR over 1 year: paid 7.0%, price +0.7%, total +7.9%, VOO +14.8%, −6.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
VOO
+14.8%
XIMR
+7.9%
7.0% of it arrived as cash
6.9 pts behind VOO
Total return, distributions reinvested
6.9 pts behind VOO
XIMR over 1 year: paid 7.0%, price +0.7%, total +7.9%, VOO +14.8%, −6.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
VOO
+14.8%
XIMR
+7.9%
6.9 pts behind VOO
7.0% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +14.8%. XIMR over 1 year: paid 7.0%, price +0.7%, total +7.9%, VOO +14.8%, −6.9 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.
| Measure | RECI | XIMR |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | not published | +7.9% |
| Price change | rose 2.1% (since Jul 14, 2026) | rose 0.7% (1 year) |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 78% of the Oct 5, 2026 payment | 60% of the Nov 3, 2026 payment |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | not published | Vanguard S&P 500 ETF, measured through VOO |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.30% | 0.85% |
| Net assets | not read by ETFIQ | $26m |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | not published | |
Side by side
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
| Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | RECI | XIMR | RECI | XIMR | RECI | XIMR |
| 3 months | +3.5% | +1.3% | 1.5% | 1.8% | not measured | +1.4 pts |
| 6 months | – | +2.8% | – | 3.7% | – | −2.2 pts |
| 1 year | – | +7.9% | – | 7.0% | – | −6.9 pts |
| Since launchNot the same days: RECI Jul 2026 · XIMR Mar 2024 | +3.7% | +20.0% | 1.5% | 17.4% | not measured | −33.3 pts |
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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.
XIMR
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, XIMR paid 7.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +7.9%. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 6.9 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 7.4%, paid monthly. First Trust estimates that 60% of the distribution paid Nov 3, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).
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