Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
RECI vs XISE: Dividend Yield & Total Return
RECI and XISE both write options for income.
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Net assets: $33m on Nov 3, 2026 for FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer & Premium Income ETF - September, 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, 2026.7.8 pts behind VOO
XISE over 1 year: paid 6.1%, price +0.7%, total +7.0%, VOO +14.8%, −7.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
VOO
+14.8%
XISE
+7.0%
6.1% of it arrived as cash
7.8 pts behind VOO
Total return, distributions reinvested
7.8 pts behind VOO
XISE over 1 year: paid 6.1%, price +0.7%, total +7.0%, VOO +14.8%, −7.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
VOO
+14.8%
XISE
+7.0%
7.8 pts behind VOO
6.1% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +14.8%. XISE over 1 year: paid 6.1%, price +0.7%, total +7.0%, VOO +14.8%, −7.8 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 | XISE |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | not published | +7.0% |
| 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 | 0% 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 | $33m |
| 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 | XISE | RECI | XISE | RECI | XISE |
| 3 months | +3.5% | +1.4% | 1.5% | 1.6% | not measured | +1.6 pts |
| 6 months | – | +2.9% | – | 3.1% | – | −2.1 pts |
| 1 year | – | +7.0% | – | 6.1% | – | −7.8 pts |
| 3 years | – | +21.3% | – | 19.1% | – | −62.0 pts |
| Since launchNot the same days: RECI Jul 2026 · XISE Sep 2023 | +3.7% | +22.3% | 1.5% | 19.7% | not measured | −57.3 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.
XISE
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, XISE paid 6.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +7.0%. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 7.8 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.8%, paid monthly. First Trust estimates that 0% of the distribution paid Nov 3, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).
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