Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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RECI vs XPAY: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Net assets: $187m on Nov 4, 2026 for Roundhill S&P 500 Target 20 Managed Distribution ETF, beside Columbia Research Enhanced Core Premium Income ETF.

At a glance
1.5%
RECI cash paid, since launch, Jul 14, 2026
19.7%
XPAY cash paid, 1 year
+3.7%
RECI total return, since launch, Jul 14, 2026
+14.0%
XPAY 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.
XPAY · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 0.8 pts behind VOO
XPAY
+14.0%
VOO
+14.8%

0.8 pts behind VOO

XPAY over 1 year: paid 19.7%, price −7.2%, total +14.0%, VOO +14.8%, −0.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+14.8%

XPAY

+14.0%

19.7% of it arrived as cash

0.8 pts behind VOO

Total return, distributions reinvested

0.8 pts behind VOO

XPAY over 1 year: paid 19.7%, price −7.2%, total +14.0%, VOO +14.8%, −0.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+14.8%

XPAY

+14.0%

19.7% as cash

0.8 pts behind VOO

19.7% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. XPAY over 1 year: paid 19.7%, price −7.2%, total +14.0%, VOO +14.8%, −0.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

RECI costs 0.19 points a year less.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

RECI vs XPAY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureRECIXPAY
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 yearnot published+14.0%
Price changerose 2.1% (since Jul 14, 2026)fell 7.2% (1 year)
Return of capital, issuer estimate78% of the Oct 5, 2026 payment100% of the Oct 15, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Benchmarknot publishedVanguard S&P 500 ETF, measured through VOO
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.30%0.49%
Net assetsnot read by ETFIQ$187m
Holdings
Holdings in commonnot published

Method

Side by side

RECI Columbia Research Enhanced Core Premium Income ETF · Covered call, paying monthly XPAY Roundhill S&P 500 Target 20 Managed Distribution ETF · Option income on VOO, paying monthly
Strategy covered call option income
Benchmark none Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO)
Pays monthly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 8.0% 21.1%
Expense ratio 0.30% 0.49%
Cash paid, 1 year 1.5% (since launch, Jul 14, 2026) 19.7%
Price change, 1 year +2.1% (since launch, Jul 14, 2026) −7.2%
Total return, 1 year +3.7% (since launch, Jul 14, 2026) +14.0%
Benchmark return, 1 year not published +14.8%
Ahead or behind not available −0.8 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 78% 100%
Age 113 days 2.0 years
Net assets not read by ETFIQ $187m

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 XPAY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowRECIXPAYRECIXPAYRECIXPAY
3 months+3.5%−0.3%1.5%5.0%not measured−0.2 pts
6 months–+4.9%–10.0%–−0.1 pts
1 year–+14.0%–19.7%–−0.9 pts
Since launchNot the same days: RECI Jul 2026 · XPAY Oct 2024+3.7%+35.6%1.5%39.0%not measured−2.6 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.

XPAY

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, XPAY paid 19.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 7.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +14.0%. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 0.8 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 21.1%, paid monthly. Roundhill estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Oct 15, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

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Which is cheaper, RECI or XPAY?
RECI charges 0.30% a year and XPAY charges 0.49%, so RECI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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