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RECI vs XRMI: which paid, and which earned it?

RECI and XRMI both write options for income.

Columbia Research Enhanced Core Premium Income ETF and Global X S&P 500 Risk Managed Income ETF.

0.7%RECI cash paid, 1 year
12.1%XRMI cash paid, 1 year
+2.4%RECI total return, 1 year
+10.3%XRMI total return, 1 year
RECI0.8 pts ahead of SPY · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+1.6%RECI+2.4%0.8 pts ahead of SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+1.6%RECI+2.4%0.8 pts ahead of SPY
XRMI6.3 pts behind SPY · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+16.6%XRMI+10.3%12.1% of it arrived as cash6.3 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+16.6%XRMI+10.3%12.1% cash6.3 pts behind SPY

Performance, window by window

RECI and XRMI over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
RECIXRMIRECIXRMIRECIXRMI
3 monthsnot published+3.5%not published3.0%not published+1.2 pts
6 monthsnot published+8.9%not published6.3%not published−9.1 pts
1 yearnot published+10.3%not published12.1%not published−6.3 pts
3 yearsnot published+27.2%not published33.3%not published−51.2 pts
Since launch+2.4%+17.0%0.7%43.8%+0.8 pts−66.1 pts
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RECI and XRMI on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
RECI
Columbia Research Enhanced Core Premium Income ETF
Covered call on SPY
XRMI
Global X S&P 500 Risk Managed Income ETF
Option income on SPY, paying monthly
IssuerColumbiaGlobal X
Strategycovered calloption income
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY)S&P 500 (SPY)
Paysnot establishedmonthly
Payout rate, annualized8.0%12.3%
Expense ratio0.30%0.60%
Cash paid, 1 year0.7% (since launch on Jul 14, 2026)12.1%
Price change, 1 year+1.7%−2.4%
Total return, 1 year+2.4% (since launch on Jul 14, 2026)+10.3%
Benchmark return, 1 year+1.6%+16.6%
Ahead or behind+0.8 pts−6.3 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot published95%
Age66 days1849 days
Net assetsnot published$60m

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.

XRMI in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, XRMI paid 12.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 2.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +10.3%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 6.2 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 12.3%, paid monthly. Global X estimates that 95% of the distribution paid Aug 27, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, RECI or XRMI?
RECI charges 0.30% a year and XRMI charges 0.60%, so RECI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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RECI against XRMI, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 18, 2026. Every figure is calculated from a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

Cite this page. ETFIQ, RECI against XRMI, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/reci-vs-xrmi Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.

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