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RECI vs XRMI: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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RECI and XRMI both write options for income.

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Net assets: $62m on Oct 12, 2026 for Global X S&P 500 Risk Managed Income ETF, beside Columbia Research Enhanced Core Premium Income ETF.

At a glance
1.5%
RECI cash paid, since launch, Jul 14, 2026
11.9%
XRMI cash paid, 1 year
+3.7%
RECI total return, since launch, Jul 14, 2026
+8.7%
XRMI 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.
XRMI · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 6.1 pts behind SPY
XRMI
+8.7%
SPY
+14.8%

6.1 pts behind SPY

XRMI over 1 year: paid 11.9%, price −3.8%, total +8.7%, SPY +14.8%, −6.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

XRMI

+8.7%

11.9% of it arrived as cash

6.1 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

6.1 pts behind SPY

XRMI over 1 year: paid 11.9%, price −3.8%, total +8.7%, SPY +14.8%, −6.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

XRMI

+8.7%

11.9% cash

6.1 pts behind SPY

11.9% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. XRMI over 1 year: paid 11.9%, price −3.8%, total +8.7%, SPY +14.8%, −6.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

RECI costs 0.30 points a year less.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

RECI vs XRMI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureRECIXRMI
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 yearnot published+8.7%
Price changerose 2.1% (since Jul 14, 2026)fell 3.8% (1 year)
Return of capital, issuer estimate78% of the Oct 5, 2026 payment95% of the Sep 24, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Benchmarknot publishedS&P 500, measured through SPY
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.30%0.60%
Net assetsnot read by ETFIQ$62m
Holdings
Holdings in commonnot published

Method

Side by side

RECI Columbia Research Enhanced Core Premium Income ETF · Covered call, paying monthly XRMI Global X S&P 500 Risk Managed Income ETF · Option income on SPY, paying monthly
Strategy covered call option income
Benchmark none S&P 500 (SPY)
Pays monthly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 8.0% 10.6%
Expense ratio 0.30% 0.60%
Cash paid, 1 year 1.5% (since launch, Jul 14, 2026) 11.9%
Price change, 1 year +2.1% (since launch, Jul 14, 2026) −3.8%
Total return, 1 year +3.7% (since launch, Jul 14, 2026) +8.7%
Benchmark return, 1 year not published +14.8%
Ahead or behind not available −6.1 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 78% 95%
Age 113 days 5.2 years
Net assets not read by ETFIQ $62m

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 XRMI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowRECIXRMIRECIXRMIRECIXRMI
3 months+3.5%+1.6%1.5%2.9%not measured+1.8 pts
6 months–+5.4%–6.0%–+0.4 pts
1 year–+8.7%–11.9%–−6.1 pts
3 years–+30.8%–35.1%–−52.2 pts
Since launchNot the same days: RECI Jul 2026 · XRMI Aug 2021+3.7%+17.6%1.5%45.0%not measured−66.7 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.

XRMI

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, XRMI paid 11.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 3.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +8.7%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 6.1 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 10.6%, paid monthly. Global X estimates that 95% of the distribution paid Sep 24, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

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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