Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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RECI vs XSPI: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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RECI and XSPI both write options for income.

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Net assets: $140m on Oct 28, 2026 for NEOS Boosted S&P 500 High Income ETF, beside Columbia Research Enhanced Core Premium Income ETF.

At a glance
1.5%
RECI cash paid, since launch, Jul 14, 2026
13.9%
XSPI cash paid, since launch, Feb 3, 2026
+3.7%
RECI total return, since launch, Jul 14, 2026
+12.4%
XSPI total return, since launch, Feb 3, 2026
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%

1.5% cash

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.
XSPI · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 About even with SPY
XSPI
+12.4%
SPY
+12.1%

About even with SPY

XSPI since launch: paid 13.9%, price −2.3%, total +12.4%, SPY +12.1%, +0.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+12.1%

XSPI

+12.4%

13.9% of it arrived as cash

about even with SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

About even with SPY

XSPI since launch: paid 13.9%, price −2.3%, total +12.4%, SPY +12.1%, +0.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+12.1%

XSPI

+12.4%

13.9% as cash

about even with SPY

13.9% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. XSPI since launch: paid 13.9%, price −2.3%, total +12.4%, SPY +12.1%, +0.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

RECI costs 0.68 points a year less.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

RECI vs XSPI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureRECIXSPI
Paid and earned
Price changerose 2.1% (since Jul 14, 2026)fell 2.3% (since Feb 3, 2026)
Return of capital, issuer estimate78% of the Oct 5, 2026 payment98% of the Oct 9, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Benchmarknot publishedS&P 500, measured through SPY
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.30%0.98%
Net assetsnot read by ETFIQ$140m
Holdings
Holdings in commonnot published

Method

Side by side

RECI Columbia Research Enhanced Core Premium Income ETF · Covered call, paying monthly XSPI NEOS Boosted S&P 500 High Income ETF · Option income on SPY, paying monthly
Issuer Columbia NEOS
Strategy covered call option income
Benchmark none S&P 500 (SPY)
Pays monthly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 8.0% 16.6%
Expense ratio 0.30% 0.98%
Cash paid, 1 year 1.5% (since launch, Jul 14, 2026) 13.9% (since launch, Feb 3, 2026)
Price change, 1 year +2.1% (since launch, Jul 14, 2026) −2.3% (since launch, Feb 3, 2026)
Total return, 1 year +3.7% (since launch, Jul 14, 2026) +12.4% (since launch, Feb 3, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year not published +12.1% (since launch, Feb 3, 2026)
Ahead or behind not available +0.3 pts (since launch, Feb 3, 2026)
Return of capital, latest estimate 78% 98%
Age 113 days 274 days
Net assets not read by ETFIQ $140m

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 XSPI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowRECIXSPIRECIXSPIRECIXSPI
3 months+3.5%+1.1%1.5%4.2%not measured+1.2 pts
6 months–+7.0%–8.5%–+2.0 pts
Since launchNot the same days: RECI Jul 2026 · XSPI Feb 2026+3.7%+12.4%1.5%13.9%not measured+0.3 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.

XSPI

Over the period from its first trade on Feb 3, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, XSPI paid 13.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 2.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +12.4%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +12.1% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 16.6%, paid monthly. NEOS estimates that 98% of the distribution paid Oct 9, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, RECI or XSPI?
RECI charges 0.30% a year and XSPI charges 0.98%, so RECI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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