Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
RECI vs XVSP: Dividend Yield & Total Return
RECI and XVSP both write options for income.
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Net assets: $4.5m on Nov 3, 2026 for FT Vest SPCX & Target Income ETF, 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%
1.5% as 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.About even with SPCX
XVSP since launch: paid 2.7%, price −4.6%, total −2.2%, SPCX −2.7%, +0.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
SPCX
−2.7%
XVSP
−2.2%
about even with SPCX
Total return, distributions reinvested
About even with SPCX
XVSP since launch: paid 2.7%, price −4.6%, total −2.2%, SPCX −2.7%, +0.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
SPCX
−2.7%
XVSP
−2.2%
about even with SPCX
2.7% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. XVSP since launch: paid 2.7%, price −4.6%, total −2.2%, SPCX −2.7%, +0.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.Pair scorecard
RECI costs 0.55 points a year less.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | RECI | XVSP |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Price change | rose 2.1% (since Jul 14, 2026) | fell 4.6% (since Aug 26, 2026) |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 78% of the Oct 5, 2026 payment | 100% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | not published | Space Exploration Technologies (SPCX) |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.30% | 0.85% |
| Net assets | not read by ETFIQ | $4.5m |
| 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 | XVSP | RECI | XVSP | RECI | XVSP |
| 3 months | +3.5% | – | 1.5% | – | not measured | – |
| Since launchNot the same days: RECI Jul 2026 · XVSP Aug 2026 | +3.7% | −2.2% | 1.5% | 2.7% | not measured | +0.4 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.
XVSP
Over the period from its first trade on Aug 26, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, XVSP paid 2.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 4.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −2.2%. Space Exploration Technologies (SPCX) returned −2.7% 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 periodically. First Trust estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Oct 30, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).
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