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RECI vs YYY: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Net assets: $674m on Nov 3, 2026 for Amplify CEF High Income ETF, beside Columbia Research Enhanced Core Premium Income ETF.

At a glance
1.5%
RECI cash paid, since launch, Jul 14, 2026
12.4%
YYY cash paid, 1 year
+3.7%
RECI total return, since launch, Jul 14, 2026
+1.9%
YYY 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%

1.5% of it arrived 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.
YYY · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 Not measured
YYY
+1.9%
none

Not measured

YYY over 1 year: paid 12.4%, price −10.3%, total +1.9%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

YYY

+1.9%

12.4% of it arrived as cash

Total return, distributions reinvested

Not measured

YYY over 1 year: paid 12.4%, price −10.3%, total +1.9%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

YYY

+1.9%

12.4% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. YYY over 1 year: paid 12.4%, price −10.3%, total +1.9%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

RECI costs 2.93 points a year less.

RECI vs YYY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureRECIYYY
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 yearnot published+1.9%
Price changerose 2.1% (since Jul 14, 2026)fell 10.3% (1 year)
Return of capital, issuer estimate78% of the Oct 5, 2026 payment18% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Benchmarknot publishedits own holdings
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.30%3.23%
Net assetsnot read by ETFIQ$674m
Holdings
Holdings in commonnot published

Method

Side by side

RECI Columbia Research Enhanced Core Premium Income ETF · Covered call, paying monthly YYY Amplify CEF High Income ETF · Income from closed-end funds on its own holdings, paying monthly
Strategy covered call income from closed-end funds
Benchmark none YYY's own holdings (from its holdings of Nov 3, 2026)
Pays monthly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 8.0% 13.8%
Expense ratio 0.30% 3.23%
Cash paid, 1 year 1.5% (since launch, Jul 14, 2026) 12.4%
Price change, 1 year +2.1% (since launch, Jul 14, 2026) −10.3%
Total return, 1 year +3.7% (since launch, Jul 14, 2026) +1.9%
Benchmark return, 1 year not published not published
Ahead or behind not available not available
Return of capital, latest estimate 78% 18%
Age 113 days 14.4 years
Net assets not read by ETFIQ $674m

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 YYY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowRECIYYYRECIYYYRECIYYY
3 months+3.5%−4.9%1.5%3.2%not measurednot measured
6 months–−4.1%–6.2%–not measured
1 year–+1.9%–12.4%–not measured
3 years–+35.2%–38.6%–not measured
Since launchNot the same days: RECI Jul 2026 · YYY Jun 2012+3.7%+114.4%1.5%113.6%not measurednot measured

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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.

YYY

No 1-year comparison: a quarter's holdings filing is missing from the year.

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, YYY paid 12.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 10.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +1.9%. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 13.8%, paid monthly. Amplify estimates that 18% of the distribution paid Oct 30, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, RECI or YYY?
RECI charges 0.30% a year and YYY charges 3.23%, so RECI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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