Which paid more, BUCK or HYTI?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, BUCK paid 6.7% of its starting price in cash and HYTI paid 10.0%, so HYTI paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.

Which returned more once distributions are counted, BUCK or HYTI?

With every distribution reinvested, BUCK returned +3.3% and HYTI +3.6% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, BUCK or HYTI?

BUCK charges 0.38% a year and HYTI charges 0.65%, so BUCK is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

BUCK vs HYTI: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, HYTI paid 10.0% of its price in cash against BUCK’s 6.7% and the two finished level on total return.

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $517m for Simplify Treasury Option Income ETF and $84m for FT Vest High Yield & Target Income ETF.

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At a glance

6.7%

BUCK cash paid, 1 year

10.0%

HYTI cash paid, 1 year

+3.3%

BUCK total return, 1 year

+3.6%

HYTI total return, 1 year

BUCK · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 Not measured

BUCK

+3.3%

none

Not measured

BUCK over 1 year: paid 6.7%, price −3.4%, total +3.3%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

BUCK

+3.3%

6.7% of it arrived as cash

Total return, distributions reinvested

Not measured

BUCK over 1 year: paid 6.7%, price −3.4%, total +3.3%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

BUCK

+3.3%

6.7% as cash

6.7% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. BUCK over 1 year: paid 6.7%, price −3.4%, total +3.3%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

HYTI · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 1 pt ahead of HYG

HYTI

+3.6%

HYG

+2.6%

1 pt ahead of HYG

HYTI over 1 year: paid 10.0%, price −6.5%, total +3.6%, HYG +2.6%, +1.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

HYG

+2.6%

HYTI

+3.6%

10.0% of it arrived as cash

1 pt ahead of HYG

Total return, distributions reinvested

1 pt ahead of HYG

HYTI over 1 year: paid 10.0%, price −6.5%, total +3.6%, HYG +2.6%, +1.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

HYG

+2.6%

HYTI

+3.6%

10.0% as cash

1 pt ahead of HYG

10.0% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. HYTI over 1 year: paid 10.0%, price −6.5%, total +3.6%, HYG +2.6%, +1.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

BUCK costs 0.27 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.3 points; BUCK is 6.2 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

BUCK vs HYTI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	BUCK	HYTI
Paid and earned
Measure	BUCK	HYTI
Total return, 1 year	+3.3%	+3.6%
Price change, 1 year	fell 3.4%	fell 6.5%
Return of capital, issuer estimate	50% of the Oct 27, 2026 payment	68% of the Nov 3, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	BUCK	HYTI
Benchmark	not published	US high yield bonds, measured through HYG
Against its benchmark, same days		ahead by 1.0 pts
Cost and size
Measure	BUCK	HYTI
Expense ratio	0.38%	0.65%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$517m	$84m
Holdings
Measure	BUCK	HYTI
Holdings in common	0%

Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, BUCK and HYTI hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

50%

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first BUCK HYTI

Only in one fund ↓

Only in BUCK

SIMPLIFY EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS 99.75%

Only in HYTI

2027-01-29 iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF C 0.77 97.22%

2026-11-06 iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF C 77.10 -0.05%

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Side by side

BUCK Simplify Treasury Option Income ETF · Option income, paying monthly HYTI FT Vest High Yield & Target Income ETF · Option income on HYG, paying monthly

Issuer Simplify First Trust

Strategy option income option income

Benchmark none US high yield bonds (HYG)

Pays monthly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 6.2% 10.5%

Expense ratio 0.38% 0.65%

Cash paid, 1 year 6.7% 10.0%

Price change, 1 year −3.4% −6.5%

Total return, 1 year +3.3% +3.6%

Benchmark return, 1 year not published +2.6%

Ahead or behind not available +1.0 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 50% 68%

Age 4.0 years 1.7 years

Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $517m $84m

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: BUCK vs HYTI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	BUCK	HYTI	BUCK	HYTI	BUCK	HYTI
3 months	+0.3%	−0.6%	1.5%	2.5%	not measured	+0.5 pts
6 months	+1.1%	+0.1%	3.1%	5.0%	not measured	+0.5 pts
1 year	+3.3%	+3.6%	6.7%	10.0%	not measured	+1.0 pts
3 years	+15.2%	–	21.8%	–	not measured	–
Since launchNot the same days: BUCK Oct 2022 · HYTI Feb 2025	+20.5%	+9.0%	26.4%	17.0%	not measured	+1.1 pts

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About each fund

BUCK

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, BUCK paid 6.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 3.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +3.3%. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.2%, paid monthly. Simplify estimates that 50% of the distribution paid Oct 27, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

HYTI

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, HYTI paid 10.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 6.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +3.6%. US high yield bonds (HYG) returned +2.6% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 1.0 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 10.5%, paid monthly. First Trust estimates that 68% of the distribution paid Nov 3, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, BUCK or HYTI?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, BUCK paid 6.7% of its starting price in cash and HYTI paid 10.0%, so HYTI paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
Which returned more once distributions are counted, BUCK or HYTI?: With every distribution reinvested, BUCK returned +3.3% and HYTI +3.6% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, BUCK or HYTI?: BUCK charges 0.38% a year and HYTI charges 0.65%, so BUCK is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

US high yield bonds (HYG) →All income ETFs ranked by the Distribution Coverage Score →How the scores are computed →BUCK on its own →HYTI on its own →BUCK dividend history →BUCK holdings →HYTI dividend history →HYTI holdings →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

BUCK filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

BUCK prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

BUCK 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

Simplify website ↗

HYTI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

HYTI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

HYTI 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

First Trust page for HYTI ↗

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How this is computed

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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