Data as of .
BUCK vs LQTI: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year LQTI paid 8.5% of its price in cash against BUCK’s 6.9%, though BUCK returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: BUCK scores higher
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A percentile among the 173 income ETFs writing on an index or proxy. It is a position in a set, not a rating, and neither end of it is a recommendation. All income ETFs ranked by it · How it is computed
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, BUCK and LQTI hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in BUCK | Only in LQTI |
|---|---|
| SIMPLIFY EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS 100.00% | 2026-10-30 iShares iBoxx $ Investment Gr 98.40% |
| US Dollar 0.83% | |
| U.S. Treasury Bill, 0%, due 09/29/2026 0.43% | |
| U.S. Treasury Bill, 0%, due 10/29/2026 0.43% | |
| 2026-09-25 iShares iBoxx $ Investment Gr -0.09% |
Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Sep 18, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUCK | LQTI | BUCK | LQTI | BUCK | LQTI | |
| 3 months | +1.1% | −2.5% | 1.5% | 2.2% | +6.3 pts | +0.4 pts |
| 6 months | +2.4% | −0.2% | 3.2% | 4.4% | +5.5 pts | +0.3 pts |
| 1 year | +4.9% | −1.4% | 6.9% | 8.5% | +9.6 pts | +0.6 pts |
| 3 years | +16.4% | not published | 21.6% | not published | +17.0 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +21.1% | +4.7% | 25.4% | 13.4% | +23.1 pts | +0.1 pts |
| BUCK Simplify Treasury Option Income ETF Option income on TLT, paying monthly | LQTI FT Vest Investment Grade & Target Income ETF Option income on LQD, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Simplify | First Trust |
| Strategy | option income | option income |
| Benchmark | 20+ Year Treasury (TLT) | US investment grade bonds (LQD), used as the proxy |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 6.2% | 9.2% |
| Expense ratio | 0.35% | 0.65% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 6.9% | 8.5% |
| Price change, 1 year | −2.2% | −9.7% |
| Total return, 1 year | +4.9% | −1.4% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | −4.7% | −2.0% |
| Ahead or behind | +9.6 pts | +0.6 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 1421 days | 582 days |
| Net assets | $510m | $242m |
BUCK in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, BUCK paid 6.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 2.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +4.9%. 20+ Year Treasury (TLT) returned −4.7% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 9.6 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.2%, paid monthly.
LQTI in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, LQTI paid 8.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 9.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −1.4%. US investment grade bonds (LQD), used as the proxy returned −2.0% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 0.6 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 9.2%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, BUCK or LQTI?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, BUCK paid 6.9% of its starting price in cash and LQTI paid 8.5%, so LQTI 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 LQTI?
- With every distribution reinvested, BUCK returned +4.9% and LQTI returned −1.4% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so BUCK returned more.
- Which is cheaper, BUCK or LQTI?
- BUCK charges 0.35% a year and LQTI charges 0.65%, so BUCK is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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