Which paid more, BUCK or LTTI?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, BUCK paid 6.7% of its starting price in cash and LTTI paid 8.3%, so LTTI 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 LTTI?

With every distribution reinvested, BUCK returned +3.3% and LTTI −4.8% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, BUCK or LTTI?

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

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

BUCK vs LTTI: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, LTTI paid 8.3% of its price in cash against BUCK’s 6.7%, though BUCK returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $517m for Simplify Treasury Option Income ETF and $14m for FT Vest 20+ Year Treasury & Target Income ETF.

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At a glance

6.7%

BUCK cash paid, 1 year

8.3%

LTTI cash paid, 1 year

+3.3%

BUCK total return, 1 year

−4.8%

LTTI 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% 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.

LTTI · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 About even with TLT

LTTI

−4.8%

TLT

−4.8%

About even with TLT

LTTI over 1 year: paid 8.3%, price −13.0%, total −4.8%, TLT −4.8%, 0.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

TLT

−4.8%

LTTI

−4.8%

about even with TLT

Total return, distributions reinvested

About even with TLT

LTTI over 1 year: paid 8.3%, price −13.0%, total −4.8%, TLT −4.8%, 0.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

TLT

−4.8%

LTTI

−4.8%

about even with TLT

8.3% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. LTTI over 1 year: paid 8.3%, price −13.0%, total −4.8%, TLT −4.8%, 0.0 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 8.1 points; BUCK is far larger, $517m against $14m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

BUCK vs LTTI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	BUCK	LTTI
Paid and earned
Measure	BUCK	LTTI
Total return, 1 year	+3.3%	−4.8%
Price change, 1 year	fell 3.4%	fell 13.0%
Return of capital, issuer estimate	50% of the Oct 27, 2026 payment	100% of the Nov 3, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	BUCK	LTTI
Benchmark	not published	20+ Year Treasury, measured through TLT
Cost and size
Measure	BUCK	LTTI
Expense ratio	0.38%	0.65%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$517m	$14m
Holdings
Measure	BUCK	LTTI
Holdings in common	0%

Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, BUCK and LTTI 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 LTTI

Only in one fund ↓

Only in BUCK

SIMPLIFY EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS 99.75%

Only in LTTI

2027-01-29 iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF C 0.82 97.67%

2026-11-06 iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF C 81.54 -0.05%

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Side by side

BUCK Simplify Treasury Option Income ETF · Option income, paying monthly LTTI FT Vest 20+ Year Treasury & Target Income ETF · Option income on TLT, paying monthly

Issuer Simplify First Trust

Strategy option income option income

Benchmark none 20+ Year Treasury (TLT)

Pays monthly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 6.2% 9.1%

Expense ratio 0.38% 0.65%

Cash paid, 1 year 6.7% 8.3%

Price change, 1 year −3.4% −13.0%

Total return, 1 year +3.3% −4.8%

Benchmark return, 1 year not published −4.8%

Ahead or behind not available 0.0 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 50% 100%

Age 4.0 years 1.7 years

Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $517m $14m

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 LTTI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	BUCK	LTTI	BUCK	LTTI	BUCK	LTTI
3 months	+0.3%	−0.2%	1.5%	2.2%	not measured	+0.1 pts
6 months	+1.1%	−2.8%	3.1%	4.3%	not measured	−0.1 pts
1 year	+3.3%	−4.8%	6.7%	8.3%	not measured	0.0 pts
3 years	+15.2%	–	21.8%	–	not measured	–
Since launchNot the same days: BUCK Oct 2022 · LTTI Feb 2025	+20.5%	−0.9%	26.4%	14.1%	not measured	−0.6 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.

LTTI

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, LTTI paid 8.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 13.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −4.8%. 20+ Year Treasury (TLT) returned −4.8% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 9.1%, paid monthly. First Trust estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Nov 3, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, BUCK or LTTI?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, BUCK paid 6.7% of its starting price in cash and LTTI paid 8.3%, so LTTI 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 LTTI?: With every distribution reinvested, BUCK returned +3.3% and LTTI −4.8% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, BUCK or LTTI?: BUCK charges 0.38% a year and LTTI charges 0.65%, so BUCK is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

BUCK filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

BUCK prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

BUCK 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

Simplify website ↗

LTTI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

LTTI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

LTTI 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

First Trust page for LTTI ↗

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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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