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CSHI 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 CSHI’s 4.8%, though CSHI returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $2.1bn on Oct 28, 2026 for NEOS Enhanced Income 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF, and $84m on Nov 3, 2026 for FT Vest High Yield & Target Income ETF.

At a glance
4.8%
CSHI cash paid, 1 year
10.0%
HYTI cash paid, 1 year
+4.8%
CSHI total return, 1 year
+3.6%
HYTI total return, 1 year
CSHI · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 1.1 pts ahead of BIL
CSHI
+4.8%
BIL
+3.7%

1.1 pts ahead of BIL

CSHI over 1 year: paid 4.8%, price −0.1%, total +4.8%, BIL +3.7%, +1.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

BIL

+3.7%

CSHI

+4.8%

4.8% of it arrived as cash

1.1 pts ahead of BIL

Total return, distributions reinvested

1.1 pts ahead of BIL

CSHI over 1 year: paid 4.8%, price −0.1%, total +4.8%, BIL +3.7%, +1.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

BIL

+3.7%

CSHI

+4.8%

4.8% as cash

1.1 pts ahead of BIL

4.8% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. CSHI over 1 year: paid 4.8%, price −0.1%, total +4.8%, BIL +3.7%, +1.1 pts. 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

CSHI costs 0.27 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.2 points; CSHI is far larger, $2.1bn against $84m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

CSHI vs HYTI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureCSHIHYTI
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+4.8%+3.6%
Price change, 1 yearfell 0.1%fell 6.5%
Return of capital, issuer estimate24% of the Oct 16, 2026 payment68% of the Nov 3, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Benchmark1-3 month T-bills, measured through BILUS high yield bonds, measured through HYG
Against its benchmark, same daysahead by 1.1 ptsahead by 1.0 pts
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.38%0.65%
Net assets, as of Oct 28, 2026$2.1bn$84m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · CSHI scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?
IQ Income Score56.6CSHI30.2HYTI

How much of its payouts the fund's total return covered, ranked against 167 income ETFs not writing on a single company. 100 is best. How it is computed

0.3, the lowest in this set 99.7, the highest

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Method

What they share

0%

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

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first CSHI HYTI
Only in one fund ↓
Only in CSHI
SPXW US 11/12/26 P7025 0.02%
SPXW US 11/12/26 P6625 0.01%
SPXW US 11/12/26 P6700 0.01%
SPXW US 11/12/26 P6775 0.01%
SPXW US 11/12/26 P6925 -0.02%
SPXW US 11/12/26 P7075 -0.03%
SPXW US 11/12/26 P7150 -0.04%
SPXW US 11/12/26 P7225 -0.05%
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

CSHI NEOS Enhanced Income 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF · Sells put spreads on the S&P 500, investing in 1-3 month T-bills (BIL), paying monthly HYTI FT Vest High Yield & Target Income ETF · Option income on HYG, paying monthly
Strategy put-selling overlay option income
Benchmark 1-3 month T-bills (BIL) US high yield bonds (HYG)
Pays monthly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 5.0% 10.5%
Expense ratio 0.38% 0.65%
Cash paid, 1 year 4.8% 10.0%
Price change, 1 year −0.1% −6.5%
Total return, 1 year +4.8% +3.6%
Benchmark return, 1 year +3.7% +2.6%
Ahead or behind +1.1 pts +1.0 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 24% 68%
Age 4.2 years 1.7 years
Net assets, CSHI as of Oct 28, 2026 and HYTI as of Nov 3, 2026 $2.1bn $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: CSHI vs HYTI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowCSHIHYTICSHIHYTICSHIHYTI
3 months+1.0%−0.6%1.2%2.5%+0.1 pts+0.5 pts
6 months+2.1%+0.1%2.4%5.0%+0.3 pts+0.5 pts
1 year+4.8%+3.6%4.8%10.0%+1.2 pts+1.0 pts
3 years+16.6%–15.8%–+2.7 pts–
Since launchNot the same days: CSHI Aug 2022 · HYTI Feb 2025+24.5%+9.0%22.4%17.0%+4.7 pts+1.1 pts

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About each fund
CSHI

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, CSHI paid 4.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +4.8%. 1-3 month T-bills (BIL) returned +3.7% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 1.1 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 5.0%, paid monthly. NEOS estimates that 24% of the distribution paid Oct 16, 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, CSHI or HYTI?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, CSHI paid 4.8% 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, CSHI or HYTI?
With every distribution reinvested, CSHI returned +4.8% and HYTI +3.6% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, CSHI or HYTI?
CSHI charges 0.38% a year and HYTI charges 0.65%, so CSHI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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