Which paid more, HYBI or HYTI?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, HYBI paid 8.0% 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, HYBI or HYTI?

With every distribution reinvested, HYBI returned +4.0% and HYTI +3.6% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, HYBI or HYTI?

HYBI charges 0.68% a year and HYTI charges 0.65%, so HYTI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

HYBI 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 HYBI’s 8.0% and the two finished level on total return.

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Net assets: $218m on Oct 28, 2026 for NEOS Enhanced Income Credit Select ETF, and $84m on Nov 3, 2026 for FT Vest High Yield & Target Income ETF.

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At a glance

8.0%

HYBI cash paid, 1 year

10.0%

HYTI cash paid, 1 year

+4.0%

HYBI total return, 1 year

+3.6%

HYTI total return, 1 year

HYBI · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 1.1 pts ahead of JNK

HYBI

+4.0%

JNK

+2.9%

1.1 pts ahead of JNK

HYBI over 1 year: paid 8.0%, price −4.0%, total +4.0%, JNK +2.9%, +1.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

JNK

+2.9%

HYBI

+4.0%

8.0% of it arrived as cash

1.1 pts ahead of JNK

Total return, distributions reinvested

1.1 pts ahead of JNK

HYBI over 1 year: paid 8.0%, price −4.0%, total +4.0%, JNK +2.9%, +1.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

JNK

+2.9%

HYBI

+4.0%

8.0% as cash

1.1 pts ahead of JNK

8.0% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. HYBI over 1 year: paid 8.0%, price −4.0%, total +4.0%, JNK +2.9%, +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

HYTI costs 0.03 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.4 points; HYBI is 2.6 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

HYBI vs HYTI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	HYBI	HYTI
Paid and earned
Measure	HYBI	HYTI
Total return, 1 year	+4.0%	+3.6%
Price change, 1 year	fell 4.0%	fell 6.5%
Return of capital, issuer estimate	66% of the Oct 16, 2026 payment	68% of the Nov 3, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	HYBI	HYTI
Benchmark	State Street SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF, measured through JNK	US high yield bonds, measured through HYG
Against its benchmark, same days	ahead by 1.1 pts	ahead by 1.0 pts
Cost and size
Measure	HYBI	HYTI
Expense ratio	0.68%	0.65%
Net assets, as of Oct 28, 2026	$218m	$84m
Holdings
Measure	HYBI	HYTI
Holdings in common	0%

ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · HYBI scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?

IQ Income Score35HYBI30.2HYTI

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

HYBI 35

HYTI 30.2

0.3, the lowest in this set 99.7, the highest

One year only, and a ratio of two published numbers: it says nothing about where a distribution came from. All income ETFs ranked by it →

Method

What they share

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

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first HYBI HYTI

Only in one fund ↓

Only in HYBI

State Street SPDR Portfolio High Yield Bond Index ETF 24.84%

SPXW US 11/12/26 P6950 0.03%

SPXW US 11/12/26 P7000 0.03%

SPXW US 11/12/26 P6850 0.02%

SPXW US 11/12/26 P7175 -0.06%

SPXW US 11/12/26 P7250 -0.08%

SPXW US 11/12/26 P7310 -0.10%

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

HYBI NEOS Enhanced Income Credit Select ETF · Sells put spreads on the S&P 500, measured against the Bloomberg U.S. Corporate High Yield Index, paying monthly HYTI FT Vest High Yield & Target Income ETF · Option income on HYG, paying monthly

Issuer NEOS First Trust

Strategy put-selling overlay option income

Benchmark State Street SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF (JNK) US high yield bonds (HYG)

Pays monthly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 8.1% 10.5%

Expense ratio 0.68% 0.65%

Cash paid, 1 year 8.0% 10.0%

Price change, 1 year −4.0% −6.5%

Total return, 1 year +4.0% +3.6%

Benchmark return, 1 year +2.9% +2.6%

Ahead or behind +1.1 pts +1.0 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 66% 68%

Age 2.1 years 1.7 years

Net assets, HYBI as of Oct 28, 2026 and HYTI as of Nov 3, 2026 $218m $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: HYBI vs HYTI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	HYBI	HYTI	HYBI	HYTI	HYBI	HYTI
3 months	−0.1%	−0.6%	2.0%	2.5%	+1.0 pts	+0.5 pts
6 months	+0.5%	+0.1%	4.0%	5.0%	+0.9 pts	+0.5 pts
1 year	+4.0%	+3.6%	8.0%	10.0%	+1.1 pts	+1.0 pts
Since launchNot the same days: HYBI Sep 2024 · HYTI Feb 2025	+8.9%	+9.0%	16.6%	17.0%	−0.9 pts	+1.1 pts

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About each fund

HYBI

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, HYBI paid 8.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 4.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +4.0%. State Street SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF (JNK) returned +2.9% 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 8.1%, paid monthly. NEOS estimates that 66% 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, HYBI or HYTI?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, HYBI paid 8.0% 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, HYBI or HYTI?: With every distribution reinvested, HYBI returned +4.0% and HYTI +3.6% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, HYBI or HYTI?: HYBI charges 0.68% a year and HYTI charges 0.65%, so HYTI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

State Street SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF (JNK) →US high yield bonds (HYG) →HYBI on its own →HYTI on its own →HYBI dividend history →HYBI holdings →HYTI dividend history →HYTI holdings →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

HYBI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

HYBI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

HYBI 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

NEOS page for HYBI ↗

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

It is a place in a set, not a rating or a recommendation.

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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