Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
HYBI vs LQDM: Dividend Yield & Total Return
HYBI and LQDM both write options for income.
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Net assets: $218m on Oct 28, 2026 for NEOS Enhanced Income Credit Select ETF, and $4.1m on Nov 3, 2026 for Amplify LQD Investment Grade 12% Target Income ETF.
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, 2026.0.6 pts ahead of LQD
LQDM since launch: paid 5.8%, price −7.2%, total −1.4%, LQD −2.0%, +0.6 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
LQD
−2.0%
LQDM
−1.4%
0.6 pts ahead of LQD
Total return, distributions reinvested
0.6 pts ahead of LQD
LQDM since launch: paid 5.8%, price −7.2%, total −1.4%, LQD −2.0%, +0.6 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
LQD
−2.0%
LQDM
−1.4%
0.6 pts ahead of LQD
5.8% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. LQDM since launch: paid 5.8%, price −7.2%, total −1.4%, LQD −2.0%, +0.6 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.Pair scorecard
LQDM costs 0.14 points a year less; HYBI is far larger, $218m against $4.2m.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | HYBI | LQDM |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | +4.0% | not published |
| Price change | fell 4.0% (1 year) | fell 7.2% (since Apr 21, 2026) |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 66% of the Oct 16, 2026 payment | 65% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | State Street SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF, measured through JNK | US investment grade bonds, measured through LQD |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.68% | 0.54% |
| Net assets, as of Oct 28, 2026 | $218m | $4.2m |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 0% | |
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, HYBI and LQDM hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 3, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.
half
0% in common
Only in one fund ↓
Side by side
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
| Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | HYBI | LQDM | HYBI | LQDM | HYBI | LQDM |
| 3 months | −0.1% | −0.5% | 2.0% | 2.9% | +1.0 pts | +0.4 pts |
| 6 months | +0.5% | −1.4% | 4.0% | 5.8% | +0.9 pts | +0.6 pts |
| 1 year | +4.0% | – | 8.0% | – | +1.1 pts | – |
| Since launchNot the same days: HYBI Sep 2024 · LQDM Apr 2026 | +8.9% | −1.4% | 16.6% | 5.8% | −0.9 pts | +0.6 pts |
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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.
LQDM
Over the period from its first trade on Apr 21, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, LQDM paid 5.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 7.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −1.4%. US investment grade bonds (LQD) returned −2.0% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 0.6 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 12.1%, paid monthly. Amplify estimates that 65% of the distribution paid Oct 30, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).
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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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