Data as of .
HYBI vs TLTP: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year TLTP paid 12.1% of its price in cash against HYBI’s 8.6%, though HYBI returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: HYBI scores higher
Was the payout funded by returns, or by your own capital?
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, HYBI and TLTP hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in HYBI | Only in TLTP |
|---|---|
| United States Treasury Bill 12/01/2026 73.64% | iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF 71.89% |
| State Street SPDR Portfolio High Yield Bond ETF 13.20% | United States Treasury Note/Bond 5.125% 08/15/2056 28.08% |
| Xtrackers USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF 13.20% | Cash & Other 0.27% |
| SPXW US 10/01/26 P6800 0.01% | TLT 09/25/2026 81.5 C -0.24% |
| SPXW US 10/01/26 P6875 0.01% | |
| SPXW US 10/01/26 P6950 0.01% | |
| SPXW US 10/01/26 P7100 -0.02% | |
| SPXW US 10/01/26 P7180 -0.02% |
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 Sep 21, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HYBI | TLTP | HYBI | TLTP | HYBI | TLTP | |
| 3 months | −0.1% | −3.8% | 2.0% | 3.2% | +0.3 pts | +1.5 pts |
| 6 months | +1.9% | −1.5% | 4.0% | 6.5% | −0.6 pts | +1.6 pts |
| 1 year | +3.2% | −1.7% | 8.6% | 12.1% | +0.6 pts | +3.0 pts |
| Since launch | +8.4% | −1.2% | 16.0% | 20.3% | −1.6 pts | +2.7 pts |
| HYBI NEOS Enhanced Income Credit Select ETF Covered call on HYG, paying monthly | TLTP Amplify TLT U.S. Treasury 12% Option Income ETF Option income on TLT, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | NEOS | Amplify |
| Strategy | covered call | option income |
| Benchmark | US high yield bonds (HYG), used as the proxy | 20+ Year Treasury (TLT) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 8.2% | 13.3% |
| Expense ratio | not published | 0.39% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 8.6% | 12.1% |
| Price change, 1 year | −5.5% | −13.4% |
| Total return, 1 year | +3.2% | −1.7% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +2.6% | −4.7% |
| Ahead or behind | +0.6 pts | +3.0 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | 24% | not published |
| Age | 718 days | 689 days |
| Net assets | $222m | $27m |
HYBI in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, HYBI paid 8.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 5.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +3.2%. US high yield bonds (HYG), used as the proxy returned +2.6% 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 8.2%, paid monthly. NEOS estimates that 24% of the distribution paid Sep 11, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).
TLTP in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, TLTP paid 12.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 13.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −1.7%. 20+ Year Treasury (TLT) returned −4.7% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 3.0 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 13.3%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, HYBI or TLTP?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, HYBI paid 8.6% of its starting price in cash and TLTP paid 12.1%, so TLTP 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 TLTP?
- With every distribution reinvested, HYBI returned +3.2% and TLTP returned −1.7% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so HYBI returned more.
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Where these figures came from
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