Which paid more, HYBL or HYTI?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, HYBL paid 6.9% 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, HYBL or HYTI?

With every distribution reinvested, HYBL returned +3.5% and HYTI +3.6% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, HYBL or HYTI?

HYBL charges 0.70% 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

HYBL 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 HYBL’s 6.9% and the two finished level on total return.

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $584m for State Street Blackstone High Income ETF and $84m for FT Vest High Yield & Target Income ETF.

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At a glance

6.9%

HYBL cash paid, 1 year

10.0%

HYTI cash paid, 1 year

+3.5%

HYBL total return, 1 year

+3.6%

HYTI total return, 1 year

HYBL · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 Not measured

HYBL

+3.5%

none

Not measured

HYBL over 1 year: paid 6.9%, price −3.4%, total +3.5%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

HYBL

+3.5%

6.9% of it arrived as cash

Total return, distributions reinvested

Not measured

HYBL over 1 year: paid 6.9%, price −3.4%, total +3.5%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

HYBL

+3.5%

6.9% as cash

6.9% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. HYBL over 1 year: paid 6.9%, price −3.4%, total +3.5%, not measured against a benchmark. 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 0.05 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.1 points; HYBL is 7.0 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

HYBL vs HYTI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	HYBL	HYTI
Paid and earned
Measure	HYBL	HYTI
Total return, 1 year	+3.5%	+3.6%
Price change, 1 year	fell 3.4%	fell 6.5%
Against its benchmark
Measure	HYBL	HYTI
Benchmark	not published	US high yield bonds, measured through HYG
Against its benchmark, same days		ahead by 1.0 pts
Cost and size
Measure	HYBL	HYTI
Expense ratio	0.70%	0.65%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$584m	$84m
Holdings
Measure	HYBL	HYTI
Holdings in common	0%

Method

What they share

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

50%

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first HYBL HYTI

Only in one fund ↓

Only in HYBL

Finastra USA Inc aka Misys/Almonde Inc. 09/15/2032 0.98%

State Street Blackstone Senior Loan ETF 0.98%

Nissan Motor Co Ltd 4.81% 09/17/2030 0.88%

Neptune Bidco US Inc aka Nielsen/Nielsen Holdings 02/03/2033 0.80%

McAfee Corp 03/01/2029 0.80%

Sword Purchaser LLC aka Sealed Air 04/09/2033 0.78%

Michaels Cos Inc/The 03/15/2033 0.75%

Hopper Merger Sub Inc aka Hologic 04/07/2033 0.75%

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

HYBL State Street Blackstone High Income ETF · Income from senior loans and bonds, paying monthly HYTI FT Vest High Yield & Target Income ETF · Option income on HYG, paying monthly

Issuer State Street First Trust

Strategy income from senior loans and bonds option income

Benchmark none US high yield bonds (HYG)

Pays monthly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 7.4% 10.5%

Expense ratio 0.70% 0.65%

Cash paid, 1 year 6.9% 10.0%

Price change, 1 year −3.4% −6.5%

Total return, 1 year +3.5% +3.6%

Benchmark return, 1 year not published +2.6%

Ahead or behind not available +1.0 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate not published 68%

Age 4.7 years 1.7 years

Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $584m $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: HYBL vs HYTI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	HYBL	HYTI	HYBL	HYTI	HYBL	HYTI
3 months	−0.1%	−0.6%	1.8%	2.5%	not measured	+0.5 pts
6 months	+0.9%	+0.1%	3.5%	5.0%	not measured	+0.5 pts
1 year	+3.5%	+3.6%	6.9%	10.0%	not measured	+1.0 pts
3 years	+24.7%	–	23.1%	–	not measured	–
Since launchNot the same days: HYBL Feb 2022 · HYTI Feb 2025	+27.8%	+9.0%	31.7%	17.0%	not measured	+1.1 pts

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About each fund

HYBL

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, HYBL paid 6.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 3.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +3.5%. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 7.4%, paid monthly.

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). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

Questions people ask

Which paid more, HYBL or HYTI?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, HYBL paid 6.9% 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, HYBL or HYTI?: With every distribution reinvested, HYBL returned +3.5% and HYTI +3.6% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, HYBL or HYTI?: HYBL charges 0.70% 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

US high yield bonds (HYG) →All income ETFs ranked by the Distribution Coverage Score →How the scores are computed →HYBL on its own →HYTI on its own →HYBL dividend history →HYBL holdings →HYTI dividend history →HYTI holdings →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

HYBL filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

HYBL prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

State Street website ↗

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

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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