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HYBL vs LQDW: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, LQDW paid 11.3% of its price in cash against HYBL’s 6.9%, though HYBL returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $584m for State Street Blackstone High Income ETF and $348m for iShares LQD Premium Income+ ETF.

At a glance
6.9%
HYBL cash paid, 1 year
11.3%
LQDW cash paid, 1 year
+3.5%
HYBL total return, 1 year
+2.4%
LQDW 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.
LQDW · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 3.5 pts ahead of LQD
LQDW
+2.4%
LQD
−1.1%

3.5 pts ahead of LQD

LQDW over 1 year: paid 11.3%, price −9.0%, total +2.4%, LQD −1.1%, +3.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

LQD

−1.1%

LQDW

+2.4%

11.3% of it arrived as cash

3.5 pts ahead of LQD

Total return, distributions reinvested

3.5 pts ahead of LQD

LQDW over 1 year: paid 11.3%, price −9.0%, total +2.4%, LQD −1.1%, +3.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

LQD

−1.1%

LQDW

+2.4%

3.5 pts ahead of LQD

11.3% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. LQDW over 1 year: paid 11.3%, price −9.0%, total +2.4%, LQD −1.1%, +3.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

LQDW costs 0.36 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.1 points; HYBL is 1.7 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

HYBL vs LQDW: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureHYBLLQDW
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+3.5%+2.4%
Price change, 1 yearfell 3.4%fell 9.0%
Return of capital, issuer estimate64% of the Oct 7, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Benchmarknot publishedUS investment grade bonds, measured through LQD
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.70%0.34%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026$584m$348m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%

Method

Risk and return

Sep 2, 2022 to Oct 30, 2026 · 217 weekly returns
HYBL LQDW
Return
Total return edge HYBL +33.8% +11.5%
Annualized edge HYBL +7.2% +2.6%
Price return edge HYBL −1.5% −40.5%
Risk
Volatility edge HYBL 3.9% 5.3%
Max drawdown edge HYBL −4.4% −7.1%
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe edge HYBL 0.64 −0.34
Sortino edge HYBL 0.94 −0.43
Calmar edge HYBL 1.65 0.37
Reading

From Sep 2022 to Oct 2026, HYBL returned more: +33.8% to +11.5%. HYBL swung less: 3.9% to 5.3%. HYBL fell less at its worst: −4.4% to −7.1%.

Full scorecard

9 measures, with how each is measured
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Risk and return: HYBL vs LQDW: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureHYBLLQDWEdgeHow it is measured
Return
Total return+33.8%+11.5%HYBLPrice change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized+7.2%+2.6%HYBLTotal return as a yearly rate.
Price return−1.5%−40.5%HYBLPrice change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility3.9%5.3%HYBLSpread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation2.7%4.2%HYBLLike volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown−4.4%−7.1%HYBLDeepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe0.64−0.34HYBLReturn above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino0.94−0.43HYBLReturn above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar1.650.37HYBLAnnualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 217 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, HYBL and LQDW 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 HYBL LQDW
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 LQDW
ANHEUSER-BUSCH COMPANIES LLC 0.18%
SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES COR 144A 0.18%
CVS HEALTH CORP 0.17%
PARAMOUNT SKYDANCE CORP 144A 0.16%
AMAZON.COM INC 0.15%
CITIGROUP INC 0.14%
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.14%
T-MOBILE USA INC 0.14%
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Side by side

HYBL State Street Blackstone High Income ETF · Income from senior loans and bonds, paying monthly LQDW iShares LQD Premium Income+ ETF · Covered call on LQD, paying monthly
Strategy income from senior loans and bonds covered call
Benchmark none US investment grade bonds (LQD)
Pays monthly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 7.4% 16.5%
Expense ratio 0.70% 0.34%
Cash paid, 1 year 6.9% 11.3%
Price change, 1 year −3.4% −9.0%
Total return, 1 year +3.5% +2.4%
Benchmark return, 1 year not published −1.1%
Ahead or behind not available +3.5 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate not published 64%
Age 4.7 years 4.2 years
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $584m $348m

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 LQDW: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowHYBLLQDWHYBLLQDWHYBLLQDW
3 months−0.1%+0.3%1.8%3.6%not measured+1.2 pts
6 months+0.9%+0.4%3.5%5.9%not measured+2.3 pts
1 year+3.5%+2.4%6.9%11.3%not measured+3.5 pts
3 years+24.7%+15.7%23.1%38.0%not measured−1.7 pts
Since launchNot the same days: HYBL Feb 2022 · LQDW Aug 2022+27.8%+10.2%31.7%48.1%not measured−3.2 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.

LQDW

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, LQDW paid 11.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 9.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +2.4%. US investment grade bonds (LQD) returned −1.1% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 3.5 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 16.5%, paid monthly. iShares estimates that 64% of the distribution paid Oct 7, 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 LQDW?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, HYBL paid 6.9% of its starting price in cash and LQDW paid 11.3%, so LQDW 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 LQDW?
With every distribution reinvested, HYBL returned +3.5% and LQDW +2.4% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, HYBL or LQDW?
HYBL charges 0.70% a year and LQDW charges 0.34%, so LQDW is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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