Data as of .
HYBL vs LTTI: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year LTTI paid 8.4% of its price in cash against HYBL’s 6.8%, though HYBL returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: HYBL scores higher
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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, HYBL and LTTI hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in HYBL | Only in LTTI |
|---|---|
| Discovery Global Holdings Inc aka Warner 1.30% | 2026-10-30 iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bon 98.49% |
| Hopper Merger Sub Inc aka Hologic 04/07/ 0.98% | US Dollar 0.85% |
| McAfee Corp 03/01/2029 0.96% | U.S. Treasury Bill, 0%, due 09/29/2026 0.38% |
| Rocket Software, Inc. 11/28/2028 0.96% | U.S. Treasury Bill, 0%, due 10/29/2026 0.38% |
| State Street Blackstone Senior Loan ETF 0.95% | 2026-09-25 iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bon -0.10% |
| Finastra USA Inc aka Misys/Almonde Inc. 0.94% | |
| UKG Inc aka Ultimate Kronos/UKG 02/10/20 0.92% | |
| athenahealth Group Inc. aka Minerva Merg 0.91% |
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 17, 2026 and Sep 18, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HYBL | LTTI | HYBL | LTTI | HYBL | LTTI | |
| 3 months | +1.1% | −3.8% | 1.7% | 2.2% | +1.5 pts | +1.4 pts |
| 6 months | +4.3% | −2.8% | 3.5% | 4.4% | +1.7 pts | +0.3 pts |
| 1 year | +4.2% | −4.5% | 6.8% | 8.4% | +1.6 pts | +0.2 pts |
| 3 years | +25.9% | not published | 23.1% | not published | −0.1 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +28.4% | −2.1% | 30.6% | 12.9% | +4.8 pts | −0.4 pts |
| HYBL State Street(R) Blackstone High Income ETF Option income on HYG, paying monthly | LTTI FT Vest 20+ Year Treasury & Target Income ETF Option income on TLT, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | State Street | First Trust |
| Strategy | option income | option income |
| Benchmark | US high yield bonds (HYG), used as the proxy | 20+ Year Treasury (TLT) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 7.2% | 9.3% |
| Expense ratio | 0.70% | 0.65% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 6.8% | 8.4% |
| Price change, 1 year | −2.8% | −12.6% |
| Total return, 1 year | +4.2% | −4.5% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +2.6% | −4.7% |
| Ahead or behind | +1.6 pts | +0.2 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 1674 days | 582 days |
| Net assets | $579m | $15m |
HYBL in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, HYBL paid 6.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 2.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +4.2%. US high yield bonds (HYG), used as the proxy returned +2.6% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 1.6 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 7.2%, paid monthly.
LTTI in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, LTTI paid 8.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 12.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −4.5%. 20+ Year Treasury (TLT) returned −4.7% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 9.3%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, HYBL or LTTI?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, HYBL paid 6.8% of its starting price in cash and LTTI paid 8.4%, so LTTI 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 LTTI?
- With every distribution reinvested, HYBL returned +4.2% and LTTI returned −4.5% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so HYBL returned more.
- Which is cheaper, HYBL or LTTI?
- HYBL charges 0.70% a year and LTTI charges 0.65%, so LTTI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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Cite this page. ETFIQ, HYBL against LTTI, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/hybl-vs-ltti Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.