Data as of .
HYGM vs HYTI: which paid, and which earned it?
HYGM and HYTI both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, HYGM and HYTI hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in HYGM | Only in HYTI |
|---|---|
| iShares iBoxx USD High Yield Corporate B 99.98% | 2026-10-30 iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Co 98.16% |
| Cash & Other 0.05% | US Dollar 0.73% |
| Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio 12 0.04% | U.S. Treasury Bill, 0%, due 10/29/2026 0.60% |
| HYG 09/25/2026 78.53 C -0.07% | U.S. Treasury Bill, 0%, due 09/29/2026 0.59% |
| 2026-09-25 iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Co -0.08% |
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 18, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HYGM | HYTI | HYGM | HYTI | HYGM | HYTI | |
| 3 months | 0.0% | −0.2% | 2.5% | 2.5% | +0.4 pts | +0.2 pts |
| 6 months | not published | +2.6% | not published | 5.1% | not published | +0.1 pts |
| 1 year | not published | +3.2% | not published | 9.9% | not published | +0.6 pts |
| Since launch | +0.5% | +8.8% | 3.3% | 15.4% | +0.3 pts | +0.7 pts |
| HYGM Amplify HYG High Yield 10% Target Income ETF Option income on HYG, paying monthly | HYTI FT Vest High Yield & Target Income ETF Option income on HYG, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Amplify | First Trust |
| Strategy | option income | option income |
| Benchmark | US high yield bonds (HYG) | US high yield bonds (HYG), used as the proxy |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 10.2% | 10.4% |
| Expense ratio | 0.79% | 0.65% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 3.3% (since launch on Apr 21, 2026) | 9.9% |
| Price change, 1 year | −2.8% | −6.8% |
| Total return, 1 year | +0.5% (since launch on Apr 21, 2026) | +3.2% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +0.2% | +2.6% |
| Ahead or behind | +0.3 pts | +0.6 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 150 days | 582 days |
| Net assets | $727,276 | $94m |
HYGM in plain words
Over the period since launch on Apr 21, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, HYGM paid 3.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 2.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +0.5%. US high yield bonds (HYG) returned +0.2% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 10.2%, paid monthly.
HYTI in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, HYTI paid 9.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 6.8%. 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 10.4%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which is cheaper, HYGM or HYTI?
- HYGM charges 0.79% a year and HYTI charges 0.65%, so HYTI 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, HYGM against HYTI, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/hygm-vs-hyti Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.