Data as of .
HYGM vs LQDW: which paid, and which earned it?
HYGM and LQDW both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, HYGM and LQDW hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in HYGM | Only in LQDW |
|---|---|
| iShares iBoxx USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF 99.98% | BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY 0.74% |
| Cash & Other 0.05% | ANHEUSER-BUSCH COMPANIES LLC 0.19% |
| Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio 12/31/2031 0.04% | CVS HEALTH CORP 0.18% |
| HYG 09/25/2026 78.53 C -0.07% | T-MOBILE USA INC 0.18% |
| SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES COR 144A 0.17% | |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC/THE 0.15% | |
| PFIZER INVESTMENT ENTERPRISES PTE 0.15% | |
| AMAZON.COM INC 0.14% |
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 | LQDW | HYGM | LQDW | HYGM | LQDW | |
| 3 months | 0.0% | −1.6% | 2.5% | 2.3% | +0.4 pts | +1.2 pts |
| 6 months | not published | +1.3% | not published | 5.0% | not published | +1.9 pts |
| 1 year | not published | +1.8% | not published | 10.6% | not published | +3.8 pts |
| 3 years | not published | +10.8% | not published | 36.3% | not published | −4.1 pts |
| Since launch | +0.5% | +8.7% | 3.3% | 46.4% | +0.3 pts | −4.0 pts |
| HYGM Amplify HYG High Yield 10% Target Income ETF Option income on HYG, paying monthly | LQDW iShares Investment Grade Corporate Bond BuyWrite Strategy ETF Covered call on LQD, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Amplify | iShares |
| Strategy | option income | covered call |
| Benchmark | US high yield bonds (HYG) | US investment grade bonds (LQD) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 10.2% | 8.1% |
| Expense ratio | 0.79% | 0.34% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 3.3% (since launch on Apr 21, 2026) | 10.6% |
| Price change, 1 year | −2.8% | −8.8% |
| Total return, 1 year | +0.5% (since launch on Apr 21, 2026) | +1.8% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +0.2% | −2.0% |
| Ahead or behind | +0.3 pts | +3.8 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 150 days | 1488 days |
| Net assets | $727,276 | $318m |
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.
LQDW in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, LQDW paid 10.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 8.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +1.8%. US investment grade bonds (LQD) returned −2.0% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 3.8 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.1%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which is cheaper, HYGM or LQDW?
- HYGM charges 0.79% a year and LQDW charges 0.34%, so LQDW 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 LQDW, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/hygm-vs-lqdw Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.