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HYGW vs HYTI: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, HYGW paid 10.5% of its price in cash against HYTI’s 10.0% and the two finished level on total return.

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Net assets: $109m on Nov 4, 2026 for iShares HYG Premium Income+ ETF, and $84m on Nov 3, 2026 for FT Vest High Yield & Target Income ETF.

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At a glance
10.5%
HYGW cash paid, 1 year
10.0%
HYTI cash paid, 1 year
+3.9%
HYGW total return, 1 year
+3.6%
HYTI total return, 1 year
HYGW · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 1.3 pts ahead of HYG
HYGW
+3.9%
HYG
+2.6%

1.3 pts ahead of HYG

HYGW over 1 year: paid 10.5%, price −6.8%, total +3.9%, HYG +2.6%, +1.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

HYG

+2.6%

HYGW

+3.9%

10.5% of it arrived as cash

1.3 pts ahead of HYG

Total return, distributions reinvested

1.3 pts ahead of HYG

HYGW over 1 year: paid 10.5%, price −6.8%, total +3.9%, HYG +2.6%, +1.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

HYG

+2.6%

HYGW

+3.9%

10.5% as cash

1.3 pts ahead of HYG

10.5% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. HYGW over 1 year: paid 10.5%, price −6.8%, total +3.9%, HYG +2.6%, +1.3 pts. 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 0.04 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.3 points; HYGW is 1.3 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

HYGW vs HYTI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureHYGWHYTI
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+3.9%+3.6%
Price change, 1 yearfell 6.8%fell 6.5%
Return of capital, issuer estimate64% of the Oct 7, 2026 payment68% of the Nov 3, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkUS high yield bonds, measured through HYGUS high yield bonds, measured through HYG
Against its benchmark, same daysahead by 1.3 ptsahead by 1.0 pts
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.69%0.65%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026$108m$84m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · HYGW scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?
IQ Income Score30.8HYGW30.2HYTI

How much of its payouts the fund's total return covered, ranked against 167 income ETFs not writing on a single company. 100 is best. How it is computed

0.3, the lowest in this set 99.7, the highest

One year only, and a ratio of two published numbers: it says nothing about where a distribution came from. All income ETFs ranked by it →

Method

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, HYGW and HYTI 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 HYGW HYTI
Only in one fund ↓
Only in HYGW
1261229 BC LTD 144A 0.56%
MERIDIAN ARC HOLDCO LLC 144A 0.44%
PARAMOUNT SKYDANCE CORP 144A 0.41%
SOFTBANK GROUP CORP 144A 0.41%
ECHOSTAR CORP 0.40%
SOFTBANK GROUP CORP 144A 0.37%
QUIKRETE HOLDINGS INC 144A 0.36%
CLOUD SOFTWARE GROUP LLC 144A 0.34%
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

HYGW iShares HYG Premium Income+ ETF · Covered call on HYG, paying monthly HYTI FT Vest High Yield & Target Income ETF · Option income on HYG, paying monthly
Issuer iShares First Trust
Strategy covered call option income
Benchmark US high yield bonds (HYG) US high yield bonds (HYG)
Pays monthly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 13.8% 10.5%
Expense ratio 0.69% 0.65%
Cash paid, 1 year 10.5% 10.0%
Price change, 1 year −6.8% −6.5%
Total return, 1 year +3.9% +3.6%
Benchmark return, 1 year +2.6% +2.6%
Ahead or behind +1.3 pts +1.0 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 64% 68%
Age 4.2 years 1.7 years
Net assets, HYGW as of Nov 4, 2026 and HYTI as of Nov 3, 2026 $109m $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: HYGW vs HYTI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowHYGWHYTIHYGWHYTIHYGWHYTI
3 months−0.3%−0.6%3.0%2.5%+0.7 pts+0.5 pts
6 months+1.1%+0.1%5.1%5.0%+1.5 pts+0.5 pts
1 year+3.9%+3.6%10.5%10.0%+1.3 pts+1.0 pts
3 years+19.1%–33.2%–−5.3 pts–
Since launchNot the same days: HYGW Aug 2022 · HYTI Feb 2025+24.8%+9.0%47.7%17.0%−6.1 pts+1.1 pts

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About each fund
HYGW

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, HYGW paid 10.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 6.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +3.9%. US high yield bonds (HYG) returned +2.6% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 1.3 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 13.8%, 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.

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).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, HYGW or HYTI?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, HYGW paid 10.5% of its starting price in cash and HYTI paid 10.0%, so HYGW paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
Which returned more once distributions are counted, HYGW or HYTI?
With every distribution reinvested, HYGW returned +3.9% and HYTI +3.6% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, HYGW or HYTI?
HYGW charges 0.69% 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) →HYGW on its own →HYTI on its own →HYGW dividend history →HYGW holdings →HYTI dividend history →HYTI holdings →Method →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
HYGW filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
HYGW prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
HYGW 19a-1 distribution notice ↗
iShares page for HYGW ↗
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

It is a place in a set, not a rating or a recommendation.

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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