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HYGW vs TLTI: 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 TLTI’s 5.8%, and returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $109m on Nov 4, 2026 for iShares HYG Premium Income+ ETF, and $21m on Oct 28, 2026 for NEOS Enhanced Income 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF.

At a glance
10.5%
HYGW cash paid, 1 year
5.8%
TLTI cash paid, 1 year
+3.9%
HYGW total return, 1 year
−3.1%
TLTI 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%

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.
TLTI · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 1.7 pts ahead of TLT
TLTI
−3.1%
TLT
−4.8%

1.7 pts ahead of TLT

TLTI over 1 year: paid 5.8%, price −8.8%, total −3.1%, TLT −4.8%, +1.7 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

TLT

−4.8%

TLTI

−3.1%

1.7 pts ahead of TLT

Total return, distributions reinvested

1.7 pts ahead of TLT

TLTI over 1 year: paid 5.8%, price −8.8%, total −3.1%, TLT −4.8%, +1.7 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

TLT

−4.8%

TLTI

−3.1%

1.7 pts ahead of TLT

5.8% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. TLTI over 1 year: paid 5.8%, price −8.8%, total −3.1%, TLT −4.8%, +1.7 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

TLTI costs 0.11 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 7.0 points; HYGW is 5.2 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

HYGW vs TLTI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureHYGWTLTI
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+3.9%−3.1%
Price change, 1 yearfell 6.8%fell 8.8%
Return of capital, issuer estimate64% of the Oct 7, 2026 payment19% of the Oct 16, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkUS high yield bonds, measured through HYG20+ Year Treasury, measured through TLT
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.69%0.58%
Net assets, as of Oct 28, 2026$110m$21m
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 Score30.8HYGW11.1TLTI

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

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Method

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, HYGW and TLTI 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 TLTI
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 TLTI
United States Treasury Note/Bond 4.125% 08/15/2053 97.49%
SPXW US 11/12/26 P7000 0.03%
SPXW US 11/12/26 P6850 0.02%
SPXW US 11/12/26 P6950 0.02%
SPXW US 11/12/26 P7175 -0.05%
SPXW US 11/12/26 P7250 -0.07%
SPXW US 11/12/26 P7310 -0.10%
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Side by side

HYGW iShares HYG Premium Income+ ETF · Covered call on HYG, paying monthly TLTI NEOS Enhanced Income 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF · Sells put spreads on the S&P 500, investing in 20+ Year Treasury (TLT), paying monthly
Issuer iShares NEOS
Strategy covered call put-selling overlay
Benchmark US high yield bonds (HYG) 20+ Year Treasury (TLT)
Pays monthly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 13.8% 6.0%
Expense ratio 0.69% 0.58%
Cash paid, 1 year 10.5% 5.8%
Price change, 1 year −6.8% −8.8%
Total return, 1 year +3.9% −3.1%
Benchmark return, 1 year +2.6% −4.8%
Ahead or behind +1.3 pts +1.7 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 64% 19%
Age 4.2 years 1.9 years
Net assets, HYGW as of Nov 4, 2026 and TLTI as of Oct 28, 2026 $109m $21m

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 TLTI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowHYGWTLTIHYGWTLTIHYGWTLTI
3 months−0.3%−0.1%3.0%1.5%+0.7 pts+0.2 pts
6 months+1.1%−2.2%5.1%2.9%+1.5 pts+0.5 pts
1 year+3.9%−3.1%10.5%5.8%+1.3 pts+1.7 pts
3 years+19.1%–33.2%–−5.3 pts–
Since launchNot the same days: HYGW Aug 2022 · TLTI Dec 2024+24.8%−1.5%47.7%11.0%−6.1 pts+1.9 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.

TLTI

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, TLTI paid 5.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 8.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −3.1%. 20+ Year Treasury (TLT) returned −4.8% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 1.7 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.0%, paid monthly. NEOS estimates that 19% of the distribution paid Oct 16, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, HYGW or TLTI?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, HYGW paid 10.5% of its starting price in cash and TLTI paid 5.8%, 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 TLTI?
With every distribution reinvested, HYGW returned +3.9% and TLTI −3.1% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, HYGW or TLTI?
HYGW charges 0.69% a year and TLTI charges 0.58%, so TLTI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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