Data as of .
HYTI vs LQDM: which paid, and which earned it?
HYTI and LQDM both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, HYTI and LQDM hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in HYTI | Only in LQDM |
|---|---|
| 2026-10-30 iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Co 98.16% | iShares iBoxx USD Investment Grade Corpo 100.13% |
| US Dollar 0.73% | Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio 12 0.02% |
| U.S. Treasury Bill, 0%, due 10/29/2026 0.60% | Cash & Other -0.01% |
| U.S. Treasury Bill, 0%, due 09/29/2026 0.59% | LQD 09/25/2026 104.7 C -0.14% |
| 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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HYTI | LQDM | HYTI | LQDM | HYTI | LQDM | |
| 3 months | −0.2% | −2.0% | 2.5% | 3.0% | +0.2 pts | +0.8 pts |
| 6 months | +2.6% | not published | 5.1% | not published | +0.1 pts | not published |
| 1 year | +3.2% | not published | 9.9% | not published | +0.6 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +8.8% | −2.0% | 15.4% | 3.9% | +0.7 pts | +0.6 pts |
| HYTI FT Vest High Yield & Target Income ETF Option income on HYG, paying monthly | LQDM Amplify LQD Investment Grade 12% Target Income ETF Option income on LQD, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | First Trust | Amplify |
| Strategy | option income | option income |
| Benchmark | US high yield bonds (HYG), used as the proxy | US investment grade bonds (LQD) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 10.4% | 12.3% |
| Expense ratio | 0.65% | 0.54% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 9.9% | 3.9% (since launch on Apr 21, 2026) |
| Price change, 1 year | −6.8% | −5.8% |
| Total return, 1 year | +3.2% | −2.0% (since launch on Apr 21, 2026) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +2.6% | −2.6% |
| Ahead or behind | +0.6 pts | +0.6 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 582 days | 150 days |
| Net assets | $94m | $3m |
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.
LQDM in plain words
Over the period since launch on Apr 21, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, LQDM paid 3.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 5.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −2.0%. US investment grade bonds (LQD) 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 12.3%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which is cheaper, HYTI or LQDM?
- HYTI charges 0.65% a year and LQDM charges 0.54%, so LQDM 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, HYTI against LQDM, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/hyti-vs-lqdm Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.