Which paid more, HYTI or LQDW?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, HYTI paid 10.0% of its starting price in cash and LQDW paid 11.3%, so LQDW paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.

Which returned more once distributions are counted, HYTI or LQDW?

With every distribution reinvested, HYTI returned +3.6% and LQDW +2.4% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, HYTI or LQDW?

HYTI charges 0.65% a year and LQDW charges 0.34%, so LQDW is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

HYTI vs LQDW: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, LQDW paid 11.3% of its price in cash against HYTI’s 10.0%, though HYTI returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $84m for FT Vest High Yield & Target Income ETF and $348m for iShares LQD Premium Income+ ETF.

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At a glance

10.0%

HYTI cash paid, 1 year

11.3%

LQDW cash paid, 1 year

+3.6%

HYTI total return, 1 year

+2.4%

LQDW total return, 1 year

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. Total return, distributions reinvested. 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.

LQDW · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 3.5 pts ahead of LQD

LQDW

+2.4%

LQD

−1.1%

3.5 pts ahead of LQD

LQDW over 1 year: paid 11.3%, price −9.0%, total +2.4%, LQD −1.1%, +3.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

LQD

−1.1%

LQDW

+2.4%

11.3% of it arrived as cash

3.5 pts ahead of LQD

Total return, distributions reinvested

3.5 pts ahead of LQD

LQDW over 1 year: paid 11.3%, price −9.0%, total +2.4%, LQD −1.1%, +3.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

LQD

−1.1%

LQDW

+2.4%

3.5 pts ahead of LQD

11.3% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. LQDW over 1 year: paid 11.3%, price −9.0%, total +2.4%, LQD −1.1%, +3.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

LQDW costs 0.31 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.2 points; LQDW is 4.1 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

HYTI vs LQDW: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	HYTI	LQDW
Paid and earned
Measure	HYTI	LQDW
Total return, 1 year	+3.6%	+2.4%
Price change, 1 year	fell 6.5%	fell 9.0%
Return of capital, issuer estimate	68% of the Nov 3, 2026 payment	64% of the Oct 7, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	HYTI	LQDW
Benchmark	US high yield bonds, measured through HYG	US investment grade bonds, measured through LQD
Against its benchmark, same days	ahead by 1.0 pts	ahead by 3.5 pts
Cost and size
Measure	HYTI	LQDW
Expense ratio	0.65%	0.34%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$84m	$348m
Holdings
Measure	HYTI	LQDW
Holdings in common	0%

ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · HYTI scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?

IQ Income Score30.2HYTI23.7LQDW

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

HYTI 30.2

LQDW 23.7

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

By the books each fund has filed, HYTI and LQDW hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 3, 2026.

50%

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first HYTI LQDW

Only in one fund ↓

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%

Only in LQDW

ANHEUSER-BUSCH COMPANIES LLC 0.18%

SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES COR 144A 0.18%

CVS HEALTH CORP 0.17%

PARAMOUNT SKYDANCE CORP 144A 0.16%

AMAZON.COM INC 0.15%

CITIGROUP INC 0.14%

GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.14%

T-MOBILE USA INC 0.14%

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Side by side

HYTI FT Vest High Yield & Target Income ETF · Option income on HYG, paying monthly LQDW iShares LQD Premium Income+ ETF · Covered call on LQD, paying monthly

Issuer First Trust iShares

Strategy option income covered call

Benchmark US high yield bonds (HYG) US investment grade bonds (LQD)

Pays monthly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 10.5% 16.5%

Expense ratio 0.65% 0.34%

Cash paid, 1 year 10.0% 11.3%

Price change, 1 year −6.5% −9.0%

Total return, 1 year +3.6% +2.4%

Benchmark return, 1 year +2.6% −1.1%

Ahead or behind +1.0 pts +3.5 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 68% 64%

Age 1.7 years 4.2 years

Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $84m $348m

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: HYTI vs LQDW: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	HYTI	LQDW	HYTI	LQDW	HYTI	LQDW
3 months	−0.6%	+0.3%	2.5%	3.6%	+0.5 pts	+1.2 pts
6 months	+0.1%	+0.4%	5.0%	5.9%	+0.5 pts	+2.3 pts
1 year	+3.6%	+2.4%	10.0%	11.3%	+1.0 pts	+3.5 pts
3 years	–	+15.7%	–	38.0%	–	−1.7 pts
Since launchNot the same days: HYTI Feb 2025 · LQDW Aug 2022	+9.0%	+10.2%	17.0%	48.1%	+1.1 pts	−3.2 pts

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About each fund

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). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

LQDW

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, LQDW paid 11.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 9.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +2.4%. US investment grade bonds (LQD) returned −1.1% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 3.5 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 16.5%, paid monthly. iShares estimates that 64% of the distribution paid Oct 7, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, HYTI or LQDW?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, HYTI paid 10.0% of its starting price in cash and LQDW paid 11.3%, so LQDW paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
Which returned more once distributions are counted, HYTI or LQDW?: With every distribution reinvested, HYTI returned +3.6% and LQDW +2.4% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, HYTI or LQDW?: HYTI charges 0.65% a year and LQDW charges 0.34%, so LQDW is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

US high yield bonds (HYG) →US investment grade bonds (LQD) →HYTI on its own →LQDW on its own →HYTI dividend history →HYTI holdings →LQDW dividend history →LQDW holdings →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

HYTI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

HYTI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

HYTI 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

First Trust page for HYTI ↗

LQDW filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

LQDW prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

LQDW 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

iShares page for LQDW ↗

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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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