Data as of .
HYTI vs LQDW: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year LQDW paid 10.6% of its price in cash against HYTI’s 9.9%, though HYTI returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: LQDW scores higher
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A percentile among the 173 income ETFs writing on an index or proxy. It is a position in a set, not a rating, and neither end of it is a recommendation. All income ETFs ranked by it · How it is computed
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, HYTI and LQDW hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in HYTI | Only in LQDW |
|---|---|
| 2026-10-30 iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Co 98.16% | BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY 1.08% |
| US Dollar 0.73% | ANHEUSER-BUSCH COMPANIES LLC 0.20% |
| U.S. Treasury Bill, 0%, due 10/29/2026 0.60% | CVS HEALTH CORP 0.18% |
| U.S. Treasury Bill, 0%, due 09/29/2026 0.59% | T-MOBILE USA INC 0.18% |
| 2026-09-25 iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Co -0.08% | SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES COR 144A 0.17% |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC/THE 0.15% | |
| META PLATFORMS INC 0.15% | |
| PFIZER INVESTMENT ENTERPRISES PTE 0.15% |
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 17, 2026 and Sep 18, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HYTI | LQDW | HYTI | LQDW | HYTI | LQDW | |
| 3 months | −0.2% | −1.6% | 2.5% | 2.3% | +0.2 pts | +1.2 pts |
| 6 months | +2.6% | +1.3% | 5.1% | 5.0% | +0.1 pts | +1.9 pts |
| 1 year | +3.2% | +1.8% | 9.9% | 10.6% | +0.6 pts | +3.8 pts |
| 3 years | not published | +10.8% | not published | 36.3% | not published | −4.1 pts |
| Since launch | +8.8% | +8.7% | 15.4% | 46.4% | +0.7 pts | −4.0 pts |
| HYTI FT Vest High Yield & 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 | First Trust | iShares |
| Strategy | option income | covered call |
| Benchmark | US high yield bonds (HYG), used as the proxy | US investment grade bonds (LQD) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 10.4% | 8.1% |
| Expense ratio | 0.65% | 0.34% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 9.9% | 10.6% |
| Price change, 1 year | −6.8% | −8.8% |
| Total return, 1 year | +3.2% | +1.8% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +2.6% | −2.0% |
| Ahead or behind | +0.6 pts | +3.8 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 582 days | 1488 days |
| Net assets | $94m | $318m |
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.
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 paid more, HYTI or LQDW?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, HYTI paid 9.9% of its starting price in cash and LQDW paid 10.6%, 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 +3.2% and LQDW returned +1.8% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so HYTI returned more.
- 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 these figures came from
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