Which paid more, HYTI or LQTI?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, HYTI paid 10.0% of its starting price in cash and LQTI paid 8.6%, so HYTI 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 LQTI?

With every distribution reinvested, HYTI returned +3.6% and LQTI −0.6% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, HYTI or LQTI?

HYTI and LQTI both charge 0.65% a year, so neither is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

HYTI vs LQTI: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, HYTI paid 10.0% of its price in cash against LQTI’s 8.6%, and 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 $185m for FT Vest Investment Grade & Target Income ETF.

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At a glance

10.0%

HYTI cash paid, 1 year

8.6%

LQTI cash paid, 1 year

+3.6%

HYTI total return, 1 year

−0.6%

LQTI 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.

LQTI · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 About even with LQD

LQTI

−0.6%

LQD

−1.1%

About even with LQD

LQTI over 1 year: paid 8.6%, price −9.1%, total −0.6%, LQD −1.1%, +0.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

LQD

−1.1%

LQTI

−0.6%

about even with LQD

Total return, distributions reinvested

About even with LQD

LQTI over 1 year: paid 8.6%, price −9.1%, total −0.6%, LQD −1.1%, +0.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

LQD

−1.1%

LQTI

−0.6%

about even with LQD

8.6% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. LQTI over 1 year: paid 8.6%, price −9.1%, total −0.6%, LQD −1.1%, +0.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

Both cost 0.65% a year; their one-year returns differ by 4.2 points; LQTI is 2.2 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

HYTI vs LQTI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	HYTI	LQTI
Paid and earned
Measure	HYTI	LQTI
Total return, 1 year	+3.6%	−0.6%
Price change, 1 year	fell 6.5%	fell 9.1%
Against its benchmark
Measure	HYTI	LQTI
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
Cost and size
Measure	HYTI	LQTI
Expense ratio	0.65%	0.65%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$84m	$185m
Holdings
Measure	HYTI	LQTI
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 Score30.2HYTI16.5LQTI

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

LQTI 16.5

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 LQTI 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 LQTI

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 LQTI

2027-01-29 iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF C 1.04 97.53%

2026-11-06 iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF C 103.84 -0.06%

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Side by side

HYTI FT Vest High Yield & Target Income ETF · Option income on HYG, paying monthly LQTI FT Vest Investment Grade & Target Income ETF · Option income on LQD, paying monthly

Issuer First Trust First Trust

Strategy option income option income

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

Pays monthly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 10.5% 9.2%

Expense ratio 0.65% 0.65%

Cash paid, 1 year 10.0% 8.6%

Price change, 1 year −6.5% −9.1%

Total return, 1 year +3.6% −0.6%

Benchmark return, 1 year +2.6% −1.1%

Ahead or behind +1.0 pts +0.5 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 68% 100%

Age 1.7 years 1.7 years

Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $84m $185m

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 LQTI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	HYTI	LQTI	HYTI	LQTI	HYTI	LQTI
3 months	−0.6%	−0.4%	2.5%	2.2%	+0.5 pts	+0.4 pts
6 months	+0.1%	−1.7%	5.0%	4.4%	+0.5 pts	+0.3 pts
1 year	+3.6%	−0.6%	10.0%	8.6%	+1.0 pts	+0.5 pts
Since launchHYTI Feb 2025 · LQTI Feb 2025	+9.0%	+5.4%	17.0%	14.8%	+1.1 pts	+0.1 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.

LQTI

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, LQTI paid 8.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 9.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −0.6%. US investment grade bonds (LQD) returned −1.1% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 9.2%, paid monthly. First Trust estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Nov 3, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, HYTI or LQTI?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, HYTI paid 10.0% of its starting price in cash and LQTI paid 8.6%, so HYTI 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 LQTI?: With every distribution reinvested, HYTI returned +3.6% and LQTI −0.6% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, HYTI or LQTI?: HYTI and LQTI both charge 0.65% a year, so neither is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

HYTI and LQTI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

HYTI and LQTI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

HYTI and LQTI 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

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First Trust page for LQTI ↗

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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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