Which paid more, HYTI or TLTW?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, HYTI paid 10.0% of its starting price in cash and TLTW paid 9.7%, 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 TLTW?

With every distribution reinvested, HYTI returned +3.6% and TLTW −0.8% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, HYTI or TLTW?

HYTI charges 0.65% a year and TLTW charges 0.35%, so TLTW is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

HYTI vs TLTW: 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 TLTW’s 9.7%, 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 $1.6bn for iShares TLT Premium Income+ ETF.

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At a glance

10.0%

HYTI cash paid, 1 year

9.7%

TLTW cash paid, 1 year

+3.6%

HYTI total return, 1 year

−0.8%

TLTW 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%

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.

TLTW · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 4 pts ahead of TLT

TLTW

−0.8%

TLT

−4.8%

4 pts ahead of TLT

TLTW over 1 year: paid 9.7%, price −10.6%, total −0.8%, TLT −4.8%, +4.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

TLT

−4.8%

TLTW

−0.8%

4 pts ahead of TLT

Total return, distributions reinvested

4 pts ahead of TLT

TLTW over 1 year: paid 9.7%, price −10.6%, total −0.8%, TLT −4.8%, +4.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

TLT

−4.8%

TLTW

−0.8%

4 pts ahead of TLT

9.7% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. TLTW over 1 year: paid 9.7%, price −10.6%, total −0.8%, TLT −4.8%, +4.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

TLTW costs 0.30 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 4.4 points; TLTW is 19.0 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

HYTI vs TLTW: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	HYTI	TLTW
Paid and earned
Measure	HYTI	TLTW
Total return, 1 year	+3.6%	−0.8%
Price change, 1 year	fell 6.5%	fell 10.6%
Return of capital, issuer estimate	68% of the Nov 3, 2026 payment	73% of the Oct 7, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	HYTI	TLTW
Benchmark	US high yield bonds, measured through HYG	20+ Year Treasury, measured through TLT
Against its benchmark, same days	ahead by 1.0 pts	ahead by 4.0 pts
Cost and size
Measure	HYTI	TLTW
Expense ratio	0.65%	0.35%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$84m	$1.6bn
Holdings
Measure	HYTI	TLTW
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 Score30.2HYTI14.7TLTW

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

TLTW 14.7

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 TLTW 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 TLTW

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 TLTW

TREASURY BOND 4.16%

TREASURY BOND 4.11%

TREASURY BOND (OLD) 4.10%

TREASURY BOND 4.05%

TREASURY BOND 3.92%

TREASURY BOND (2OLD) 3.90%

TREASURY BOND 3.87%

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Side by side

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

Issuer First Trust iShares

Strategy option income covered call

Benchmark US high yield bonds (HYG) 20+ Year Treasury (TLT)

Pays monthly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 10.5% 14.6%

Expense ratio 0.65% 0.35%

Cash paid, 1 year 10.0% 9.7%

Price change, 1 year −6.5% −10.6%

Total return, 1 year +3.6% −0.8%

Benchmark return, 1 year +2.6% −4.8%

Ahead or behind +1.0 pts +4.0 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 68% 73%

Age 1.7 years 4.2 years

Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $84m $1.6bn

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 TLTW: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	HYTI	TLTW	HYTI	TLTW	HYTI	TLTW
3 months	−0.6%	+1.0%	2.5%	3.1%	+0.5 pts	+1.3 pts
6 months	+0.1%	−0.9%	5.0%	5.3%	+0.5 pts	+1.8 pts
1 year	+3.6%	−0.8%	10.0%	9.7%	+1.0 pts	+4.0 pts
3 years	–	+14.6%	–	36.2%	–	+8.5 pts
Since launchNot the same days: HYTI Feb 2025 · TLTW Aug 2022	+9.0%	−1.7%	17.0%	42.7%	+1.1 pts	+12.4 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.

TLTW

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, TLTW paid 9.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 10.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −0.8%. 20+ Year Treasury (TLT) returned −4.8% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 4.0 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 14.6%, paid monthly. iShares estimates that 73% of the distribution paid Oct 7, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, HYTI or TLTW?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, HYTI paid 10.0% of its starting price in cash and TLTW paid 9.7%, 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 TLTW?: With every distribution reinvested, HYTI returned +3.6% and TLTW −0.8% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, HYTI or TLTW?: HYTI charges 0.65% a year and TLTW charges 0.35%, so TLTW is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

US high yield bonds (HYG) →20+ Year Treasury (TLT) →HYTI on its own →TLTW on its own →HYTI dividend history →HYTI holdings →TLTW dividend history →TLTW 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 ↗

TLTW filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

TLTW prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

TLTW 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

iShares page for TLTW ↗

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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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