Which paid more, HYTI or TLTX?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, HYTI paid 10.0% of its starting price in cash and TLTX paid 15.0%, so TLTX 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 TLTX?

With every distribution reinvested, HYTI returned +3.6% and TLTX −4.3% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, HYTI or TLTX?

HYTI charges 0.65% a year and TLTX charges 0.29%, so TLTX is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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HYTI vs TLTX: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, TLTX paid 15.0% of its price in cash against HYTI’s 10.0%, though HYTI returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $84m on Nov 3, 2026 for FT Vest High Yield & Target Income ETF, and $17m on Oct 12, 2026 for Global X Treasury Bond Enhanced Income ETF.

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At a glance

10.0%

HYTI cash paid, 1 year

15.0%

TLTX cash paid, 1 year

+3.6%

HYTI total return, 1 year

−4.3%

TLTX 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.

TLTX · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 Not measured

TLTX

−4.3%

none

Not measured

TLTX over 1 year: paid 15.0%, price −19.0%, total −4.3%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

TLTX

−4.3%

Total return, distributions reinvested

Not measured

TLTX over 1 year: paid 15.0%, price −19.0%, total −4.3%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

TLTX

−4.3%

15.0% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. TLTX over 1 year: paid 15.0%, price −19.0%, total −4.3%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

TLTX costs 0.36 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 7.9 points; HYTI is 5.5 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

HYTI vs TLTX: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	HYTI	TLTX
Paid and earned
Measure	HYTI	TLTX
Total return, 1 year	+3.6%	−4.3%
Price change, 1 year	fell 6.5%	fell 19.0%
Return of capital, issuer estimate	68% of the Nov 3, 2026 payment	71% of the Sep 24, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	HYTI	TLTX
Benchmark	US high yield bonds, measured through HYG	not published
Against its benchmark, same days	ahead by 1.0 pts
Cost and size
Measure	HYTI	TLTX
Expense ratio	0.65%	0.29%
Net assets, as of Oct 12, 2026	$94m	$17m
Holdings
Measure	HYTI	TLTX
Holdings in common	0%

Method

Risk and return

Jul 25, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026 · 66 weekly returns

HYTI TLTX

Return

Total return edge HYTI +5.0% +1.1%

Annualized edge HYTI +3.9% +0.8%

Price return edge HYTI −7.6% −18.4%

Risk

Volatility edge HYTI 3.2% 8.1%

Max drawdown edge HYTI −2.7% −10.3%

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge HYTI 0.01 −0.33

Sortino edge HYTI 0.02 −0.43

Calmar edge HYTI 1.45 0.08

Reading

From Jul 2025 to Oct 2026, HYTI returned more: +5.0% to +1.1%. HYTI swung less: 3.2% to 8.1%. HYTI fell less at its worst: −2.7% to −10.3%.

Full scorecard

9 measures, with how each is measured Open ↓

Risk and return: HYTI vs TLTX: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	HYTI	TLTX	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	+5.0%	+1.1%	HYTI	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	+3.9%	+0.8%	HYTI	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	−7.6%	−18.4%	HYTI	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	3.2%	8.1%	HYTI	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	2.3%	6.3%	HYTI	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−2.7%	−10.3%	HYTI	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	0.01	−0.33	HYTI	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	0.02	−0.43	HYTI	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar	1.45	0.08	HYTI	Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 66 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, HYTI and TLTX hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

50%

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first HYTI TLTX

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 TLTX

Global X Long-Term Treasury Ladder ETF 41.05%

United States of America 9.28%

United States of America 8.42%

United States of America 7.19%

United States of America 6.34%

United States of America 5.90%

United States of America 4.22%

United States of America 3.93%

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Side by side

HYTI FT Vest High Yield & Target Income ETF · Option income on HYG, paying monthly TLTX Global X Treasury Bond Enhanced Income ETF · Covered call, paying monthly

Issuer First Trust Global X

Strategy option income covered call

Benchmark US high yield bonds (HYG) none

Pays monthly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 10.5% 18.1%

Expense ratio 0.65% 0.29%

Cash paid, 1 year 10.0% 15.0%

Price change, 1 year −6.5% −19.0%

Total return, 1 year +3.6% −4.3%

Benchmark return, 1 year +2.6% not published

Ahead or behind +1.0 pts not available

Return of capital, latest estimate 68% 71%

Age 1.7 years 1.3 years

Net assets, HYTI as of Nov 3, 2026 and TLTX as of Oct 12, 2026 $84m $17m

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 TLTX: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	HYTI	TLTX	HYTI	TLTX	HYTI	TLTX
3 months	−0.6%	+0.5%	2.5%	4.2%	+0.5 pts	not measured
6 months	+0.1%	−2.4%	5.0%	7.7%	+0.5 pts	not measured
1 year	+3.6%	−4.3%	10.0%	15.0%	+1.0 pts	not measured
Since launchNot the same days: HYTI Feb 2025 · TLTX Jul 2025	+9.0%	+3.2%	17.0%	20.3%	+1.1 pts	not measured

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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.

TLTX

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, TLTX paid 15.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 19.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −4.3%. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 18.1%, paid monthly. Global X estimates that 71% of the distribution paid Sep 24, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, HYTI or TLTX?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, HYTI paid 10.0% of its starting price in cash and TLTX paid 15.0%, so TLTX 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 TLTX?: With every distribution reinvested, HYTI returned +3.6% and TLTX −4.3% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, HYTI or TLTX?: HYTI charges 0.65% a year and TLTX charges 0.29%, so TLTX is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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US high yield bonds (HYG) →All income ETFs ranked by the Distribution Coverage Score →How the scores are computed →HYTI on its own →TLTX on its own →HYTI dividend history →HYTI holdings →TLTX dividend history →TLTX 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 ↗

TLTX filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

TLTX prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

TLTX 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

Global X page for TLTX ↗

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How this is computed

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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