Data as of .
LQDM vs LTTI: which paid, and which earned it?
LQDM and LTTI both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, LQDM and LTTI hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in LQDM | Only in LTTI |
|---|---|
| iShares iBoxx USD Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF 100.13% | 2026-10-30 iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF C 0.82 98.49% |
| Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio 12/31/2031 0.02% | US Dollar 0.85% |
| Cash & Other -0.01% | U.S. Treasury Bill, 0%, due 09/29/2026 0.38% |
| LQD 09/25/2026 104.7 C -0.14% | U.S. Treasury Bill, 0%, due 10/29/2026 0.38% |
| 2026-09-25 iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF C 81.24 -0.10% |
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 18, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LQDM | LTTI | LQDM | LTTI | LQDM | LTTI | |
| 3 months | −2.0% | −3.8% | 3.0% | 2.2% | +0.8 pts | +1.4 pts |
| 6 months | not published | −2.8% | not published | 4.4% | not published | +0.3 pts |
| 1 year | not published | −4.5% | not published | 8.4% | not published | +0.2 pts |
| Since launch | −2.0% | −2.1% | 3.9% | 12.9% | +0.6 pts | −0.4 pts |
| LQDM Amplify LQD Investment Grade 12% Target Income ETF Option income on LQD, paying monthly | LTTI FT Vest 20+ Year Treasury & Target Income ETF Option income on TLT, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Amplify | First Trust |
| Strategy | option income | option income |
| Benchmark | US investment grade bonds (LQD) | 20+ Year Treasury (TLT) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 12.3% | 9.3% |
| Expense ratio | 0.54% | 0.65% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 3.9% (since launch on Apr 21, 2026) | 8.4% |
| Price change, 1 year | −5.8% | −12.6% |
| Total return, 1 year | −2.0% (since launch on Apr 21, 2026) | −4.5% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | −2.6% | −4.7% |
| Ahead or behind | +0.6 pts | +0.2 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 150 days | 582 days |
| Net assets | $3m | $15m |
LQDM in plain words
Over the period since launch on Apr 21, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, LQDM paid 3.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 5.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −2.0%. US investment grade bonds (LQD) 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 12.3%, paid monthly.
LTTI in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, LTTI paid 8.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 12.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −4.5%. 20+ Year Treasury (TLT) returned −4.7% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 9.3%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which is cheaper, LQDM or LTTI?
- LQDM charges 0.54% a year and LTTI charges 0.65%, so LQDM is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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Cite this page. ETFIQ, LQDM against LTTI, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/lqdm-vs-ltti Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.