Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
LQDW vs LTTI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, LQDW paid 11.3% of its price in cash against LTTI’s 8.3%, and returned more with it reinvested.
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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $348m for iShares LQD Premium Income+ ETF and $14m for FT Vest 20+ Year Treasury & Target Income ETF.
3.5 pts ahead of LQD
LQDW over 1 year: paid 11.3%, price −9.0%, total +2.4%, LQD −1.1%, +3.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
LQD
−1.1%
LQDW
+2.4%
11.3% of it arrived as cash
3.5 pts ahead of LQD
Total return, distributions reinvested
3.5 pts ahead of LQD
LQDW over 1 year: paid 11.3%, price −9.0%, total +2.4%, LQD −1.1%, +3.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
LQD
−1.1%
LQDW
+2.4%
3.5 pts ahead of LQD
11.3% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. LQDW over 1 year: paid 11.3%, price −9.0%, total +2.4%, LQD −1.1%, +3.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.About even with TLT
LTTI over 1 year: paid 8.3%, price −13.0%, total −4.8%, TLT −4.8%, 0.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
TLT
−4.8%
LTTI
−4.8%
about even with TLT
Total return, distributions reinvested
About even with TLT
LTTI over 1 year: paid 8.3%, price −13.0%, total −4.8%, TLT −4.8%, 0.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
TLT
−4.8%
LTTI
−4.8%
about even with TLT
8.3% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. LTTI over 1 year: paid 8.3%, price −13.0%, total −4.8%, TLT −4.8%, 0.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.Pair scorecard
LQDW costs 0.31 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 7.2 points; LQDW is far larger, $348m against $14m.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | LQDW | LTTI |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | +2.4% | −4.8% |
| Price change, 1 year | fell 9.0% | fell 13.0% |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 64% of the Oct 7, 2026 payment | 100% of the Nov 3, 2026 payment |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | US investment grade bonds, measured through LQD | 20+ Year Treasury, measured through TLT |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.34% | 0.65% |
| Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 | $348m | $14m |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 0% | |
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
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 →
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, LQDW and LTTI hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 3, 2026.
half
0% in common
Only in one fund ↓
Side by side
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
| Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | LQDW | LTTI | LQDW | LTTI | LQDW | LTTI |
| 3 months | +0.3% | −0.2% | 3.6% | 2.2% | +1.2 pts | +0.1 pts |
| 6 months | +0.4% | −2.8% | 5.9% | 4.3% | +2.3 pts | −0.1 pts |
| 1 year | +2.4% | −4.8% | 11.3% | 8.3% | +3.5 pts | 0.0 pts |
| 3 years | +15.7% | – | 38.0% | – | −1.7 pts | – |
| Since launchNot the same days: LQDW Aug 2022 · LTTI Feb 2025 | +10.2% | −0.9% | 48.1% | 14.1% | −3.2 pts | −0.6 pts |
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LQDW
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, LQDW paid 11.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 9.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +2.4%. US investment grade bonds (LQD) returned −1.1% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 3.5 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 16.5%, paid monthly. iShares estimates that 64% of the distribution paid Oct 7, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.
LTTI
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, LTTI paid 8.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 13.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −4.8%. 20+ Year Treasury (TLT) returned −4.8% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 9.1%, paid monthly. First Trust estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Nov 3, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).
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Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.
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