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LQDW vs TLTP: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, TLTP paid 11.9% of its price in cash against LQDW’s 11.3%, though LQDW returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $348m for iShares LQD Premium Income+ ETF and $31m for Amplify TLT U.S. Treasury 12% Option Income ETF.

At a glance
11.3%
LQDW cash paid, 1 year
11.9%
TLTP cash paid, 1 year
+2.4%
LQDW total return, 1 year
−2.2%
TLTP total return, 1 year
LQDW · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 3.5 pts ahead of LQD
LQDW
+2.4%
LQD
−1.1%

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.
TLTP · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 2.6 pts ahead of TLT
TLTP
−2.2%
TLT
−4.8%

2.6 pts ahead of TLT

TLTP over 1 year: paid 11.9%, price −14.0%, total −2.2%, TLT −4.8%, +2.6 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

TLT

−4.8%

TLTP

−2.2%

2.6 pts ahead of TLT

Total return, distributions reinvested

2.6 pts ahead of TLT

TLTP over 1 year: paid 11.9%, price −14.0%, total −2.2%, TLT −4.8%, +2.6 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

TLT

−4.8%

TLTP

−2.2%

2.6 pts ahead of TLT

11.9% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. TLTP over 1 year: paid 11.9%, price −14.0%, total −2.2%, TLT −4.8%, +2.6 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

LQDW costs 0.05 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 4.6 points; LQDW is 11.2 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

LQDW vs TLTP: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureLQDWTLTP
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+2.4%−2.2%
Price change, 1 yearfell 9.0%fell 14.0%
Return of capital, issuer estimate64% of the Oct 7, 2026 payment68% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkUS investment grade bonds, measured through LQD20+ Year Treasury, measured through TLT
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.34%0.39%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026$348m$31m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · LQDW scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?
IQ Income Score23.7LQDW14.1TLTP

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

0.3, the lowest in this set 99.7, the highest

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Method

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, LQDW and TLTP hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 3, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first LQDW TLTP
Only in one fund ↓
Only in LQDW
ANHEUSER-BUSCH COMPANIES LLC 0.18%
SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES COR 144A 0.18%
CVS HEALTH CORP 0.17%
PARAMOUNT SKYDANCE CORP 144A 0.16%
AMAZON.COM INC 0.15%
CITIGROUP INC 0.14%
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.14%
T-MOBILE USA INC 0.14%
Only in TLTP
iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF 55.03%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 5.125% 08/15/2056 44.38%
TLT 11/06/2026 82 C -0.16%
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Side by side

LQDW iShares LQD Premium Income+ ETF · Covered call on LQD, paying monthly TLTP Amplify TLT U.S. Treasury 12% Option Income ETF · Option income on TLT, paying monthly
Strategy covered call option income
Benchmark US investment grade bonds (LQD) 20+ Year Treasury (TLT)
Pays monthly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 16.5% 13.0%
Expense ratio 0.34% 0.39%
Cash paid, 1 year 11.3% 11.9%
Price change, 1 year −9.0% −14.0%
Total return, 1 year +2.4% −2.2%
Benchmark return, 1 year −1.1% −4.8%
Ahead or behind +3.5 pts +2.6 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 64% 68%
Age 4.2 years 2.0 years
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $348m $31m

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: LQDW vs TLTP: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowLQDWTLTPLQDWTLTPLQDWTLTP
3 months+0.3%+0.4%3.6%3.2%+1.2 pts+0.7 pts
6 months+0.4%−1.8%5.9%6.3%+2.3 pts+0.9 pts
1 year+2.4%−2.2%11.3%11.9%+3.5 pts+2.6 pts
3 years+15.7%–38.0%–−1.7 pts–
Since launchNot the same days: LQDW Aug 2022 · TLTP Oct 2024+10.2%0.0%48.1%22.0%−3.2 pts+2.5 pts

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About each fund
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.

TLTP

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, TLTP paid 11.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 14.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −2.2%. 20+ Year Treasury (TLT) returned −4.8% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 2.6 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 13.0%, paid monthly. Amplify estimates that 68% of the distribution paid Oct 30, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, LQDW or TLTP?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, LQDW paid 11.3% of its starting price in cash and TLTP paid 11.9%, so TLTP paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
Which returned more once distributions are counted, LQDW or TLTP?
With every distribution reinvested, LQDW returned +2.4% and TLTP −2.2% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, LQDW or TLTP?
LQDW charges 0.34% a year and TLTP charges 0.39%, so LQDW is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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