Which paid more, LQTI or LTTI?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, LQTI paid 8.6% of its starting price in cash and LTTI paid 8.3%, so LQTI paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.

Which returned more once distributions are counted, LQTI or LTTI?

With every distribution reinvested, LQTI returned −0.6% and LTTI −4.8% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, LQTI or LTTI?

LQTI and LTTI both charge 0.65% a year, so neither is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

LQTI vs LTTI: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, LQTI paid 8.6% 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: $185m for FT Vest Investment Grade & Target Income ETF and $14m for FT Vest 20+ Year Treasury & Target Income ETF.

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At a glance

8.6%

LQTI cash paid, 1 year

8.3%

LTTI cash paid, 1 year

−0.6%

LQTI total return, 1 year

−4.8%

LTTI total return, 1 year

LQTI · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 About even with LQD

LQTI

−0.6%

LQD

−1.1%

About even with LQD

LQTI over 1 year: paid 8.6%, price −9.1%, total −0.6%, LQD −1.1%, +0.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

LQD

−1.1%

LQTI

−0.6%

about even with LQD

Total return, distributions reinvested

About even with LQD

LQTI over 1 year: paid 8.6%, price −9.1%, total −0.6%, LQD −1.1%, +0.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

LQD

−1.1%

LQTI

−0.6%

about even with LQD

8.6% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. LQTI over 1 year: paid 8.6%, price −9.1%, total −0.6%, LQD −1.1%, +0.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

LTTI · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 About even with TLT

LTTI

−4.8%

TLT

−4.8%

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

Both cost 0.65% a year; their one-year returns differ by 4.2 points; LQTI is 13.2 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

LQTI vs LTTI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	LQTI	LTTI
Paid and earned
Measure	LQTI	LTTI
Total return, 1 year	−0.6%	−4.8%
Price change, 1 year	fell 9.1%	fell 13.0%
Against its benchmark
Measure	LQTI	LTTI
Benchmark	US investment grade bonds, measured through LQD	20+ Year Treasury, measured through TLT
Cost and size
Measure	LQTI	LTTI
Expense ratio	0.65%	0.65%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$185m	$14m
Holdings
Measure	LQTI	LTTI
Holdings in common	0%

ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · LQTI scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?

IQ Income Score16.5LQTI10.5LTTI

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

LQTI 16.5

LTTI 10.5

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, LQTI and LTTI 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 LQTI LTTI

Only in one fund ↓

Only in LQTI

2027-01-29 iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF C 1.04 97.53%

2026-11-06 iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF C 103.84 -0.06%

Only in LTTI

2027-01-29 iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF C 0.82 97.67%

2026-11-06 iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF C 81.54 -0.05%

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Side by side

LQTI FT Vest Investment Grade & 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 First Trust First Trust

Strategy option income option income

Benchmark US investment grade bonds (LQD) 20+ Year Treasury (TLT)

Pays monthly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 9.2% 9.1%

Expense ratio 0.65% 0.65%

Cash paid, 1 year 8.6% 8.3%

Price change, 1 year −9.1% −13.0%

Total return, 1 year −0.6% −4.8%

Benchmark return, 1 year −1.1% −4.8%

Ahead or behind +0.5 pts 0.0 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 100% 100%

Age 1.7 years 1.7 years

Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $185m $14m

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: LQTI vs LTTI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	LQTI	LTTI	LQTI	LTTI	LQTI	LTTI
3 months	−0.4%	−0.2%	2.2%	2.2%	+0.4 pts	+0.1 pts
6 months	−1.7%	−2.8%	4.4%	4.3%	+0.3 pts	−0.1 pts
1 year	−0.6%	−4.8%	8.6%	8.3%	+0.5 pts	0.0 pts
Since launchLQTI Feb 2025 · LTTI Feb 2025	+5.4%	−0.9%	14.8%	14.1%	+0.1 pts	−0.6 pts

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About each fund

LQTI

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, LQTI paid 8.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 9.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −0.6%. US investment grade bonds (LQD) returned −1.1% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 9.2%, paid monthly. First Trust estimates that 100% 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.

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.

Questions people ask

Which paid more, LQTI or LTTI?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, LQTI paid 8.6% of its starting price in cash and LTTI paid 8.3%, so LQTI paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
Which returned more once distributions are counted, LQTI or LTTI?: With every distribution reinvested, LQTI returned −0.6% and LTTI −4.8% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, LQTI or LTTI?: LQTI and LTTI both charge 0.65% a year, so neither is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

LQTI and LTTI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

LQTI and LTTI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

LQTI and LTTI 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

First Trust page for LQTI ↗

First Trust page for LTTI ↗

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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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