Which paid more, LQTI or TLTI?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, LQTI paid 8.6% of its starting price in cash and TLTI paid 5.8%, 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 TLTI?

With every distribution reinvested, LQTI returned −0.6% and TLTI −3.1% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, LQTI or TLTI?

LQTI charges 0.65% a year and TLTI charges 0.58%, so TLTI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

LQTI vs TLTI: 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 TLTI’s 5.8%, and returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $185m on Nov 3, 2026 for FT Vest Investment Grade & Target Income ETF, and $21m on Oct 28, 2026 for NEOS Enhanced Income 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF.

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At a glance

8.6%

LQTI cash paid, 1 year

5.8%

TLTI cash paid, 1 year

−0.6%

LQTI total return, 1 year

−3.1%

TLTI 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.

TLTI · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 1.7 pts ahead of TLT

TLTI

−3.1%

TLT

−4.8%

1.7 pts ahead of TLT

TLTI over 1 year: paid 5.8%, price −8.8%, total −3.1%, TLT −4.8%, +1.7 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

TLT

−4.8%

TLTI

−3.1%

1.7 pts ahead of TLT

Total return, distributions reinvested

1.7 pts ahead of TLT

TLTI over 1 year: paid 5.8%, price −8.8%, total −3.1%, TLT −4.8%, +1.7 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

TLT

−4.8%

TLTI

−3.1%

1.7 pts ahead of TLT

5.8% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. TLTI over 1 year: paid 5.8%, price −8.8%, total −3.1%, TLT −4.8%, +1.7 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

TLTI costs 0.07 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 2.5 points; LQTI is 9.0 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

LQTI vs TLTI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	LQTI	TLTI
Paid and earned
Measure	LQTI	TLTI
Total return, 1 year	−0.6%	−3.1%
Price change, 1 year	fell 9.1%	fell 8.8%
Return of capital, issuer estimate	100% of the Nov 3, 2026 payment	19% of the Oct 16, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	LQTI	TLTI
Benchmark	US investment grade bonds, measured through LQD	20+ Year Treasury, measured through TLT
Cost and size
Measure	LQTI	TLTI
Expense ratio	0.65%	0.58%
Net assets, as of Oct 28, 2026	$188m	$21m
Holdings
Measure	LQTI	TLTI
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 Score16.5LQTI11.1TLTI

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

TLTI 11.1

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 TLTI 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 TLTI

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 TLTI

United States Treasury Note/Bond 4.125% 08/15/2053 97.49%

SPXW US 11/12/26 P7000 0.03%

SPXW US 11/12/26 P6850 0.02%

SPXW US 11/12/26 P6950 0.02%

SPXW US 11/12/26 P7175 -0.05%

SPXW US 11/12/26 P7250 -0.07%

SPXW US 11/12/26 P7310 -0.10%

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Side by side

LQTI FT Vest Investment Grade & Target Income ETF · Option income on LQD, paying monthly TLTI NEOS Enhanced Income 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF · Sells put spreads on the S&P 500, investing in 20+ Year Treasury (TLT), paying monthly

Issuer First Trust NEOS

Strategy option income put-selling overlay

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

Pays monthly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 9.2% 6.0%

Expense ratio 0.65% 0.58%

Cash paid, 1 year 8.6% 5.8%

Price change, 1 year −9.1% −8.8%

Total return, 1 year −0.6% −3.1%

Benchmark return, 1 year −1.1% −4.8%

Ahead or behind +0.5 pts +1.7 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 100% 19%

Age 1.7 years 1.9 years

Net assets, LQTI as of Nov 3, 2026 and TLTI as of Oct 28, 2026 $185m $21m

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 TLTI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	LQTI	TLTI	LQTI	TLTI	LQTI	TLTI
3 months	−0.4%	−0.1%	2.2%	1.5%	+0.4 pts	+0.2 pts
6 months	−1.7%	−2.2%	4.4%	2.9%	+0.3 pts	+0.5 pts
1 year	−0.6%	−3.1%	8.6%	5.8%	+0.5 pts	+1.7 pts
Since launchNot the same days: LQTI Feb 2025 · TLTI Dec 2024	+5.4%	−1.5%	14.8%	11.0%	+0.1 pts	+1.9 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.

TLTI

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, TLTI paid 5.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 8.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −3.1%. 20+ Year Treasury (TLT) returned −4.8% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 1.7 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.0%, paid monthly. NEOS estimates that 19% of the distribution paid Oct 16, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, LQTI or TLTI?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, LQTI paid 8.6% of its starting price in cash and TLTI paid 5.8%, 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 TLTI?: With every distribution reinvested, LQTI returned −0.6% and TLTI −3.1% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, LQTI or TLTI?: LQTI charges 0.65% a year and TLTI charges 0.58%, so TLTI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

US investment grade bonds (LQD) →20+ Year Treasury (TLT) →LQTI on its own →TLTI on its own →LQTI dividend history →LQTI holdings →TLTI dividend history →TLTI holdings →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

LQTI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

LQTI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

LQTI 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

First Trust page for LQTI ↗

TLTI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

TLTI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

TLTI 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

NEOS page for TLTI ↗

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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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