Which paid more, LQTI or TLTP?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, LQTI paid 8.6% 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, LQTI or TLTP?

With every distribution reinvested, LQTI returned −0.6% and TLTP −2.2% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, LQTI or TLTP?

LQTI charges 0.65% a year and TLTP charges 0.39%, so TLTP is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

LQTI 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 LQTI’s 8.6%, though LQTI 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 $31m for Amplify TLT U.S. Treasury 12% Option Income ETF.

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At a glance

8.6%

LQTI cash paid, 1 year

11.9%

TLTP cash paid, 1 year

−0.6%

LQTI total return, 1 year

−2.2%

TLTP 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.

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

TLTP costs 0.26 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.6 points; LQTI is 6.0 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

LQTI vs TLTP: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	LQTI	TLTP
Paid and earned
Measure	LQTI	TLTP
Total return, 1 year	−0.6%	−2.2%
Price change, 1 year	fell 9.1%	fell 14.0%
Return of capital, issuer estimate	100% of the Nov 3, 2026 payment	68% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	LQTI	TLTP
Benchmark	US investment grade bonds, measured through LQD	20+ Year Treasury, measured through TLT
Cost and size
Measure	LQTI	TLTP
Expense ratio	0.65%	0.39%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$185m	$31m
Holdings
Measure	LQTI	TLTP
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 Score16.5LQTI14.1TLTP

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

LQTI 16.5

TLTP 14.1

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 TLTP hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 3, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

50%

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first LQTI TLTP

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 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

LQTI FT Vest Investment Grade & Target Income ETF · Option income on LQD, paying monthly TLTP Amplify TLT U.S. Treasury 12% Option Income ETF · Option income on TLT, paying monthly

Issuer First Trust Amplify

Strategy option income option income

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

Pays monthly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 9.2% 13.0%

Expense ratio 0.65% 0.39%

Cash paid, 1 year 8.6% 11.9%

Price change, 1 year −9.1% −14.0%

Total return, 1 year −0.6% −2.2%

Benchmark return, 1 year −1.1% −4.8%

Ahead or behind +0.5 pts +2.6 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 100% 68%

Age 1.7 years 2.0 years

Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $185m $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: LQTI vs TLTP: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	LQTI	TLTP	LQTI	TLTP	LQTI	TLTP
3 months	−0.4%	+0.4%	2.2%	3.2%	+0.4 pts	+0.7 pts
6 months	−1.7%	−1.8%	4.4%	6.3%	+0.3 pts	+0.9 pts
1 year	−0.6%	−2.2%	8.6%	11.9%	+0.5 pts	+2.6 pts
Since launchNot the same days: LQTI Feb 2025 · TLTP Oct 2024	+5.4%	0.0%	14.8%	22.0%	+0.1 pts	+2.5 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.

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, LQTI or TLTP?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, LQTI paid 8.6% 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, LQTI or TLTP?: With every distribution reinvested, LQTI returned −0.6% and TLTP −2.2% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, LQTI or TLTP?: LQTI charges 0.65% a year and TLTP charges 0.39%, so TLTP is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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US investment grade bonds (LQD) →20+ Year Treasury (TLT) →LQTI on its own →TLTP on its own →LQTI dividend history →LQTI holdings →TLTP dividend history →TLTP 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 ↗

TLTP filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

TLTP prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

TLTP 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

Amplify page for TLTP ↗

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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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