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LTTI vs TLTI: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, LTTI paid 8.3% of its price in cash against TLTI’s 5.8%, though TLTI returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $14m on Nov 3, 2026 for FT Vest 20+ Year Treasury & Target Income ETF, and $21m on Oct 28, 2026 for NEOS Enhanced Income 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF.

At a glance
8.3%
LTTI cash paid, 1 year
5.8%
TLTI cash paid, 1 year
−4.8%
LTTI total return, 1 year
−3.1%
TLTI total return, 1 year
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. Total return, distributions reinvested. 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.
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 1.7 points; TLTI is 1.5 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

LTTI vs TLTI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureLTTITLTI
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year−4.8%−3.1%
Price change, 1 yearfell 13.0%fell 8.8%
Return of capital, issuer estimate100% of the Nov 3, 2026 payment19% of the Oct 16, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Benchmark20+ Year Treasury, measured through TLT20+ Year Treasury, measured through TLT
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.65%0.58%
Net assets, as of Oct 28, 2026$14m$21m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · TLTI scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?
IQ Income Score10.5LTTI11.1TLTI

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

0.3, the lowest in this set 99.7, the highest

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Method

Risk and return

Feb 21, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026 · 88 weekly returns · each against TLT
LTTI TLTI
Return
Total return edge TLTI −2.2% +0.1%
Annualized edge TLTI −1.3% +0.1%
Price return edge TLTI −15.3% −10.1%
Risk
Volatility edge LTTI (slight) 10.0% 10.3%
Max drawdown edge TLTI (slight) −11.6% −10.7%
Downside capture 92.7% 94.5%
Beta 0.92 0.95
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe edge TLTI −0.48 −0.33
Sortino edge TLTI −0.60 −0.42
Treynor −0.052 −0.035
Calmar edge TLTI −0.11 0.01
Against the benchmark
Alpha −0.8% a year +0.8% a year
Alpha t-stat −0.62 0.98
Information ratio −0.23 0.86
Tracking error 1.8% 1.1%
Reading

From Feb 2025 to Oct 2026, TLTI returned more: +0.1% to −2.2%. LTTI swung slightly less: 10.0% to 10.3%. TLTI fell slightly less at its worst: −10.7% to −11.6%.

Full scorecard

19 measures, with how each is measured
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Risk and return: LTTI vs TLTI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureLTTITLTITLTEdgeHow it is measured
Return
Total return−2.2%+0.1%TLTIPrice change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized−1.3%+0.1%TLTITotal return as a yearly rate.
Price return−15.3%−10.1%TLTIPrice change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility10.0%10.3%LTTI (slight)Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation8.0%8.0%TieLike volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown−11.6%−10.7%TLTI (slight)Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Upside capture85.6%94.6%100.0%TLTI (slight)Share of its benchmark's rise caught in the weeks it rose.
Downside capture92.7%94.5%100.0%TieShare of its benchmark's fall taken in the weeks it fell. Lower is better.
Beta0.920.951.00LTTI lowerHow far it moves for each 1% its benchmark moves.
R squared0.970.991.00Not an edgeShare of its weekly moves its benchmark explains.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe−0.48−0.33TLTIReturn above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino−0.60−0.42TLTIReturn above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Treynor−0.052−0.035−0.044TLTIReturn above Treasury bills per unit of beta.
Calmar−0.110.01TLTIAnnualized return divided by the max drawdown.
Against the benchmark
BenchmarkTLTTLTTLTThe ETF each fund is measured against.
Alpha−0.8% a year+0.8% a year0.0%Not significantYearly return beyond what its beta to the benchmark predicts.
Alpha t-stat−0.620.98Not an edgeHow sure the alpha is. Below 2, it could be chance.
Alpha range−3.2% to +1.7%−0.8% to +2.4%Both include zeroThe 95% range for the yearly alpha.
Information ratio−0.230.86TLTIReturn against its benchmark per unit of tracking error.
Tracking error1.8%1.1%0.0%Not an edgeHow far weekly returns stray from the benchmark, annualized.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 88 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

0%

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

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first LTTI TLTI
Only in one fund ↓
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%
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

LTTI FT Vest 20+ Year Treasury & Target Income ETF · Option income on TLT, 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
Strategy option income put-selling overlay
Benchmark 20+ Year Treasury (TLT) 20+ Year Treasury (TLT)
Pays monthly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 9.1% 6.0%
Expense ratio 0.65% 0.58%
Cash paid, 1 year 8.3% 5.8%
Price change, 1 year −13.0% −8.8%
Total return, 1 year −4.8% −3.1%
Benchmark return, 1 year −4.8% −4.8%
Ahead or behind 0.0 pts +1.7 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 100% 19%
Age 1.7 years 1.9 years
Net assets, LTTI as of Nov 3, 2026 and TLTI as of Oct 28, 2026 $14m $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: LTTI vs TLTI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowLTTITLTILTTITLTILTTITLTI
3 months−0.2%−0.1%2.2%1.5%+0.1 pts+0.2 pts
6 months−2.8%−2.2%4.3%2.9%−0.1 pts+0.5 pts
1 year−4.8%−3.1%8.3%5.8%0.0 pts+1.7 pts
Since launchNot the same days: LTTI Feb 2025 · TLTI Dec 2024−0.9%−1.5%14.1%11.0%−0.6 pts+1.9 pts

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About each fund
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). 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, LTTI or TLTI?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, LTTI paid 8.3% of its starting price in cash and TLTI paid 5.8%, so LTTI paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
Which returned more once distributions are counted, LTTI or TLTI?
With every distribution reinvested, LTTI returned −4.8% and TLTI −3.1% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, LTTI or TLTI?
LTTI 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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Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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