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LTTI vs TLTP: which paid, and which earned it?

Over the year TLTP paid 12.1% of its price in cash against LTTI’s 8.4%, and returned more with it reinvested.

FT Vest 20+ Year Treasury & Target Income ETF and Amplify TLT U.S. Treasury 12% Option Income ETF.

8.4%LTTI cash paid, 1 year
12.1%TLTP cash paid, 1 year
−4.5%LTTI total return, 1 year
−1.7%TLTP total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Return Stability Score: TLTP scores higher

Was the payout funded by returns, or by your own capital?

LTTI 46.3TLTP 55.23.8, the lowest in this set96.8, the highest

A percentile among the 173 income ETFs writing on an index or proxy. It is a position in a set, not a rating, and neither end of it is a recommendation. All income ETFs ranked by it · How it is computed

LTTIAbout even with TLT · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
TLT−4.7%LTTI−4.5%about even with TLTTotal return, distributions reinvestedTLT−4.7%LTTI−4.5%about even with TLT
TLTP3 pts ahead of TLT · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
TLT−4.7%TLTP−1.7%3 pts ahead of TLTTotal return, distributions reinvestedTLT−4.7%TLTP−1.7%3 pts ahead of TLT

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, LTTI and TLTP hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Only in each
Only in LTTIOnly in TLTP
2026-10-30 iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF C 0.82 98.49%iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF 71.89%
US Dollar 0.85%United States Treasury Note/Bond 5.125% 08/15/2056 28.08%
U.S. Treasury Bill, 0%, due 09/29/2026 0.38%Cash & Other 0.27%
U.S. Treasury Bill, 0%, due 10/29/2026 0.38%TLT 09/25/2026 81.5 C -0.24%
2026-09-25 iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF C 81.24 -0.10%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Sep 18, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026.

Performance, window by window

LTTI and TLTP over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
LTTITLTPLTTITLTPLTTITLTP
3 months−3.8%−3.8%2.2%3.2%+1.4 pts+1.5 pts
6 months−2.8%−1.5%4.4%6.5%+0.3 pts+1.6 pts
1 year−4.5%−1.7%8.4%12.1%+0.2 pts+3.0 pts
Since launch−2.1%−1.2%12.9%20.3%−0.4 pts+2.7 pts
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LTTI and TLTP on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
LTTI
FT Vest 20+ Year Treasury & Target Income ETF
Option income on TLT, paying monthly
TLTP
Amplify TLT U.S. Treasury 12% Option Income ETF
Option income on TLT, paying monthly
IssuerFirst TrustAmplify
Strategyoption incomeoption income
Benchmark20+ Year Treasury (TLT)20+ Year Treasury (TLT)
Paysmonthlymonthly
Payout rate, annualized9.3%13.3%
Expense ratio0.65%0.39%
Cash paid, 1 year8.4%12.1%
Price change, 1 year−12.6%−13.4%
Total return, 1 year−4.5%−1.7%
Benchmark return, 1 year−4.7%−4.7%
Ahead or behind+0.2 pts+3.0 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age582 days689 days
Net assets$15m$27m

LTTI in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, LTTI paid 8.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 12.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −4.5%. 20+ Year Treasury (TLT) returned −4.7% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 9.3%, paid monthly.

TLTP in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, TLTP paid 12.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 13.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −1.7%. 20+ Year Treasury (TLT) returned −4.7% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 3.0 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 13.3%, paid monthly.

Questions people ask

Which paid more, LTTI or TLTP?
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, LTTI paid 8.4% of its starting price in cash and TLTP paid 12.1%, 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, LTTI or TLTP?
With every distribution reinvested, LTTI returned −4.5% and TLTP returned −1.7% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so TLTP returned more.
Which is cheaper, LTTI or TLTP?
LTTI 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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Where these figures came from

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LTTI against TLTP, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 18, 2026. Every figure is calculated from a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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