Data as of .
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.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: TLTP scores higher
Was the payout funded by returns, or by your own capital?
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
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 LTTI | Only 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
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LTTI | TLTP | LTTI | TLTP | LTTI | TLTP | |
| 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 |
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | First Trust | Amplify |
| Strategy | option income | option income |
| Benchmark | 20+ Year Treasury (TLT) | 20+ Year Treasury (TLT) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 9.3% | 13.3% |
| Expense ratio | 0.65% | 0.39% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 8.4% | 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 estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 582 days | 689 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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