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LTTI vs TLTW: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, TLTW paid 9.7% of its price in cash against LTTI’s 8.3%, and returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $14m for FT Vest 20+ Year Treasury & Target Income ETF and $1.6bn for iShares TLT Premium Income+ ETF.

At a glance
8.3%
LTTI cash paid, 1 year
9.7%
TLTW cash paid, 1 year
−4.8%
LTTI total return, 1 year
−0.8%
TLTW 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.
TLTW · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 4 pts ahead of TLT
TLTW
−0.8%
TLT
−4.8%

4 pts ahead of TLT

TLTW over 1 year: paid 9.7%, price −10.6%, total −0.8%, TLT −4.8%, +4.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

TLT

−4.8%

TLTW

−0.8%

4 pts ahead of TLT

Total return, distributions reinvested

4 pts ahead of TLT

TLTW over 1 year: paid 9.7%, price −10.6%, total −0.8%, TLT −4.8%, +4.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

TLT

−4.8%

TLTW

−0.8%

4 pts ahead of TLT

9.7% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. TLTW over 1 year: paid 9.7%, price −10.6%, total −0.8%, TLT −4.8%, +4.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

TLTW costs 0.30 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 4.0 points; TLTW is far larger, $1.6bn against $14m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

LTTI vs TLTW: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureLTTITLTW
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year−4.8%−0.8%
Price change, 1 yearfell 13.0%fell 10.6%
Return of capital, issuer estimate100% of the Nov 3, 2026 payment73% of the Oct 7, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Benchmark20+ Year Treasury, measured through TLT20+ Year Treasury, measured through TLT
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.65%0.35%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026$14m$1.6bn
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · TLTW scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?
IQ Income Score10.5LTTI14.7TLTW

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 TLTW
Return
Total return edge TLTW −2.2% +8.1%
Annualized edge TLTW −1.3% +4.7%
Price return edge TLTW −15.3% −11.8%
Risk
Volatility edge TLTW 10.0% 8.5%
Max drawdown edge TLTW −11.6% −9.2%
Downside capture 92.7% 75.2%
Beta 0.92 0.76
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe edge TLTW −0.48 0.12
Sortino edge TLTW −0.60 0.15
Treynor −0.052 0.013
Calmar edge TLTW −0.11 0.51
Against the benchmark
Alpha −0.8% a year +4.3% a year
Alpha t-stat −0.62 2.45
Information ratio −0.23 1.57
Tracking error 1.8% 3.4%
Reading

From Feb 2025 to Oct 2026, TLTW returned more: +8.1% to −2.2%. TLTW swung less: 8.5% to 10.0%. TLTW fell less at its worst: −9.2% to −11.6%.

Full scorecard

19 measures, with how each is measured
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Risk and return: LTTI vs TLTW: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureLTTITLTWTLTEdgeHow it is measured
Return
Total return−2.2%+8.1%TLTWPrice change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized−1.3%+4.7%TLTWTotal return as a yearly rate.
Price return−15.3%−11.8%TLTWPrice change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility10.0%8.5%TLTWSpread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation8.0%6.5%TLTWLike volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown−11.6%−9.2%TLTWDeepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Upside capture85.6%83.1%100.0%LTTI (slight)Share of its benchmark's rise caught in the weeks it rose.
Downside capture92.7%75.2%100.0%TLTWShare of its benchmark's fall taken in the weeks it fell. Lower is better.
Beta0.920.761.00TLTW lowerHow far it moves for each 1% its benchmark moves.
R squared0.970.931.00Not an edgeShare of its weekly moves its benchmark explains.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe−0.480.12TLTWReturn above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino−0.600.15TLTWReturn above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Treynor−0.0520.013−0.044TLTWReturn above Treasury bills per unit of beta.
Calmar−0.110.51TLTWAnnualized return divided by the max drawdown.
Against the benchmark
BenchmarkTLTTLTTLTThe ETF each fund is measured against.
Alpha−0.8% a year+4.3% a year0.0%TLTW significantYearly return beyond what its beta to the benchmark predicts.
Alpha t-stat−0.622.45Not an edgeHow sure the alpha is. Below 2, it could be chance.
Alpha range−3.2% to +1.7%+0.8% to +7.8%LTTI's includes zeroThe 95% range for the yearly alpha.
Information ratio−0.231.57TLTWReturn against its benchmark per unit of tracking error.
Tracking error1.8%3.4%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 TLTW 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 TLTW
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 TLTW
TREASURY BOND 4.16%
TREASURY BOND 4.11%
TREASURY BOND (OLD) 4.10%
TREASURY BOND 4.05%
TREASURY BOND 3.92%
TREASURY BOND (2OLD) 3.90%
TREASURY BOND 3.87%
TREASURY BOND 3.87%
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Side by side

LTTI FT Vest 20+ Year Treasury & Target Income ETF · Option income on TLT, paying monthly TLTW iShares TLT Premium Income+ ETF · Covered call on TLT, paying monthly
Strategy option income covered call
Benchmark 20+ Year Treasury (TLT) 20+ Year Treasury (TLT)
Pays monthly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 9.1% 14.6%
Expense ratio 0.65% 0.35%
Cash paid, 1 year 8.3% 9.7%
Price change, 1 year −13.0% −10.6%
Total return, 1 year −4.8% −0.8%
Benchmark return, 1 year −4.8% −4.8%
Ahead or behind 0.0 pts +4.0 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 100% 73%
Age 1.7 years 4.2 years
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $14m $1.6bn

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 TLTW: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowLTTITLTWLTTITLTWLTTITLTW
3 months−0.2%+1.0%2.2%3.1%+0.1 pts+1.3 pts
6 months−2.8%−0.9%4.3%5.3%−0.1 pts+1.8 pts
1 year−4.8%−0.8%8.3%9.7%0.0 pts+4.0 pts
3 years–+14.6%–36.2%–+8.5 pts
Since launchNot the same days: LTTI Feb 2025 · TLTW Aug 2022−0.9%−1.7%14.1%42.7%−0.6 pts+12.4 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.

TLTW

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, TLTW paid 9.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 10.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −0.8%. 20+ Year Treasury (TLT) returned −4.8% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 4.0 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 14.6%, paid monthly. iShares estimates that 73% of the distribution paid Oct 7, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, LTTI or TLTW?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, LTTI paid 8.3% of its starting price in cash and TLTW paid 9.7%, so TLTW 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 TLTW?
With every distribution reinvested, LTTI returned −4.8% and TLTW −0.8% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, LTTI or TLTW?
LTTI charges 0.65% a year and TLTW charges 0.35%, so TLTW 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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