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LTTI vs TLTX: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, TLTX paid 15.0% of its price in cash against LTTI’s 8.3% and the two finished level on total return.

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Net assets: $14m on Nov 3, 2026 for FT Vest 20+ Year Treasury & Target Income ETF, and $17m on Oct 12, 2026 for Global X Treasury Bond Enhanced Income ETF.

At a glance
8.3%
LTTI cash paid, 1 year
15.0%
TLTX cash paid, 1 year
−4.8%
LTTI total return, 1 year
−4.3%
TLTX 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.
TLTX · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 Not measured
TLTX
−4.3%
none

Not measured

TLTX over 1 year: paid 15.0%, price −19.0%, total −4.3%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

TLTX

−4.3%

Total return, distributions reinvested

Not measured

TLTX over 1 year: paid 15.0%, price −19.0%, total −4.3%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

TLTX

−4.3%

15.0% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. TLTX over 1 year: paid 15.0%, price −19.0%, total −4.3%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

TLTX costs 0.36 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.5 points; TLTX is 1.2 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

LTTI vs TLTX: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureLTTITLTX
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year−4.8%−4.3%
Price change, 1 yearfell 13.0%fell 19.0%
Return of capital, issuer estimate100% of the Nov 3, 2026 payment71% of the Sep 24, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Benchmark20+ Year Treasury, measured through TLTnot published
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.65%0.29%
Net assets, as of Oct 12, 2026$14m$17m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%

Method

Risk and return

Jul 25, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026 · 66 weekly returns
LTTI TLTX
Return
Total return edge TLTX −0.4% +1.1%
Annualized edge TLTX −0.3% +0.8%
Price return edge LTTI −10.8% −18.4%
Risk
Volatility edge TLTX (slight) 8.3% 8.1%
Max drawdown edge TLTX −11.6% −10.3%
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe edge TLTX −0.46 −0.33
Sortino edge TLTX −0.60 −0.43
Calmar edge TLTX −0.02 0.08
Reading

From Jul 2025 to Oct 2026, TLTX returned more: +1.1% to −0.4%. TLTX swung slightly less: 8.1% to 8.3%. TLTX fell less at its worst: −10.3% to −11.6%.

Full scorecard

9 measures, with how each is measured
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Risk and return: LTTI vs TLTX: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureLTTITLTXEdgeHow it is measured
Return
Total return−0.4%+1.1%TLTXPrice change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized−0.3%+0.8%TLTXTotal return as a yearly rate.
Price return−10.8%−18.4%LTTIPrice change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility8.3%8.1%TLTX (slight)Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation6.3%6.3%TieLike volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown−11.6%−10.3%TLTXDeepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe−0.46−0.33TLTXReturn above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino−0.60−0.43TLTXReturn above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar−0.020.08TLTXAnnualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 66 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, LTTI and TLTX hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first LTTI TLTX
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 TLTX
Global X Long-Term Treasury Ladder ETF 41.05%
United States of America 9.28%
United States of America 8.42%
United States of America 7.19%
United States of America 6.34%
United States of America 5.90%
United States of America 4.22%
United States of America 3.93%
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Side by side

LTTI FT Vest 20+ Year Treasury & Target Income ETF · Option income on TLT, paying monthly TLTX Global X Treasury Bond Enhanced Income ETF · Covered call, paying monthly
Strategy option income covered call
Benchmark 20+ Year Treasury (TLT) none
Pays monthly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 9.1% 18.1%
Expense ratio 0.65% 0.29%
Cash paid, 1 year 8.3% 15.0%
Price change, 1 year −13.0% −19.0%
Total return, 1 year −4.8% −4.3%
Benchmark return, 1 year −4.8% not published
Ahead or behind 0.0 pts not available
Return of capital, latest estimate 100% 71%
Age 1.7 years 1.3 years
Net assets, LTTI as of Nov 3, 2026 and TLTX as of Oct 12, 2026 $14m $17m

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 TLTX: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowLTTITLTXLTTITLTXLTTITLTX
3 months−0.2%+0.5%2.2%4.2%+0.1 ptsnot measured
6 months−2.8%−2.4%4.3%7.7%−0.1 ptsnot measured
1 year−4.8%−4.3%8.3%15.0%0.0 ptsnot measured
Since launchNot the same days: LTTI Feb 2025 · TLTX Jul 2025−0.9%+3.2%14.1%20.3%−0.6 ptsnot measured

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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.

TLTX

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, TLTX paid 15.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 19.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −4.3%. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 18.1%, paid monthly. Global X estimates that 71% of the distribution paid Sep 24, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, LTTI or TLTX?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, LTTI paid 8.3% of its starting price in cash and TLTX paid 15.0%, so TLTX 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 TLTX?
With every distribution reinvested, LTTI returned −4.8% and TLTX −4.3% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, LTTI or TLTX?
LTTI charges 0.65% a year and TLTX charges 0.29%, so TLTX is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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