Data as of .
TLTI vs TLTP: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year TLTP paid 12.1% of its price in cash against TLTI’s 6.4%, 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, TLTI and TLTP hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in TLTI | Only in TLTP |
|---|---|
| United States Treasury Note/Bond 4.125% 08/15/2053 100.02% | iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF 71.89% |
| SPXW US 10/01/26 P6800 0.01% | United States Treasury Note/Bond 5.125% 08/15/2056 28.08% |
| SPXW US 10/01/26 P6875 0.01% | Cash & Other 0.27% |
| SPXW US 10/01/26 P6950 0.01% | TLT 09/25/2026 81.5 C -0.24% |
| SPXW US 10/01/26 P7100 -0.01% | |
| SPXW US 10/01/26 P7180 -0.02% | |
| SPXW US 10/01/26 P7250 -0.02% |
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 21, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TLTI | TLTP | TLTI | TLTP | TLTI | TLTP | |
| 3 months | −4.7% | −3.8% | 1.5% | 3.2% | +0.5 pts | +1.5 pts |
| 6 months | −2.0% | −1.5% | 3.0% | 6.5% | +1.1 pts | +1.6 pts |
| 1 year | −2.9% | −1.7% | 6.4% | 12.1% | +1.9 pts | +3.0 pts |
| Since launch | −2.9% | −1.2% | 10.6% | 20.3% | +1.8 pts | +2.7 pts |
| TLTI NEOS Enhanced Income 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF Covered call on TLT, paying monthly | TLTP Amplify TLT U.S. Treasury 12% Option Income ETF Option income on TLT, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | NEOS | Amplify |
| Strategy | covered call | option income |
| Benchmark | 20+ Year Treasury (TLT) | 20+ Year Treasury (TLT) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 6.3% | 13.3% |
| Expense ratio | not published | 0.39% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 6.4% | 12.1% |
| Price change, 1 year | −9.1% | −13.4% |
| Total return, 1 year | −2.9% | −1.7% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | −4.7% | −4.7% |
| Ahead or behind | +1.9 pts | +3.0 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | 35% | not published |
| Age | 646 days | 689 days |
| Net assets | $17m | $27m |
TLTI in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, TLTI paid 6.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 9.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −2.9%. 20+ Year Treasury (TLT) returned −4.7% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 1.9 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.3%, paid monthly. NEOS estimates that 35% of the distribution paid Sep 11, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).
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, TLTI or TLTP?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, TLTI paid 6.4% 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, TLTI or TLTP?
- With every distribution reinvested, TLTI returned −2.9% and TLTP returned −1.7% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so TLTP returned more.
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Where these figures came from
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