HYTI FT Vest High Yield & Target Income ETF

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$18.34
+0.4% · 1 day, price
IQ’s readingComputed nightly from ETFIQ data. Not written live.

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, HYTI paid 10.0% in cash and returned 3.6% in total, against 2.6% for HYG.

Option income on HYG, paying monthlyFirst Trust ↗Expense ratio 0.65%Fund assets $84m on Nov 3, 2026First traded Feb 13, 2025Benchmark US high yield bonds (HYG)Fund page at the issuer ↗SEC filings ↗Every First Trust fund ETFIQ coversDividend history

Promise check: MissedOver the year to Nov 4, 2026, HYTI paid 10.0% in cash and returned 3.6% in total, covering 36.0% of its payout. Since launch it covered 52.9%.

HYTI risk and return scorecard

vs HYG · Feb 2025 to Oct 2026 · 88 weekly returns · dividend-adjusted

Short history · 20 months
HYTI +8.5%, HYG +7.2%, Feb 2025 to Oct 2026, distributions reinvested.
Return
MeasureHYTIHYGEdge
Total return+8.5%+7.2%HYTI
Annualized+5.0%+4.2%HYTI
Price return−8.1%−2.8%HYG
Risk
MeasureHYTIHYGEdge
Volatility3.8%4.0%HYTI (slight)
Max drawdown−2.9%−3.3%HYTI
Upside capture88.8%100.0%HYG
Downside capture76.5%100.0%HYTI
Risk-adjusted
MeasureHYTIHYGEdge
Sharpe ratio0.250.05HYTI
Sortino ratio0.350.07HYTI
Alpha vs HYG
MeasureHYTIHYGEdge
Alpha, a year+0.8%Not significant
Alpha t-stat0.68
Beta to HYG0.871.00Lower beta

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records; risk-free rate: U.S. Treasury, Daily Treasury Bill Rates, 13-week coupon equivalent Method · Data

Money in and out

Net fund flows · Nov 3, 2026
Latest day
$0
Last 5 trading days
+$921k
12 months to Jul 31, 2026
+$67.4m
In on 1 day, out on 1. 44 days missing.

What you earned

HYTI +1.2%, HYG +1.2%: total return over one month to Nov 4, 2026.
HYTI+1.2%
HYG+1.2%
Paid 0.9% in cash. Price +0.3%.
HYTI −0.6%, HYG −1.0%: total return over three months to Nov 4, 2026.
HYTI−0.6%
HYG−1.0%
Paid 2.5% in cash. Price −3.1%.
HYTI +0.1%, HYG −0.4%: total return over six months to Nov 4, 2026.
HYTI+0.1%
HYG−0.4%
Paid 5.0% in cash. Price −5.0%.
HYTI +1.8%, HYG +1.0%: total return over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
HYTI+1.8%
HYG+1.0%
Paid 9.1% in cash. Price −7.3%.
HYTI +3.6%, HYG +2.6%: total return over one year to Nov 4, 2026.
HYTI+3.6%
HYG+2.6%
Paid 10.0% in cash. Price −6.5%.
HYTI +9.0%, HYG +7.8%: total return since launch to Nov 4, 2026.
HYTI+9.0%
HYG+7.8%
Paid 17.0% in cash. Price −8.5%.

What it paid

13 distributions · latest Nov 2, 2026
10.0%
Cash paid, 1 year, on its starting price
+3.6%
Total return, 1 year
+1.0 pts
Against HYG
68.3%
Return of capital, latest payout (First Trust estimate)
$0.1598
Last payment (paid monthly), ex-date Nov 2, 2026
Pays monthly.

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Price and total return, 1 year

$18.34+0.4%1 day, priceClose, Nov 4, 2026

Total return adds every distribution, reinvested. Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices.

Source: Tiingo end-of-day prices. Data as of Nov 4, 2026. Updated every trading night. Report a data error

HYTI returns by window: total return, cash paid and price change
WindowTotal returnCash paidPriceHYGAhead or behind
1M Oct 5 – Nov 4, 2026+1.2%0.9%+0.3%+1.2%0.0 pts
3M Aug 5 – Nov 4, 2026−0.6%2.5%−3.1%−1.0%+0.4 pts
6M May 6 – Nov 4, 2026+0.1%5.0%−5.0%−0.4%+0.5 pts
YTD Dec 31, 2025 – Nov 4, 2026+1.8%9.1%−7.3%+1.0%+0.8 pts
1Y Nov 4, 2025 – Nov 4, 2026+3.6%10.0%−6.5%+2.6%+1.0 pts
Since launch Feb 13, 2025 – Nov 4, 2026+9.0%17.0%−8.5%+7.8%+1.2 pts
Since launch, annualised Feb 13, 2025 – Nov 4, 2026+5.1%––––

Total returns, distributions reinvested. Listed Feb 2025: no 3 years windows.

Source: Tiingo end-of-day prices, with distributions reinvested.

Where the return came from
Price change +0.3%Cash paid +0.9%, reinvested0.0 pts vs HYG
Price change −3.1%Cash paid +2.5%, reinvested+0.4 pts vs HYG

0.0%

Price change −5.0%Cash paid +5.0%, reinvested+0.5 pts vs HYG

0.0%

Price change −6.5%Cash paid +10.0%, reinvested+1.0 pts vs HYG

0.0%

Price change −8.5%Cash paid +17.0%, reinvested+1.2 pts vs HYG

0.0%

30.2
IQ Income ScoreETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score117th of 167 · Nov 4, 2026
0.3 · lowest of 167 income ETFs not writing on a single company99.7 · highest

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

HYTI paid 10.0% in cash over the year and returned 3.6% in total, less than it paid out.

total return as a share of the cash paid36.0% · 30th pct

Money in and out

Daily data · as of Nov 3, 2026

HYTI: in the 22 trading days to Nov 3, 2026, net $10.1m went out.

1D
$0
0.0% of $83.3m on Nov 2, 2026
Nov 3, 2026
5D
+$921k
1.1% of $83.8m on Oct 27, 2026
Oct 28, 2026 to Nov 3, 2026
12 months
+$67.4m
260.1% of $25.9m on Jul 31, 2025
Aug 1, 2025 to Jul 31, 2026
monthly, from SEC filings
Feb 2025 to Jul 2026
+$93.0m
Feb 1, 2025 to Jul 31, 2026
monthly, from SEC filings
Net flow each trading day
Net flow into HYTI each trading day, Aug 4, 2026 to Nov 3, 2026−$11.0m+$921kmonthly, from SEC filingsdaily, from First Trust+$11.0m−$11.0mAug 4, 2026Nov 3, 2026

HYTI, net flow each trading day over the 65 sessions from Aug 4, 2026 to Nov 3, 2026: money came in on 1 day and went out on 1 day, of the 21 days with daily data; the other 44 have none. Before Oct 6, 2026 ETFIQ has the fund’s monthly data only, from SEC filings: that span is shaded and draws no bars, and its months are in the month by month list.

In on 1 day, out on 1. 44 days missing.

Net flow into HYTI each trading day, Nov 4, 2025 to Nov 3, 2026−$11.0m+$921kmonthly, from SEC filingsdaily, from First Trust+$11.0m−$11.0mNov 4, 2025Nov 3, 2026

HYTI, net flow each trading day over the 251 sessions from Nov 4, 2025 to Nov 3, 2026: money came in on 1 day and went out on 1 day, of the 21 days with daily data; the other 230 have none. Before Oct 6, 2026 ETFIQ has the fund’s monthly data only, from SEC filings: that span is shaded and draws no bars, and its months are in the month by month list.

In on 1 day, out on 1. 230 days missing.

Net flow into HYTI each trading day, Apr 2, 2025 to Nov 3, 2026−$11.0m+$921kmonthly, from SEC filingsdaily, from First Trust+$11.0m−$11.0mApr 2, 2025Nov 3, 2026

HYTI, net flow each trading day over the 400 sessions from Apr 2, 2025 to Nov 3, 2026: money came in on 1 day and went out on 1 day, of the 21 days with daily data; the other 379 have none. Before Oct 6, 2026 ETFIQ has the fund’s monthly data only, from SEC filings: that span is shaded and draws no bars, and its months are in the month by month list.

In on 1 day, out on 1. 379 days missing.

Money in, netMoney out, netMonthly basis

Daily data starts Oct 6, 2026.

How this is computed

Computed by ETFIQ from First Trust’s daily data: each day’s change in shares outstanding times the previous day’s net asset value. Percentages are of net assets at the start of each window. Numbers are net: money in less money out. Every day and month ETFIQ holds for HYTI, back to Feb 2025, is in its flows file. Flows across every fund · How these flows are computed · Compare HYTI with other funds in the flows tool

Every trading day, last 3 months21 days
Nov 3, 2026 $0
Nov 2, 2026 $0
Oct 30, 2026 +$921k
Oct 29, 2026 $0
Oct 28, 2026 $0
Oct 27, 2026 $0
Oct 26, 2026 $0
Oct 23, 2026 $0
Oct 22, 2026 $0
Oct 21, 2026 $0
Oct 20, 2026 $0
Oct 19, 2026 $0
Oct 16, 2026 $0
Oct 15, 2026 $0
Oct 14, 2026 $0
Oct 13, 2026 −$11.0m
Oct 12, 2026 $0
Oct 9, 2026 $0
Oct 8, 2026 $0
Oct 7, 2026 $0
Oct 6, 2026 $0 covers 2 trading days

Most recent first.

Week by week, last year5 weeks
Nov 3, 2026 $0 2 days
Oct 30, 2026 +$921k
Oct 23, 2026 $0
Oct 16, 2026 −$11.0m
Oct 9, 2026 $0 4 days

Net flow into HYTI each week, Oct 6, 2026 to Nov 3, 2026, most recent first, each week named by its last trading day with data. Computed by ETFIQ.

Month by month, money in and money outFeb 2025 to Nov 2026

HYTI, money in and money out each month from Feb 2025 to Oct 2026: two bars a month, money in above the line and money out below. Bars for Feb 2025 to Jul 2026 are from HYTI’s SEC filings (N-PORT item B.6), and for Oct 2026 ETFIQ’s sums of its days. Aug 2026 to Sep 2026 have no data. Nov 2026 is still in progress, so it is in the list and not drawn. Of the 20 months listed, money came in on net in 17 and went out in 2.

Bars for Feb 2025 to Jul 2026 are from HYTI’s SEC filings (N-PORT item B.6), and for Oct 2026 ETFIQ’s sums of its days. Of the 20 months listed, money came in on net in 17 and went out in 2.

MonthInOutNet
Nov 2026 ETFIQ, the sum of its days, Nov 2 to Nov 3$0$0$0
Oct 2026 ETFIQ, the sum of its days, Oct 6 to Oct 30+$921k−$11.0m−$10.1m
Jul 2026 SEC Form N-PORT+$2.9m$0+$2.9m
Jun 2026 SEC Form N-PORT+$959k−$2.9m−$1.9m
May 2026 SEC Form N-PORT+$8.6m$0+$8.6m
Apr 2026 SEC Form N-PORT+$3.9m$0+$3.9m
Mar 2026 SEC Form N-PORT+$12.5m$0+$12.5m
Feb 2026 SEC Form N-PORT+$6.9m−$979k+$5.9m
Jan 2026 SEC Form N-PORT+$11.8m−$985k+$10.8m
Dec 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$7.9m−$984k+$6.9m
Nov 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$5.9m−$981k+$4.9m
Oct 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$5.9m$0+$5.9m
Sep 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$3.0m$0+$3.0m
Aug 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$6.0m−$2.0m+$4.0m
Jul 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$23.9m−$19.0m+$4.9m
Jun 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$4.0m$0+$4.0m
May 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$5.0m$0+$5.0m
Apr 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$5.7m$0+$5.7m
Mar 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$4.0m$0+$4.0m
Feb 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$2.0m$0+$2.0m

Most recent first.

How this is computed

N-PORT months: money in is sales plus reinvestments; money out is redemptions. Months summed from daily data: money in adds the days money came in; money out adds the days it went out.

N-PORT months are the filed sales plus reinvestments less redemptions. Later months add up the daily data; the Source column names any missing day.

Source: ETFIQ, from the fund’s daily share counts and net asset values, and its SEC N-PORT filings. Data as of Nov 3, 2026. Last checked Nov 5, 2026.

HYTI key stats

52-week high, daily closes to Nov 4, 2026 (ETFIQ)$19.83 on Nov 24, 2025
52-week low, daily closes to Nov 4, 2026 (ETFIQ)$18.16 on Nov 2, 2026
Close on Nov 4, 2026, within that range (ETFIQ)$18.34, 11% of the way from the low to the high
Range, beta and R-squared computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices.

HYTI return of capital and tax

Return of capital, latest notice (First Trust estimate, Nov 3, 2026)68.3%
Return of capital, distributions paid Jun 2, 2026 to Nov 3, 2026 (First Trust estimates)62.9%
Notices behind that number6 of 12 distributions
Return of capital, fiscal year to Oct 31, 2025 (annual report, filed Jan 9, 2026)0.0%
Options it writes (holdings as of Jul 31, 2026)Options on ETF shares, which are not Section 1256 contracts
Estimates are First Trust’s Rule 19a-1 notices, made before the fund year closes. The fiscal year number is the annual report’s tax character. Not tax advice. What a 19a-1 estimate is · Income ETFs by return of capital

Trading

as of Nov 3, 2026
Trading · HYTIas of Nov 3, 2026
64
Liquid with care45th percentile of 128 income ETFs3 of 6 measured · Nov 3, 2026
0 · Hard to tradeIQ Liquidity Score100 · Trades like a giant

Liquid with care: its typical spread is 0.16% of its price.

Cost for your order · one way, half its 30-day median spread
$1,000$0.800.08%
$10,000$8.000.08%
Full cost to own · 1 year at $10,000
0.95%fee alone 0.65%
Fee + round-trip spread + median premium paid
Premium or discount to NAV, Nov 3 close+0.33%
−0.5%95% of days within ±0.33% · the 1% band is off this scale+0.5%
How to tradeLimit: midpoint + 2¢ to buy, midpoint − 2¢ to sell.At the Nov 3 close of $18.26, that’s $18.28 to buy and $18.24 to sell.
Full trading page: components, premium history, dealers →

HYTI for holders outside the US

US tax withheld on dividends, no treaty30%
Treaty rates on dividends (IRS table, read Oct 30, 2026)65 countries, 10% to 30%
HYTI interest-related and short-term gain dividendsnot read by ETFIQ
US estate tax filing threshold, non-resident holders$60,000
Share classDistributing

HYTI is a US fund. Stock of US corporations counts as US property for a non-resident's estate. Facts from the IRS, not tax advice. How withholding and treaties work
Nov 2025Monthly, per shareNov 2026

13 distributions for HYTI, $0.1598 to $0.1666 a share and $0.1645 in the middle, Nov 3, 2025 to Nov 2, 2026. 1 further ex-date is expected with no amount the issuer has declared, so it is not drawn.

Latest
$0.1598
Ex Nov 2, 2026 · paid about 2 days later
Annualized
10.5%
At its price on Nov 4, 2026
Trailing 12 months
10.7%
12 payments, ex Dec 1, 2025 to Nov 2, 2026: $1.9638
Return of capital
68.3%
Latest payout (First Trust estimate)
Next, projected

HYTI pays monthly. The last distribution was $0.1598 a share, which went ex on Nov 2, 2026, with payment about 2 days later. The next has not been declared. On its own cadence of about 30 days the ex-date falls near Dec 2, 2026; that date is an ETFIQ projection, not the issuer’s.

Dec 2, 2026 · pay Dec 4, 2026$0.1598 ETFIQ projection

Expected distributions for HYTI. A projected row carries the fund’s own spacing forward from its last ex-date, at the last amount paid. Neither is an issuer statement. Source: ETFIQ.

Every distribution ETFIQ holds for HYTI (13, most recent first)
Nov 2, 2026$0.1598
Oct 1, 2026$0.1605
Sep 1, 2026$0.1621
Aug 3, 2026$0.1627
Jul 1, 2026$0.1638
Jun 1, 2026$0.165
May 1, 2026$0.1666
Apr 1, 2026$0.162
Mar 2, 2026$0.1645
Feb 2, 2026$0.1649
Jan 2, 2026$0.166
Dec 1, 2025$0.1659
Nov 3, 2025$0.1661

Cash distributions per share for HYTI. Source: ETFIQ from Tiingo end-of-day distributions.

Source: ETFIQ, from Tiingo end-of-day distributions.

How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?

Total return as a share of the cash paid
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−272.3% to 2,333.3% across 167

That is the share of the 167 income ETFs not writing on a single company sitting at or below HYTI.

One year only, and a ratio of two published numbers: it says nothing about where a distribution came from. Where the fund sits in this set, not a rating. Do not average it with another category's score.

Total return as a share of the cash paid: 36.0% · 30th pct, −272.3% to 2,333.3% across 167.

Covered the mostOne bar per fund · HYTI in whiteCovered the least

About HYTI

Strategyoption income
BenchmarkUS high yield bonds (HYG)
How the benchmark is set (ETFIQ)Its options are written on HYG, by its holdings of Nov 2, 2026.
Paysmonthly
Net assets (issuer page, as of Nov 3, 2026)$84mReport
Latest payout, annualized (ETFIQ)10.5%
Expense ratio (485BPOS XBRL, Feb 27, 2026)0.65%Report
Cash paid, last 12 months, over today’s price (ETFIQ)10.7%
First tradedFeb 13, 2025
Return of capital, latest distribution (First Trust 19a-1 estimate)68.3%
Paysmonthly
Typical gap between ex-dates30 days
Typical wait from ex-date to payment2 days
Last paid, per share$0.1598 ex Nov 2, 2026
Cash paid in the 12 months to Nov 4, 2026, 12 distributions, ex Dec 1, 2025 to Nov 2, 2026$1.9638
How we measure
Every number is an ETFIQ calculation from exchange prices and cash distributions (Tiingo end-of-day), total return with distributions reinvested. Return of capital is the issuer’s estimate. Method
IQ Investment Committee on HYTI

12 seats on HYTI, as of Nov 4, 2026: 1 Mixed, 4 Challenges, 6 Not enough data, 1 Does not apply.

In the tradition ofJohn BogleBogle-style Low CostChallenges
In the tradition ofBenjamin GrahamGraham-style Margin of SafetyDoes not apply
In the tradition ofWarren Buffett & Charlie MungerBuffett & Munger-style QualityNot enough data
In the tradition ofPeter LynchLynch-style Growth at a Reasonable PriceNot enough data
In the tradition ofJohn TempletonTempleton-style Global ContrarianNot enough data
In the tradition ofRay DalioDalio-style All-WeatherNot enough data
In the tradition ofHoward MarksMarks-style Cycles & RiskNot enough data
In the tradition ofStanley DruckenmillerDruckenmiller-style Macro & LiquidityChallenges
In the tradition ofDavid SwensenSwensen-style DiversificationChallenges
In the tradition ofCathie WoodWood-style Disruptive InnovationNot enough data
In the tradition ofJesse LivermoreLivermore-style Trend FollowingMixed
Uses ETFIQ’s measuresThe ETFIQ SkepticETFIQ’s own seatChallenges
Put HYTI to the committee →See all seats →No investor named is affiliated with or endorses ETFIQ. Not investment advice.

Questions people ask about HYTI

How much has HYTI paid over the last year?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, HYTI paid 10.0% of its starting price in cash distributions, while the price fell 6.5%.
Is HYTI ahead of HYG?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, with every distribution reinvested, HYTI returned +3.6% against +2.6% for US high yield bonds (HYG), so a holder was ahead of it by 1.0 points.
How often does HYTI pay, and how much?
HYTI pays monthly. The latest distribution annualizes to 10.5% at its price on Nov 4, 2026, which is not a promise; the next one can differ.
Is the HYTI distribution return of capital?
First Trust estimates 68% of the distribution paid Nov 3, 2026 was return of capital. That is a tax characterization from the fund's own 19a-1 notice, not a measure of erosion.
When does HYTI next pay a distribution?
HYTI pays monthly. The last distribution went ex on Nov 2, 2026 at $0.1598 a share. The next is not declared; on a cadence of about 30 days the ex-date falls near Dec 2, 2026, which is an ETFIQ projection. Payment usually follows the ex-date by 2 days.
What does HYTI cost?
The prospectus expense ratio is 0.65% a year.
How much of HYTI’s distribution is return of capital?
First Trust’s Rule 19a-1 notice estimates 68.3% of the distribution paid Nov 3, 2026 was return of capital. Across its notices for distributions paid Jun 2, 2026 to Nov 3, 2026, the estimate is 62.9%. The annual report for the fiscal year to Oct 31, 2025 puts it at 0.0% of distributions. Estimates come before the fund year closes and often change.
Sources and dates
Prices, HYTI and HYGTiingo end-of-day · Nov 4, 2026
Net assets, $84mIssuer page · Nov 3, 2026
DistributionsTiingo end-of-day · 13 payments

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Price change plus every distribution reinvested on the day it went ex-dividend. This is what you actually ended up with, and the only fair basis for comparing with an index.
Cash paid
Distributions over the window as a share of what the fund cost at the start. A measure of cash delivered, not of return: a fund can pay a great deal and still lose money.
Total return minus benchmark total return, in percentage points. A fund can pay 12% a year and still be behind by 10 points if its price fell while the index rose.
Return of capital
The issuer’s own estimate, in a Rule 19a-1 notice, of how much of a distribution was your own money returned. An estimate and a tax characterization, not a measure of erosion.
The fund owns the stocks and sells call options on them, collecting premium and giving up gains above the strike. Synthetic covered call funds hold options instead of the stocks. 0DTE funds sell options that expire the same day.
A fund that pays a coupon and can be called away early, on dates set when it launched. If it is called, you get your money back with the coupon and the run ends. If it is not, it runs on to the next date.
The level the underlying has to stay above for you to be repaid in full. A barrier is not a buffer. A buffer takes the first slice of a fall for you; a barrier takes none of it once it breaks, so below it you take the whole fall rather than only the part past it.
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HYTI: HYTI over 1 year: paid 10.0%, price −6.5%, total +3.6%, HYG +2.6%, +1.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
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