# HYTI (FT Vest High Yield & Target Income ETF)

First Trust · Income ETFs · data as of Sep 18, 2026

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, HYTI paid 9.9% in cash and finished 0.6 points ahead of HYG.

## Key facts

- HYTI, cash paid, 1 year, on its starting price: 9.9%, as of Sep 18, 2026.
- HYTI, total return, 1 year: +3.2%, as of Sep 18, 2026.
- HYTI, against HYG: +0.6 pts, as of Sep 18, 2026.
- HYTI, latest payout, annualized: 10.4%, as of Sep 18, 2026.
- HYTI, net assets: $94m (issuer page, as of Sep 18, 2026).
- HYTI, expense ratio: 0.65% (485BPOS XBRL, Feb 27, 2026).

## HYTI over each window to Sep 18, 2026

| Window | Cash paid | Price | Total return | HYG | Ahead or behind |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 3 months | 2.5% | −2.7% | −0.2% | −0.4% | +0.2 pts |
| 6 months | 5.1% | −2.5% | +2.6% | +2.5% | +0.1 pts |
| 1 year | 9.9% | −6.8% | +3.2% | +2.6% | +0.6 pts |
| Since launch | 15.4% | −7.0% | +8.8% | +8.2% | +0.7 pts |

## Every published field

| Field | Value | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Strategy | option income | ETFIQ |
| Benchmark | US high yield bonds (HYG), used as the proxy (proxy) | ETFIQ |
| Pays | monthly | ETFIQ |
| Net assets | $94m | issuer page, as of Sep 18, 2026 |
| Latest payout, annualized | 10.4% | ETFIQ |
| Expense ratio | 0.65% | 485BPOS XBRL, Feb 27, 2026 |
| Cash paid, last 12 months, over today’s price | 10.6% | ETFIQ |
| Launched | Feb 13, 2025 | ETFIQ |
| Pays | monthly | ETFIQ |
| Typical gap between ex-dates | 30 days | ETFIQ |
| Typical wait from ex-date to payment | 2 days | ETFIQ |
| Last paid, per share | $0.1621 ex Sep 1, 2026 | ETFIQ |
| Sum of the last 12 distributions | $1.9768 | ETFIQ |

## Questions

### How much has HYTI paid over the last year?

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, HYTI paid 9.9% of its starting price in cash distributions, while the price fell 6.8%.

### Is HYTI ahead of HYG?

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, with every distribution reinvested, HYTI returned +3.2% against +2.6% for US high yield bonds (HYG), used as the proxy, so a holder was ahead of it by 0.6 points.

### How often does HYTI pay, and how much?

HYTI pays monthly. The latest distribution annualizes to 10.4% at its price on Sep 18, 2026, which is not a promise; the next one can differ.

### When does HYTI next pay a distribution?

HYTI pays monthly. The last distribution went ex on Sep 1, 2026 at $0.1621 a share. The next is not declared; on a cadence of about 30 days the ex-date falls near Oct 1, 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.


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