LQDM Amplify LQD Investment Grade 12% Target Income ETF
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Since launch in Apr 2026, LQDM paid 4.8% in cash and lost 2.2% in total, against −2.7% for LQD.
Promise check: MissedOver the time since its launch to Oct 28, 2026, LQDM paid 4.8% in cash and returned −2.2% in total, covering −45.8% of its payout.
LQDM risk and return scorecard
vs LQD · May 2026 to Oct 2026 · 25 weekly returns · dividend-adjusted
25 weekly returns: annualized numbers and ratios need 52.
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 · Oct 26, 2026What you earned
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First traded Apr 21, 2026More on LQDM
Every number below is on this page. Open what you need.Price and total return since launch, Apr 21, 2026
$23.23−0.2%1 day, priceClose, Oct 28, 2026
Total return adds every distribution, reinvested. Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices.
Source: Tiingo end-of-day prices. Data as of Oct 28, 2026. Updated every trading night. Report a data error
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Price | LQD | Ahead or behind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1M Sep 28 – Oct 28, 2026 | +1.7% | 1.0% | +0.7% | +2.0% | −0.3 pts |
| 3M Jul 29 – Oct 28, 2026 | −0.5% | 3.0% | −3.4% | −0.8% | +0.3 pts |
| 6M Apr 29 – Oct 28, 2026 | −1.4% | 4.9% | −6.2% | −2.0% | +0.6 pts |
| Since launch Apr 21 – Oct 28, 2026 | −2.2% | 4.8% | −7.0% | −2.7% | +0.5 pts |
Total returns, distributions reinvested. Listed Apr 2026: no year to date, 1 year and 3 years windows.
Source: Tiingo end-of-day prices, with distributions reinvested.
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Money in and out
Daily data · as of Oct 26, 2026LQDM: in the 16 trading days to Oct 26, 2026, net $456k came in.
Oct 21, 2026 to Oct 26, 2026
monthly, from SEC filings
LQDM, net flow each trading day over the 64 sessions from Jul 28, 2026 to Oct 26, 2026: money came in on 1 day and went out on 0 days, of the 15 days with daily data; the other 49 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 0. 49 days missing.
LQDM, net flow each trading day over the 250 sessions from Oct 28, 2025 to Oct 26, 2026: money came in on 1 day and went out on 0 days, of the 15 days with daily data; the other 235 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 0. 235 days missing.
LQDM, net flow each trading day over the 400 sessions from Mar 25, 2025 to Oct 26, 2026: money came in on 1 day and went out on 0 days, of the 15 days with daily data; the other 385 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 0. 385 days missing.
Daily data starts Oct 6, 2026.
How this is computed
Computed by ETFIQ from Amplify’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 LQDM, back to Apr 2026, is in its flows file. Flows across every fund · How these flows are computed · Compare LQDM with other funds in the flows tool
Every trading day, last 3 months15 days
Most recent first.
Week by week, last year4 weeks
Net flow into LQDM each week, Oct 6, 2026 to Oct 26, 2026, most recent first, each week named by its last trading day with data. Computed by ETFIQ.
Month by month, money in and money outApr 2026 to Oct 2026
LQDM, money in and money out each month from Apr 2026 to Jun 2026: two bars a month, money in above the line and money out below. Every bar is from LQDM’s SEC filings (N-PORT item B.6). Oct 2026 is still in progress, so it is in the list and not drawn. Of the 4 months listed, money came in on net in 3 and went out in 1.
Every bar is from LQDM’s SEC filings (N-PORT item B.6). Of the 4 months listed, money came in on net in 3 and went out in 1.
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 Oct 26, 2026. Last checked Oct 29, 2026.
LQDM key stats
LQDM return of capital and tax
Trading
as of Oct 28, 2026
5 distributions for LQDM, $0.2321 to $0.2482 a share and $0.2412 in the middle, May 28, 2026 to Sep 29, 2026. 2 further ex-dates are expected with no amount the issuer has declared, so they are not drawn.
LQDM pays monthly. The last distribution was $0.2321 a share, which went ex on Sep 29, 2026, with payment about 2 days later. The next has not been declared. On its own cadence of about 31 days the ex-date falls near Oct 30, 2026; that date is an ETFIQ projection, not the issuer’s.
Expected distributions for LQDM. 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.
Cash distributions per share for LQDM. Source: ETFIQ from Tiingo end-of-day distributions.
Source: ETFIQ, from Tiingo end-of-day distributions.
About LQDM
How we measure
12 seats on LQDM, as of Oct 28, 2026: 1 Mixed, 5 Challenges, 5 Not enough data, 1 Does not apply.
Questions people ask about LQDM
- How much has LQDM paid since it launched?
- Over the period from its first trade on Apr 21, 2026 to Oct 28, 2026, LQDM paid 4.8% of its starting price in cash distributions, while the price fell 7.0%.
- Is LQDM ahead of LQD?
- Over the period from its first trade on Apr 21, 2026 to Oct 28, 2026, with every distribution reinvested, LQDM returned −2.2% against −2.7% for US investment grade bonds (LQD), so a holder was about even with it by 0.5 points.
- How often does LQDM pay, and how much?
- LQDM pays monthly. The latest distribution annualizes to 12.0% at its price on Oct 28, 2026, which is not a promise; the next one can differ.
- Is the LQDM distribution return of capital?
- Amplify estimates 61% of the distribution paid Sep 30, 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 LQDM next pay a distribution?
- LQDM pays monthly. The last distribution went ex on Sep 29, 2026 at $0.2321 a share. The next is not declared; on a cadence of about 31 days the ex-date falls near Oct 30, 2026, which is an ETFIQ projection. Payment usually follows the ex-date by 2 days.
- What does LQDM cost?
- The prospectus expense ratio is 0.54% a year.
- How much of LQDM’s distribution is return of capital?
- Amplify’s Rule 19a-1 notice estimates 61.0% of the distribution paid Sep 30, 2026 was return of capital. Across its notices for distributions paid Sep 30, 2026 to Sep 30, 2026, the estimate is 61.0%. Estimates come before the fund year closes and often change.
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