About this ETF
The FT Vest High Yield & Target Income ETF (HYTI) is designed primarily to provide investors with a consistent income stream, while also pursuing a supplementary objective of capital growth. Under typical market conditions, the Fund achieves its investment goals through a two-pronged strategy. This involves holding U.S. Treasury securities alongside an options overlay. The options component consists of both purchasing and writing (selling) U.S. exchange-traded call options, which include Flexible Exchange (FLEX) options, all benchmarked against the iShares iBoxx High Yield Corporate Bond ETF. A core principle of the Fund, under normal market circumstances, is to commit at least 80% of its net assets (including any funds acquired through borrowing) to investments that offer exposure to high-yield or other income-producing securities.
Description from the fund data provider · profile as of Oct 10, 2026.
Price Chart
Daily closing prices (price return, not total return). Comparison lines are normalized to percent change from the range start. Source: Financial Modeling Prep.
Performance
| 1M | 3M | 6M | YTD | 1Y | 3Y* | 5Y* | 10Y* | Incep.* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price return | -2.34% | -3.53% | -5.08% | -7.38% | -7.24% | — | — | — | -5.11% |
| Total return | -2.34% | -2.71% | -1.72% | -0.81% | +1.05% | — | — | — | +3.85% |
* Annualized. Total return uses the dividend-adjusted price series (distributions reinvested); price return uses unadjusted closes. Performance through Oct 09, 2026. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
Fees
| Net expense ratio | 0.65% | Annual cost of a $10,000 investment | $65.00 |
Illustrative calculation only: expense ratio × $10,000. It excludes trading costs, bid/ask spreads, taxes and changes in investment value. Gross vs. net expense details and any fee waivers are in the prospectus.
Holdings
Holdings as of Oct 10, 2026 · portfolio reporting date from the data provider; holdings are not live positions. 4 rows in database.
| # | Holding | Ticker | Weight | Shares | Market Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-10-30 iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate… | — | 98.91% | 12.23K | $93.4M |
| 2 | U.S. Treasury Bill, 0%, due 10/29/2026 | — | 0.61% | 576.80K | $575.8K |
| 3 | US Dollar | — | 0.56% | 525.24K | $525.2K |
| 4 | 2026-10-16 iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate… | — | -0.07% | -3.68K | -$69.8K |
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Sector Exposure
Distributions
| Yield (TTM) | 10.76% | Paid (last 12 months) | $1.9701 |
| Frequency | Monthly | SEC yield | Not provided by our data source; see the issuer page |
| Last ex-date | Oct 01, 2026 | Last payment | $0.1605 (Oct 02, 2026) |
| Growth 1Y | — | Growth 3Y / 5Y (ann.) | — / — |
| Ex-date | Record | Pay date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 01, 2026 | Oct 01, 2026 | Oct 02, 2026 | $0.1605 |
| Sep 01, 2026 | Sep 01, 2026 | Sep 02, 2026 | $0.1621 |
| Aug 03, 2026 | Aug 03, 2026 | Aug 04, 2026 | $0.1627 |
| Jul 01, 2026 | Jul 01, 2026 | Jul 02, 2026 | $0.1638 |
| Jun 01, 2026 | Jun 01, 2026 | Jun 02, 2026 | $0.1650 |
| May 01, 2026 | May 01, 2026 | May 04, 2026 | $0.1666 |
| Apr 01, 2026 | Apr 01, 2026 | Apr 02, 2026 | $0.1620 |
| Mar 02, 2026 | Mar 02, 2026 | Mar 03, 2026 | $0.1645 |
| Feb 02, 2026 | Feb 02, 2026 | Feb 03, 2026 | $0.1649 |
| Jan 02, 2026 | Jan 02, 2026 | Jan 05, 2026 | $0.1660 |
| Dec 01, 2025 | Dec 01, 2025 | Dec 02, 2025 | $0.1659 |
| Nov 03, 2025 | Nov 03, 2025 | Nov 04, 2025 | $0.1661 |
Trailing distribution yield = last 12 months of cash ÷ current price. It is NOT the SEC 30-day yield and distributions are not guaranteed to continue. The difference explained →
Risk Statistics
| Volatility 1Y / 3Y | 4.31% / — | Sharpe 1Y / 3Y | -0.541 / — |
| Max drawdown 1Y / 3Y | -4.41% / — | Sortino 1Y | -0.746 |
| Beta vs S&P 500 (3Y) | 0.208 | Correlation vs S&P 500 (1Y) | 0.497 |
| Downside deviation 1Y | 3.13% | Risk-free rate used | 4.05% (3M T-bill, FRED) |
Computed by ETF Explorer from daily dividend-adjusted closes; volatility and drawdown are annualized/period figures; S&P 500 exposure proxied by SPY. As of Oct 11, 2026. Formulas →
Liquidity
| Volume today | 567.38K | Average volume | 29.56K |
| AUM | $94.3M | Premium/Discount | 0.00% |
| Bid/Ask spread | Not provided by our data source. Check your broker's quote screen; spreads are widest at the open and close. | ||
Premium/discount compares the delayed market price with the last reported NAV: an indicative figure, not the official closing premium/discount. How ETF liquidity works →
Fund Flows (estimated)
| Period | Est. net flow | % of starting AUM | AUM start → end |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Day | -$15.1K | -0.02% | $94.3M → $94.3M |
| 1 Month | $3.3M | +3.53% | $92.8M → $94.3M |
| 1 Week | -$155.9K | -0.17% | $94.0M → $94.3M |
ETF Explorer estimate: change in reported AUM minus the market-move effect, from our own daily snapshots. Not official issuer creation/redemption data.
Official Fund Resources
External links open the issuer's site or SEC EDGAR in a new tab. The prospectus and official documents are always the authoritative source; review them before investing.
Latest News for HYTI
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Guided help: AUM is fund size. The expense ratio is the yearly cost baked into returns. NAV is the value of what the fund owns per share; the market price can sit slightly above (premium) or below (discount) it. Total return assumes distributions were reinvested. Every dataset shows its own as-of date because holdings, assets and quotes update on different schedules.
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