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 Aug 27, 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 | +0.47% | -0.83% | -2.90% | -3.69% | -4.70% | — | — | — | -3.06% |
| Total return | +1.33% | +1.76% | +2.20% | +3.14% | +5.54% | — | — | — | +6.85% |
* Annualized. Total return uses the dividend-adjusted price series (distributions reinvested); price return uses unadjusted closes. Performance through Aug 26, 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 Aug 22, 2026 — portfolio reporting date from the data provider; holdings are not live positions. 2 rows in database.
| # | Holding | Ticker | Weight | Shares | Market Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-10-30 iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate… | — | 99.35% | 11.77K | $91.6M |
| 2 | US Dollar | — | 0.65% | 594.64K | $594.6K |
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Sector Exposure
Geographic Exposure
Country weights as reported by the data provider. Developed/emerging/frontier labels follow the classification on the Methodology page. Currency hedged: No hedging indicated in the fund name.
Distributions
| Yield (TTM) | 10.40% | Paid (last 12 months) | $1.9816 |
| Frequency | Monthly | SEC yield | Not provided by our data source — see the issuer page |
| Last ex-date | Aug 03, 2026 | Last payment | $0.1627 (Aug 04, 2026) |
| Growth 1Y | — | Growth 3Y / 5Y (ann.) | — / — |
| Ex-date | Record | Pay date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Oct 01, 2025 | Oct 01, 2025 | Oct 02, 2025 | $0.1672 |
| Sep 02, 2025 | Sep 02, 2025 | Sep 03, 2025 | $0.1669 |
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 | 3.91% / — | Sharpe 1Y / 3Y | 0.493 / — |
| Max drawdown 1Y / 3Y | -2.35% / — | Sortino 1Y | 0.74 |
| Beta vs S&P 500 (3Y) | 0.206 | Correlation vs S&P 500 (1Y) | 0.542 |
| Downside deviation 1Y | 2.61% | Risk-free rate used | 3.71% (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 Aug 27, 2026. Formulas →
Liquidity
| Volume today | 20.69K | Average volume | 29.60K |
| AUM | $94.1M | Premium/Discount | +0.26% |
| 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 | $181.7K | +0.19% | $93.9M → $94.1M |
| 1 Week | $2.8M | +3.06% | $91.0M → $94.1M |
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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