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FT Vest Investment Grade & Target Income ETF

LQTINYSE ArcaFirst TrustB

$18.13−0.22 (−1.20%)

At close: Nov 2, 2026, 4:00 PM ET

Intraday session: down, 79 prints from 18.35 to 18.13. Range 18.13 to 18.25. Use the arrow keys to read each point.18.2018.2518.3010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.65%
Fund size
$187M
1Y total return
−1.5%
Yield · Last 12 months
10.33%
Holdings
5
Avg volume · 30D
126K sh
52W range
low $17.80high $22.17
Launched

The ETF.net LQTI Grade

B

Score 67 out of 100

Rank
5 of 25
Six-pillar profile for LQTI. Scores out of 100: Cost 81, Risk 54, Mission 93, Tradability 78, Holdings 29, Durability 68. Strongest: Mission (93). Weakest: Holdings (29). Leans toward Mission.

Score 67 of 100 falls in the B band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25.

  • Cost

    The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.
    A81 out of 100
    Rank 5 of 25
  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    A93 out of 100
    Rank 3 of 5
  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    C54 out of 100
    Rank 13 of 25
  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    A78 out of 100
    Rank 3 of 25
  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    D29 out of 100
    Rank 19 of 19
  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    B68 out of 100
    Rank 8 of 25

Our read on LQTI

ETF.net Research

In short

BCorporate-bond income without the corporate bonds. LQTI holds US Treasuries and runs purchased and written calls on an investment-grade bond ETF, targeting that fund's distribution rate plus 5 percentage points, paid monthly.

Stated mandate

The Fund seeks current income and secondarily capital appreciation through U.S. Treasury securities and purchased and written call options, including FLEX Options, on its investment-grade corporate bond ETF underlying.

Why people hold it

  • The payout target is a formula, not a guess: the underlying investment-grade bond ETF's annual distribution rate plus 5 percentage points, distributed monthly.ftportfolios.com
  • 0.65% a year, under the going rate for option-income funds in its peer group.
  • The bonds it actually owns are US Treasuries. Corporate credit exposure arrives through FLEX options instead of a pile of individual issues.ftportfolios.com
  • The portfolio does what the prospectus says it does, which puts it among the stronger implementations in the option-income overlay group.

Worth knowing

  • First Trust discloses that distributions can include return of capital, so part of a monthly check may be your own money coming back.ftportfolios.com
  • Written calls sell away upside on the reference bond ETF in exchange for premium. A strong credit rally is trimmed at the top.
  • Launched February 2025, so there is not yet a long record showing how the income target behaves across rate and credit swings.

LQTI Performance

Launched Feb 12, 2025

Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.

Not enough history yet.Not enough history yet.Not enough history yet.
LQTI$9,849
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,146
Oct 31, 2025 to Nov 2, 2026. LQTI $9,849. SPY $11,146. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$10,000$11,000Oct 2025May 2026Nov 2026

Oct 31, 2025 – Nov 2, 2026

Returns run to the Nov 2, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.

Trailing total return for LQTI. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodLQTI
Year to date−2.2%
1 month+1.9%
3 months−0.6%
1 year−1.5%
3 yearsFund is under 3 years oldper yearNo data
5 yearsFund is under 5 years oldper yearNo data
10 yearsFund is under 10 years oldper yearNo data

With distributions reinvested.

Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.

Annual total returns for LQTI
YearReturn barLQTI
2026 YTD−2.2%
2025+7.5%

Since listing, Feb 12, 2025

LQTI in the news

LQTI Dividends

Adds up every distribution paid per share over the last 12 months, divided by the last completed close. Distributions are counted by ex-date. Data through Nov 2, 2026.
10.33%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$1.87Last 12 months
Upcoming payment
$0.14 per share
Pays on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Monthly

Distribution history

2025–2026

One bar per payment. 20 payments from 2025 to 2026 YTD. Apr 1, 2025 $0.23; May 1, 2025 $0.15; Jun 2, 2025 $0.15; Jul 1, 2025 $0.15; Aug 1, 2025 $0.15; Sep 2, 2025 $0.15; Oct 1, 2025 $0.15; Nov 3, 2025 $0.15; Dec 1, 2025 $0.15; Jan 2, 2026 $0.15; Feb 2, 2026 $0.15; Mar 2, 2026 $0.15; Apr 1, 2026 $0.14; May 1, 2026 $0.14; Jun 1, 2026 $0.14; Jul 1, 2026 $0.14; Aug 3, 2026 $0.14; Sep 1, 2026 $0.14; Oct 1, 2026 $0.14; Nov 2, 2026 $0.14. Use the arrow keys to read each point.20252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Nov 2, 2026Pays Nov 3, 2026$0.14
Oct 1, 2026Oct 2, 2026$0.14
Sep 1, 2026Sep 2, 2026$0.14
Aug 3, 2026Aug 4, 2026$0.14
Jul 1, 2026Jul 2, 2026$0.14
Jun 1, 2026Jun 2, 2026$0.14
May 1, 2026May 4, 2026$0.14
Apr 1, 2026Apr 2, 2026$0.14
Mar 2, 2026Mar 3, 2026$0.15
Feb 2, 2026Feb 3, 2026$0.15
Jan 2, 2026Jan 5, 2026$0.15
Dec 1, 2025Dec 2, 2025$0.15

See all 20 payments⁠

$10,000 in LQTI 1 year ago paid $931 in dividends.⁠

LQTI Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
4.5%
Annualised · 20 months to Oct 2026
How it’s calculated: standard deviation

The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.

Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.

Return above 3-month US Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
−0.43
vs 3-month T-bills · 20 months to Oct 2026
How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio

Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.

Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.

Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.

The largest fall from a peak to the low that followed.
−5.6%
20 months · trough Sep 2026
How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown

The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.

Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.

How strongly the fund’s returns move with its asset-class index.
0.09
vs its asset-class index
How it’s calculated: beta

The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.

FMP measures it over up to five years of monthly returns.

LQTI Cost

Overpaying vs LQDW, cheapest in Index Option Income

$5,785

On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.

  • LQTI 0.65%

    $12,717

  • LQDW 0.34% Cheapest

    $6,932

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • LQTI 0.65%
  • LQDW 0.34%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$5K$10K$15K051015202530LQTI $12,717LQDW $6,932

Year by year

YearLQTILQDWOverpaying
10$1,163$616$547
20$4,440$2,386$2,054
30$12,717$6,932$5,785

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