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Here is a look at ETFs that currently offer attractive income opportunities. The high-yield candidates included in this list meet two sets of criteria. First, each of these funds is deemed to be a high-yield prospect because it boasts an annual dividend yield upwards of 5%.
Second, each of these ETFs also boasts over $100 million in total assets under management to help steer investors away from less established funds. As always, investors of all experience levels are advised to use stop-loss orders and practice disciplined profit-taking techniques.
Third, each of these ETFs also meets a minimum 20-day average trading volume of 0.5 million. As always, investors of all experience levels are advised to use stop-loss orders and practice disciplined profit-taking techniques.
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- A total of 95 ETFs made it to our list of high-yield prospects this month. YieldMax AMD Option Income Strategy ETF (AMDY ), YieldMax PLTR Option Income Strategy ETF (PLTY ), and YieldMax NVDA Option Income Strategy ETF (NVDY ) were the top performers this month.
Track the performance of the top dividend ETFs here.
Compare the Top 100 Highest Dividend-Yield ETFs here. The dividend yield is calculated by dividing the most recent dividend payment by the latest closing price of the fund.
To compare this month’s list with the one published on August 27th click here.
High-Yield ETFs
| Ticker | Name | Price | AUM ($MM) | Dividend Yield | 20 Day Avg Vol | 1-Year Return | Leverage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (AMDY ) | YieldMax AMD Option Income Strategy ETF | 7.79 | 173 | 84.08% | 915,510 | -43.75% | Long |
| (PLTY ) | YieldMax PLTR Option Income Strategy ETF | 62.02 | 559 | 81.97% | 551,940 | N/A | Long |
| (NVDY ) | YieldMax NVDA Option Income Strategy ETF | 16.05 | 1761 | 80.49% | 4,113,915 | -30.52% | Long |
| (YMAX ) | YieldMax Universe Fund of Option Income ETFs | 12.85 | 959 | 66.68% | 1,989,215 | -26.57% | Long |
| (MSTX ) | Defiance Daily Target 1.75X Long MSTR ETF | 23.81 | 730 | 60.60% | 7,166,970 | 0.1858 | Long |
| (BITO ) | ProShares Bitcoin Strategy ETF | 20.12 | 2436 | 52.69% | 11,684,945 | 0.1464 | Long |
| (YMAG ) | YieldMax Magnificent 7 Fund of Option Income ETFs | 15.88 | 380 | 47.99% | 775,765 | -16.64% | Long |
| (QDTE ) | Roundhill N-100 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF | 35.565 | 838 | 36.66% | 1,201,015 | -13.82% | Long |
| (NVD ) | GraniteShares 2x Short NVDA Daily ETF | 10.04 | 213 | 25.98% | 18,556,791 | -78.64% | Double-Short |
| (BTCI ) | NEOS Bitcoin High Income ETF | 61.55 | 483 | 25.00% | 527,450 | N/A | Long |
| (SARK ) | Tradr 2X Short Innovation Daily ETF | 30.72 | 75 | 21.21% | 610,290 | -63.71% | Double-Short |
| (AAPU ) | Direxion Daily AAPL Bull 1.5X Shares | 28.69 | 352 | 19.29% | 3,024,885 | -13.74% | Double-Long |
| (JDST ) | Direxion Daily Junior Gold Miners Index Bear 3X Shares | 5.47 | 36 | 15.67% | 13,679,100 | -79.67% | Triple-Short |
| (TLTW ) | iShares 20 plus Year Treasury Bond BuyWrite Strategy ETF | 23.31 | 1236 | 16.50% | 1,422,295 | -14.86% | Long |
| (NVDQ ) | T-Rex 2X Inverse NVIDIA Daily Target ETF | 1.07 | 47 | 14.21% | 22,305,865 | -79.06% | Double-Short |
| (QQQI ) | NEOS Nasdaq 100 High Income ETF | 54.15 | 3486 | 13.54% | 3,062,885 | 0.0716 | Long |
| (NVDU ) | Direxion Daily NVDA Bull 1.5X Shares | 116.85 | 654 | 13.74% | 720,665 | 0.3331 | Double-Long |
| (QYLD ) | Global X Nasdaq 100 Covered Call ETF | 17.01 | 8457 | 13.11% | 5,365,110 | -5.45% | Long |
| (XYLD ) | Global X S&P 500 Covered Call ETF | 39.36 | 3125 | 13.05% | 697,905 | -5.16% | Long |
| (SOXS ) | Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bear 3X Shares | 6.04 | 1172 | 12.86% | 141,518,938 | -75.01% | Triple-Short |
| (NVDX ) | T-Rex 2X Long NVIDIA Daily Target ETF | 16.99 | 646 | 12.76% | 11,343,495 | 0.2876 | Double-Long |
| (RYLD ) | Global X Russell 2000 Covered Call ETF | 15.28 | 1306 | 12.34% | 568,375 | -5.97% | Long |
| (SPYI ) | NEOS S&P 500 High Income ETF | 52.32 | 4680 | 11.68% | 1,907,530 | 0.0283 | Long |
| (BIZD ) | VanEck Vectors BDC Income ETF | 15.41 | 1580 | 11.52% | 1,291,210 | -6.32% | Long |
| (JEPQ ) | JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Income ETF | 56.83 | 29691 | 10.70% | 5,103,250 | 0.0595 | Long |
| (SQQQ ) | ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ | 16.19 | 2780 | 10.53% | 94,570,484 | -60.99% | Triple-Short |
| (SRTY ) | ProShares UltraPro Short Russell2000 | 12.5 | 70 | 10.30% | 6,738,985 | -41.89% | Triple-Short |
| (BITX ) | Volatility Shares 2x Bitcoin Strategy ETF | 58.86 | 2743 | 10.06% | 6,170,675 | 1.3878 | Double-Long |
| (SPXU ) | ProShares UltraPro Short S&P500 | 14.14 | 499 | 9.76% | 23,571,830 | -46.13% | Triple-Short |
| (GPIQ ) | Goldman Sachs Nasdaq 100 Core Premium Income ETF | 51.76 | 1247 | 9.76% | 581,670 | 0.1114 | Long |
| (DUST ) | Direxion Daily Gold Miners Bear 2X Shares | 13.64 | 65 | 8.74% | 3,305,045 | -74.79% | Double-Short |
| (PFFA ) | Virtus InfraCap U.S. Preferred Stock ETF | 22.4 | 1743 | 9.07% | 625,680 | -0.93% | Long |
| (REM ) | iShares Mortgage Real Estate ETF | 22.41 | 589 | 9.21% | 513,375 | -8.08% | Long |
| (FTHI ) | First Trust High Income ETF | 23.68 | 1464 | 8.60% | 549,235 | 0.0336 | Long |
| (JEPI ) | JPMorgan Equity Premium Income ETF | 56.77 | 40968 | 8.42% | 4,075,335 | -3.86% | Long |
| (RDVI ) | FT Cboe Vest Rising Dividend Achievers Target Income ETF | 25.5 | 2162 | 8.34% | 544,005 | 0.0585 | Long |
| (AMLP ) | Alerian MLP ETF | 47.71 | 10254 | 8.13% | 1,082,645 | 0.0025 | Long |
| (SDS ) | ProShares UltraShort S&P500 | 14.92 | 433 | 7.84% | 14,921,085 | -31.72% | Double-Short |
| (SRLN ) | SPDR Blackstone Senior Loan ETF | 41.59 | 6975 | 7.82% | 2,142,780 | -0.24% | Long |
| (BITU ) | ProShares Ultra Bitcoin ETF | 56.24 | 1220 | 7.50% | 2,119,180 | 1.5727 | Double-Long |
| (QID ) | ProShares UltraShort QQQ | 22.43 | 237 | 7.53% | 10,782,645 | -42.52% | Double-Short |
| (BKLN ) | Invesco Senior Loan ETF | 21.01 | 7070 | 7.52% | 6,894,075 | -0.47% | Long |
| (SCYB ) | Schwab High Yield Bond ETF | 26.67 | 1288 | 7.52% | 1,127,145 | 0.0028 | Long |
| (OMAH ) | VistaShares Target 15 Berkshire Select Income ETF | 19.41 | 429 | 7.50% | 673,450 | N/A | Long |
| (SPHY ) | SPDR Portfolio High Yield Bond ETF | 23.92 | 9228 | 7.42% | 4,093,350 | 0.0008 | Long |
| (SJNK ) | SPDR Bloomberg Short Term High Yield Bond ETF | 25.57 | 4835 | 7.25% | 3,353,565 | -0.12% | Long |
| (SHYG ) | iShares 0-5 Year High Yield Corporate Bond ETF | 43.28 | 6946 | 7.01% | 1,469,830 | 0.0023 | Long |
| (FAZ ) | Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares | 4.18 | 100 | 6.82% | 20,697,490 | -48.84% | Triple-Short |
| (USHY ) | iShares Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF | 37.75 | 25451 | 6.73% | 8,920,250 | 0.0075 | Long |
| (PSQ ) | ProShares Short QQQ | 31.86 | 482 | 6.65% | 4,068,110 | -22.89% | Short |
| (JNK ) | SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF | 97.92 | 8330 | 6.51% | 3,538,090 | 0.0069 | Long |
| (SDOW ) | ProShares UltraPro Short Dow30 | 37.47 | 208 | 6.42% | 2,494,190 | -32.56% | Triple-Short |
| (SPXS ) | Direxion Daily S&P 500 Bear 3X Shares | 3.95 | 410 | 6.38% | 40,246,816 | -44.76% | Triple-Short |
| (PFF ) | iShares U.S. Preferred Stock ETF | 32.11 | 14607 | 6.35% | 2,951,925 | -3.20% | Long |
| (HYLB ) | X-trackers USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF | 37.08 | 3960 | 6.26% | 920,510 | 0.0106 | Long |
| (BINC ) | BlackRock Flexible Income ETF | 53.35 | 10737 | 6.17% | 2,375,390 | -0.11% | Long |
| (PFFD ) | Global X U.S. Preferred ETF | 19.78 | 2385 | 6.14% | 505,005 | -4.77% | Long |
| (FALN ) | iShares U.S. Fallen Angels ETF | 27.67 | 1880 | 6.10% | 697,225 | 0.0143 | Long |
| (TZA ) | Direxion Daily Small Cap Bear 3X Shares | 8.65 | 254 | 6.07% | 31,995,145 | -39.89% | Triple-Short |
| (VWOB ) | Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF | 67.1 | 5361 | 6.05% | 623,565 | 0.0105 | Long |
| (TSLZ ) | T-REX 2X Inverse Tesla Daily Target ETF | 0.8173 | 47 | 6.36% | 85,254,234 | -94.19% | Double-Short |
| (YANG ) | Direxion Daily FTSE China Bear 3X Shares | 21.87 | 200 | 6.11% | 2,228,480 | -87.40% | Triple-Short |
| (EMLC ) | VanEck Vectors J.P. Morgan EM Local Currency Bond ETF | 25.69 | 3718 | 5.91% | 2,147,245 | 0.0239 | Long |
| (PYLD ) | PIMCO Multisector Bond Active ETF | 26.89 | 6641 | 5.88% | 2,815,370 | 0.0094 | Long |
| (DXD ) | ProShares UltraShort Dow30 | 22.73 | 49 | 5.80% | 1,234,335 | -20.55% | Double-Short |
| (HIBS ) | Direxion Daily S&P 500 High Beta Bear 3X Shares | 6.87 | 23 | 5.76% | 618,910 | -68.86% | Triple-Short |
| (CGMS ) | Capital Group U.S. Multi-Sector Income ETF | 27.96 | 3036 | 5.79% | 780,155 | 0.0022 | Long |
| (JPIE ) | JPMorgan Income ETF | 46.51 | 4369 | 5.70% | 1,025,705 | 0.0063 | Long |
| (PGX ) | Invesco Preferred ETF | 11.85 | 4025 | 5.70% | 3,835,640 | -4.44% | Long |
| (NVDD ) | Direxion Daily NVDA Bear 1X Shares | 4.23 | 27 | 5.60% | 24,134,535 | -45.21% | Short |
| (HYG ) | iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF | 81.13 | 16834 | 5.69% | 34,102,676 | 0.0163 | Long |
| (GGLS ) | Direxion Daily GOOGL Bear 1X Shares | 8.62 | 3 | 5.66% | 1,221,625 | -42.19% | Short |
| (TSLS ) | Direxion Daily TSLA Bear 1X Shares | 5.74 | 51 | 5.82% | 26,454,445 | -65.98% | Short |
| (JAAA ) | Janus Henderson AAA CLO ETF | 50.67 | 23060 | 5.64% | 6,181,380 | -0.20% | Long |
| (FPE ) | First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF | 18.38 | 6181 | 5.61% | 1,188,155 | 0.0177 | Long |
| (SCHD ) | Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF | 27.42 | 71520 | 5.57% | 15,382,060 | -2.25% | Long |
| (TECS ) | Direxion Daily Technology Bear 3X Shares | 21.75 | 78 | 5.35% | 1,325,885 | -63.07% | Triple-Short |
| (LABD ) | Direxion Daily S&P Biotech Bear 3x Shares | 5.02 | 80 | 5.50% | 15,576,775 | -8.39% | Triple-Short |
| (RWM ) | ProShares Short Russell2000 | 17.15 | 122 | 5.38% | 9,381,535 | -12.10% | Short |
| (AVS ) | Direxion Daily AVGO Bear 1X Shares | 9.75 | 5 | 5.29% | 759,880 | N/A | Short |
| (EMB ) | iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF | 95.53 | 13900 | 5.34% | 7,305,450 | 0.0204 | Long |
| (DBMF ) | iM DBi Managed Futures Strategy ETF | 27.11 | 1243 | 5.32% | 565,025 | -3.45% | Long |
| (VCLT ) | Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF | 78.42 | 10970 | 5.31% | 4,031,615 | -4.59% | Long |
| (JMBS ) | Janus Henderson Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF | 45.92 | 6113 | 5.29% | 1,034,365 | -2.32% | Long |
| (SCHI ) | Schwab 5-10 Year Corporate Bond ETF | 23.2 | 9164 | 5.28% | 1,522,440 | 0.0024 | Long |
| (EWZ ) | iShares MSCI Brazil ETF | 30.69 | 5710 | 5.24% | 26,015,824 | 0.023 | Long |
| (ILF ) | iShares Latin America 40 ETF | 28.54 | 1877 | 5.22% | 2,163,720 | 0.0943 | Long |
| (MSFU ) | Direxion Daily MSFT Bull 1.5X Shares | 50.85 | 130 | 5.32% | 551,125 | 0.1318 | Double-Long |
| (PAAA ) | PGIM AAA CLO ETF | 51.405 | 4038 | 5.18% | 835,195 | 0.0068 | Long |
| (FLTR ) | VanEck Vectors Investment Grade Floating Rate ETF | 25.5 | 2480 | 5.18% | 710,500 | 0.0035 | Long |
| (SPDN ) | Direxion Daily S&P 500 Bear 1X Shares | 9.81 | 121 | 5.07% | 6,266,255 | -15.21% | Short |
| (SPLB ) | SPDR Portfolio Long Term Corporate Bond ETF | 23.35 | 1232 | 5.08% | 3,693,840 | -4.46% | Long |
| (FLOT ) | iShares Floating Rate Bond ETF | 50.97 | 9134 | 5.07% | 1,525,455 | 0.0008 | Long |
| (FLRN ) | SPDR Bloomberg Investment Grade Floating Rate ETF | 30.8 | 2787 | 5.06% | 783,115 | 0.0013 | Long |
| (SPBO ) | SPDR Portfolio Corporate Bond ETF | 29.78 | 1712 | 5.05% | 1,100,880 | -1.29% | Long |
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