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 $100 million in total assets under management to help steer investors away from less established funds. As always, investors of all experience levels are advised to use stop-loss orders and practice disciplined profit-taking techniques.
Third, each of these ETFs also meets a minimum 20-day average trading volume of 0.5 million. As always, investors of all experience levels are advised to use stop-loss orders and practice disciplined profit-taking techniques.
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- A total of 92 ETFs made it to our list of high-yield prospects this month. YieldMax TSLA Option Income Strategy ETF (TSLY ), Defiance Daily Target 1.75X Long MSTR ETF (MSTX ), and YieldMax NVDA Option Income Strategy ETF (NVDY ) were the top performers this month.
Track the performance of the top dividend ETFs here.
Compare the Top 100 Highest Dividend-Yield ETFs here. The dividend yield is calculated by dividing the most recent dividend payment by the latest closing price of the fund.
To compare this month’s list with the one published on October 8th click here.
High-Yield ETFs
| Ticker | Name | Price | AUM ($MM) | Dividend Yield | 20 Day Avg Vol | 1-Year Return | Leverage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (TSLY ) | YieldMax TSLA Option Income Strategy ETF | 8.52 | 1290 | 97.79% | 39,092,953 | -34.81% | Long |
| (MSTX ) | Defiance Daily Target 1.75X Long MSTR ETF | 17 | 682 | 84.87% | 9,151,455 | -65.40% | Long |
| (NVDY ) | YieldMax NVDA Option Income Strategy ETF | 16.22 | 1817 | 79.18% | 7,904,650 | -38.16% | Long |
| (MST ) | Defiance Leveraged Long plus Income MSTR ETF | 6.77 | 69 | 72.61% | 632,680 | N/A | Double-Long |
| (YMAX ) | YieldMax Universe Fund of Option Income ETFs | 12.54 | 995 | 63.49% | 2,030,050 | -27.76% | Long |
| (AMDY ) | YieldMax AMD Option Income Strategy ETF | 10.16 | 220 | 59.88% | 1,991,345 | -23.95% | Long |
| (AMZY ) | YieldMax AMZN Option Income Strategy ETF | 14.33 | 291 | 54.52% | 682,930 | -23.65% | Long |
| (BITO ) | ProShares Bitcoin Strategy ETF | 18.93 | 2875 | 54.23% | 22,961,889 | -0.16% | Long |
| (COYY ) | GraniteShares YieldBOOST COIN ETF | 14.46 | 120 | 52.77% | 619,625 | N/A | Double-Long |
| (GDXY ) | YieldMax Gold Miners Option Income Strategy ETF | 15.15 | 184 | 50.73% | 790,330 | -14.16% | Long |
| (YMAG ) | YieldMax Magnificent 7 Fund of Option Income ETFs | 15.51 | 457 | 48.94% | 1,088,420 | -18.97% | Long |
| (QDTE ) | Roundhill N-100 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF | 36.07 | 959 | 35.43% | 993,025 | -15.13% | Long |
| (NVD ) | GraniteShares 2x Short NVDA Daily ETF | 8.12 | 123 | 32.12% | 21,081,150 | -73.59% | Double-Short |
| (BTCI ) | NEOS Bitcoin High Income ETF | 58.56 | 864 | 28.87% | 600,235 | 0.2114 | Long |
| (SARK ) | Tradr 2X Short Innovation Daily ETF | 27.28 | 103 | 23.88% | 1,239,755 | -64.41% | Double-Short |
| (SOXS ) | Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bear 3X Shares | 3.4 | 1002 | 17.62% | 274,081,656 | -83.15% | Triple-Short |
| (TLTW ) | iShares 20 plus Year Treasury Bond BuyWrite Strategy ETF | 24.03 | 1510 | 15.74% | 1,099,665 | -5.28% | Long |
| (AAPU ) | Direxion Daily AAPL Bull 1.5X Shares | 35.67 | 218 | 15.34% | 2,316,770 | -3.93% | Double-Long |
| (SQQQ ) | ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ | 13.22 | 2774 | 13.61% | 140,141,406 | -62.81% | Triple-Short |
| (QQQI ) | NEOS Nasdaq 100 High Income ETF | 55.46 | 5951 | 13.35% | 4,981,325 | 0.0761 | Long |
| (MORT ) | VanEck Vectors Mortgage REIT Income ETF | 10.6 | 338 | 12.86% | 578,950 | -6.11% | Long |
| (XYLD ) | Global X S&P 500 Covered Call ETF | 39.9 | 3070 | 12.80% | 1,017,800 | -3.44% | Long |
| (QYLD ) | Global X Nasdaq 100 Covered Call ETF | 17.42 | 8153 | 12.68% | 7,219,135 | -4.02% | Long |
| (JDST ) | Direxion Daily Junior Gold Miners Index Bear 3X Shares | 4.65 | 79 | 12.09% | 39,681,215 | -79.12% | Triple-Short |
| (RYLD ) | Global X Russell 2000 Covered Call ETF | 15.49 | 1260 | 12.02% | 612,865 | -3.67% | Long |
| (NVDU ) | Direxion Daily NVDA Bull 1.5X Shares | 135.73 | 675 | 11.83% | 565,320 | 0.0892 | Double-Long |
| (BIZD ) | VanEck Vectors BDC Income ETF | 14.55 | 1584 | 11.78% | 3,686,485 | -11.71% | Long |
| (SPYI ) | NEOS S&P 500 High Income ETF | 52.91 | 5890 | 11.59% | 3,015,450 | 0.0328 | Long |
| (NVDX ) | T-Rex 2X Long NVIDIA Daily Target ETF | 19.73 | 676 | 10.99% | 10,363,210 | 0.0511 | Double-Long |
| (BITX ) | Volatility Shares 2x Bitcoin Strategy ETF | 54.18 | 2554 | 10.90% | 10,551,605 | 0.7597 | Double-Long |
| (JEPQ ) | JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Income ETF | 58.96 | 31674 | 10.14% | 5,713,750 | 0.0643 | Long |
| (OMAH ) | VistaShares Target 15 Berkshire Select Income ETF | 19.14 | 605 | 10.13% | 652,245 | N/A | Long |
| (XCCC ) | BondBloxx CCC-Rated USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF | 39.02 | 223 | 10.11% | 506,655 | -1.19% | Long |
| (DUST ) | Direxion Daily Gold Miners Bear 2X Shares | 12.26 | 195 | 10.09% | 20,786,756 | -74.88% | Double-Short |
| (SETH ) | ProShares Short Ether Strategy ETF | 8.1 | 11 | 9.67% | 780,000 | -64.44% | Short |
| (SRTY ) | ProShares UltraPro Short Russell2000 | 10.49 | 78 | 9.52% | 13,515,855 | -48.98% | Triple-Short |
| (GPIQ ) | Goldman Sachs Nasdaq 100 Core Premium Income ETF | 54.07 | 1936 | 9.42% | 693,630 | 0.1216 | Long |
| (PFFA ) | Virtus InfraCap U.S. Preferred Stock ETF | 21.63 | 1859 | 9.41% | 610,420 | -5.01% | Long |
| (SPXU ) | ProShares UltraPro Short S&P500 | 12.44 | 529 | 8.96% | 32,737,090 | -47.75% | Triple-Short |
| (REM ) | iShares Mortgage Real Estate ETF | 22.41 | 607 | 8.86% | 558,480 | -1.54% | Long |
| (BITU ) | ProShares Ultra Bitcoin ETF | 52.35 | 1203 | 8.69% | 3,670,730 | 0.8703 | Double-Long |
| (AMLP ) | Alerian MLP ETF | 46.91 | 10317 | 8.27% | 1,795,755 | 0.0013 | Long |
| (JEPI ) | JPMorgan Equity Premium Income ETF | 57.6 | 41315 | 8.24% | 5,139,180 | -2.75% | Long |
| (TECS ) | Direxion Daily Technology Bear 3X Shares | 15.99 | 91 | 8.07% | 3,121,600 | -68.21% | Triple-Short |
| (GPIX ) | Goldman Sachs S&P 500 Core Premium Income ETF | 53.24 | 1997 | 7.85% | 546,465 | 0.0826 | Long |
| (WPAY ) | Roundhill Weeklypay Universe ETF | 54.65 | 415 | 7.80% | 732,825 | N/A | Long |
| (MUD ) | Direxion Daily MU Bear 1X Shares | 8.19 | 11 | 7.75% | 795,885 | -65.18% | Short |
| (SDOW ) | ProShares UltraPro Short Dow30 | 33.37 | 202 | 7.73% | 3,894,640 | -37.46% | Triple-Short |
| (SRLN ) | SPDR Blackstone Senior Loan ETF | 41.48 | 6448 | 7.71% | 4,372,685 | -1.07% | Long |
| (JBBB ) | Janus Henderson B-BBB CLO ETF | 48.14 | 1309 | 7.60% | 730,420 | -2.09% | Long |
| (PFXF ) | VanEck Vectors Preferred Securities ex Financials ETF | 18.04 | 2019 | 7.44% | 516,375 | -0.33% | Long |
| (SPHY ) | SPDR Portfolio High Yield Bond ETF | 23.93 | 10094 | 7.40% | 4,672,175 | 0.0097 | Long |
| (SDS ) | ProShares UltraShort S&P500 | 13.72 | 455 | 7.24% | 23,890,730 | -32.91% | Double-Short |
| (SJNK ) | SPDR Bloomberg Short Term High Yield Bond ETF | 25.57 | 5242 | 7.21% | 4,355,745 | 0.0031 | Long |
| (QID ) | ProShares UltraShort QQQ | 19.66 | 258 | 7.16% | 18,259,369 | -44.32% | Double-Short |
| (BKLN ) | Invesco Senior Loan ETF | 20.89 | 5991 | 7.13% | 12,838,820 | -0.62% | Long |
| (SHYG ) | iShares 0-5 Year High Yield Corporate Bond ETF | 43.29 | 7589 | 7.00% | 1,702,720 | 0.007 | Long |
| (FLBL ) | Franklin Liberty Senior Loan ETF | 23.82 | 1131 | 7.00% | 567,975 | -2.26% | Long |
| (SCYB ) | Schwab High Yield Bond ETF | 26.71 | 1814 | 6.97% | 749,110 | 0.0121 | Long |
| (YANG ) | Direxion Daily FTSE China Bear 3X Shares | 21.16 | 221 | 6.91% | 3,310,975 | -70.85% | Triple-Short |
| (TWM ) | ProShares UltraShort Russell2000 | 31.5 | 39 | 6.79% | 540,360 | -32.62% | Double-Short |
| (USHY ) | iShares Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF | 37.8 | 26156 | 6.75% | 13,879,005 | 0.0169 | Long |
| (JNK ) | SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF | 98.02 | 8280 | 6.51% | 4,985,465 | 0.0172 | Long |
| (PFF ) | iShares U.S. Preferred Stock ETF | 31.73 | 14723 | 6.44% | 3,087,045 | -3.82% | Long |
| (HYLB ) | X-trackers USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF | 37.14 | 3959 | 6.25% | 1,964,760 | 0.0206 | Long |
| (PFFD ) | Global X U.S. Preferred ETF | 19.52 | 2361 | 6.20% | 502,475 | -5.20% | Long |
| (FALN ) | iShares U.S. Fallen Angels ETF | 27.76 | 1864 | 6.10% | 964,880 | 0.0278 | Long |
| (ANGL ) | VanEck Vectors Fallen Angel High Yield Bond ETF | 29.73 | 3095 | 6.09% | 804,800 | 0.0252 | Long |
| (PSQ ) | ProShares Short QQQ | 29.74 | 554 | 6.06% | 8,683,825 | -23.84% | Short |
| (EMLC ) | VanEck Vectors J.P. Morgan EM Local Currency Bond ETF | 25.58 | 4063 | 5.95% | 2,526,185 | 0.0557 | Long |
| (PYLD ) | PIMCO Multisector Bond Active ETF | 27 | 8584 | 5.89% | 2,755,635 | 0.0317 | Long |
| (BINC ) | BlackRock Flexible Income ETF | 53.5 | 13565 | 5.88% | 1,798,200 | 0.0134 | Long |
| (CGMS ) | Capital Group U.S. Multi-Sector Income ETF | 27.98 | 3506 | 5.87% | 830,360 | 0.0171 | Long |
| (TZA ) | Direxion Daily Small Cap Bear 3X Shares | 7.34 | 295 | 5.87% | 50,964,996 | -47.23% | Triple-Short |
| (PGX ) | Invesco Preferred ETF | 11.61 | 3960 | 5.83% | 2,486,205 | -4.84% | Long |
| (JPIE ) | JPMorgan Income ETF | 46.44 | 5750 | 5.70% | 1,171,620 | 0.0118 | Long |
| (HYG ) | iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF | 81.28 | 19068 | 5.67% | 48,929,371 | 0.0252 | Long |
| (FPE ) | First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF | 18.45 | 6325 | 5.55% | 1,432,580 | 0.025 | Long |
| (JAAA ) | Janus Henderson AAA CLO ETF | 50.73 | 25289 | 5.55% | 5,292,890 | -0.20% | Long |
| (DXD ) | ProShares UltraShort Dow30 | 21.04 | 51 | 5.30% | 1,420,260 | -24.40% | Double-Short |
| (VCLT ) | Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF | 79.21 | 7896 | 5.28% | 3,797,100 | 0.0225 | Long |
| (EMB ) | iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF | 97.03 | 15496 | 5.27% | 7,363,805 | 0.0632 | Long |
| (JMBS ) | Janus Henderson Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF | 46.13 | 6614 | 5.27% | 650,205 | 0.0217 | Long |
| (EWZ ) | iShares MSCI Brazil ETF | 30.77 | 5946 | 5.22% | 26,319,580 | 0.0939 | Long |
| (ILF ) | iShares Latin America 40 ETF | 28.96 | 2013 | 5.14% | 1,791,730 | 0.1497 | Long |
| (PAAA ) | PGIM AAA CLO ETF | 51.41 | 4895 | 5.14% | 1,059,600 | 0.0037 | Long |
| (SH ) | ProShares Short S&P500 | 36.06 | 1233 | 5.12% | 7,598,055 | -16.60% | Short |
| (FLTR ) | VanEck Vectors Investment Grade Floating Rate ETF | 25.55 | 2569 | 5.08% | 752,590 | 0.0024 | Long |
| (DBO ) | Invesco DB Oil Fund | 13.31 | 221 | 5.03% | 581,885 | -9.88% | Long |
| (SPLB ) | SPDR Portfolio Long Term Corporate Bond ETF | 23.59 | 954 | 5.03% | 2,786,600 | 0.0239 | Long |
| (SPBO ) | SPDR Portfolio Corporate Bond ETF | 29.92 | 1735 | 5.02% | 716,885 | 0.024 | Long |
| (FLOT ) | iShares Floating Rate Bond ETF | 51.04 | 9065 | 5.00% | 1,554,825 | -0.04% | Long |
Please note that this list is updated on a monthly basis.
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Disclosure: No positions at time of writing.