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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 $100 million in total assets under management to help steer investors away from less established funds. As always, investors of all experience levels are advised to use stop-loss orders and practice disciplined profit-taking techniques.
Third, each of these ETFs also meets a minimum 20-day average trading volume of 0.5 million. As always, investors of all experience levels are advised to use stop-loss orders and practice disciplined profit-taking techniques.
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- A total of 109 ETFs made it to our list of high-yield prospects this month. ProShares Bitcoin Strategy ETF (BITO ), YieldMax NVDA Option Income Strategy ETF (NVDY ), and YieldMax Universe Fund of Option Income ETFs (YMAX ) were the top performers this month.
Track the performance of the top dividend ETFs here.
Compare the Top 100 Highest Dividend-Yield ETFs here. The dividend yield is calculated by dividing the most recent dividend payment by the latest closing price of the fund.
To compare this month’s list with the one published on December 10th, click here.
High-Yield ETFs
| Ticker | Name | Price | AUM ($MM) | Dividend Yield | 20 Day Avg Vol | 1-Year Return | Leverage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (BITO ) | ProShares Bitcoin Strategy ETF | 12.1 | 1,843 | 78.68% | 40,851,355 | -47.53% | Long |
| (NVDY ) | YieldMax NVDA Option Income Strategy ETF | 14.7 | 1,631 | 76.48% | 5,681,145 | -37.97% | Long |
| (YMAX ) | YieldMax Universe Fund of Option Income ETFs | 10.21 | 808 | 72.39% | 2,379,110 | -40.98% | Long |
| (BITU ) | ProShares Ultra Bitcoin ETF | 21.91 | 512 | 50.64% | 4,261,570 | -56.79% | Double-Long |
| (GDXY ) | YieldMax Gold Miners Option Income Strategy ETF | 15.94 | 191 | 50.19% | 532,645 | 0.0963 | Long |
| (YMAG ) | YieldMax Magnificent 7 Fund of Option Income ETFs | 14.39 | 440 | 48.85% | 727,770 | -27.03% | Long |
| (GOOY ) | YieldMax GOOGL Option Income Strategy ETF | 14.64 | 195 | 41.39% | 533,300 | -2.53% | Long |
| (QDTE ) | Roundhill N-100 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF | 32.85 | 876 | 40.31% | 867,950 | -19.29% | Long |
| (NVD ) | GraniteShares 2x Short NVDA Daily ETF | 7.01 | 137 | 37.20% | 32,431,439 | -75.67% | Double-Short |
| (BTCI ) | NEOS Bitcoin High Income ETF | 43.81 | 662 | 36.64% | 625,420 | -26.70% | Long |
| (AVL ) | Direxion Daily AVGO Bull 2X Shares | 44.91 | 97 | 28.51% | 803,945 | 0.1828 | Double-Long |
| (SARK ) | Tradr 2X Short Innovation Daily ETF | 29.56 | 113 | 22.04% | 714,545 | -23.47% | Double-Short |
| (BITX ) | Volatility Shares 2x Bitcoin Strategy ETF | 27.53 | 1,295 | 21.85% | 10,766,645 | -48.29% | Double-Long |
| (SMUP ) | T-REX 2X Long SMR Daily Target ETF | 0.9677 | 1 | 21.80% | 1,413,125 | N/A | Double-Long |
| (PLTU ) | Direxion Daily PLTR Bull 2X Shares ETF | 79.04 | 407 | 21.67% | 996,900 | 1.5898 | Double-Long |
| (FTGC ) | First Trust Global Tactical Commodity Strategy Fund | 23.33 | 1,890 | 17.67% | 663,580 | -1.12% | Long |
| (JDST ) | Direxion Daily Junior Gold Miners Index Bear 3X Shares | 2.63 | 28 | 15.06% | 45,072,488 | -91.35% | Triple-Short |
| (TLTW ) | iShares 20 plus Year Treasury Bond BuyWrite Strategy ETF | 22.84 | 1,494 | 14.71% | 1,323,325 | -2.56% | Long |
| (MSTY ) | YieldMax MSTR Option Income Strategy ETF | 30.11 | 1,699 | 13.80% | 2,086,845 | -79.57% | Long |
| (QQQI ) | NEOS Nasdaq 100 High Income ETF | 54.36 | 5,820 | 13.69% | 3,942,555 | 0.0228 | Long |
| (MORT ) | VanEck Vectors Mortgage REIT Income ETF | 10.51 | 338 | 12.97% | 646,550 | -0.38% | Long |
| (DUST ) | Direxion Daily Gold Miners Bear 2X Shares | 7.46 | 76 | 12.47% | 31,912,564 | -88.93% | Double-Short |
| (NVDX ) | T-REX 2X Long NVIDIA Daily Target ETF | 17.48 | 528 | 12.40% | 9,661,805 | 0.1915 | Double-Long |
| (BIZD ) | VanEck Vectors BDC Income ETF | 14.08 | 1,542 | 12.17% | 2,653,940 | -15.23% | Long |
| (RYLD ) | Global X Russell 2000 Covered Call ETF | 15.44 | 1,256 | 11.90% | 769,215 | -6.71% | Long |
| (SPYI ) | NEOS S&P 500 High Income ETF | 52.87 | 5,941 | 11.63% | 2,291,675 | 0.0256 | Long |
| (OMAH ) | VistaShares Target 15 Berkshire Select Income ETF | 18.82 | 610 | 11.54% | 515,410 | N/A | Long |
| (QYLD ) | Global X Nasdaq 100 Covered Call ETF | 17.74 | 8,258 | 11.51% | 3,906,900 | -5.24% | Long |
| (SOXS ) | Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bear 3X Shares | 3.02 | 1,037 | 11.19% | 319,752,000 | -85.39% | Triple-Short |
| (XYLD ) | Global X S&P 500 Covered Call ETF | 40.74 | 3,123 | 10.48% | 750,425 | -5.96% | Long |
| (JEPQ ) | JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Income ETF | 59.16 | 31,946 | 10.15% | 4,402,355 | 0.0246 | Long |
| (HGER ) | Harbor All-Weather Inflation Focus ETF | 24.81 | 1,123 | 10.02% | 650,190 | 0.137 | Long |
| (TSLY ) | YieldMax TSLA Option Income Strategy ETF | 38.28 | 1,164 | 9.82% | 2,154,535 | -49.43% | Long |
| (GPIQ ) | Goldman Sachs Nasdaq 100 Core Premium Income ETF | 53.32 | 1,984 | 9.73% | 874,125 | 0.067 | Long |
| (SDIV ) | Global X SuperDividend ETF | 24.22 | 1,032 | 9.54% | 598,105 | 0.1672 | Long |
| (MUD ) | Direxion Daily MU Bear 1X Shares | 5.68 | 20 | 9.47% | 3,104,635 | -79.05% | Short |
| (PFFA ) | Virtus InfraCap U.S. Preferred Stock ETF | 21.6 | 1,885 | 9.44% | 791,685 | -1.01% | Long |
| (FTHI ) | First Trust High Income ETF | 23.74 | 1,722 | 9.40% | 598,890 | 0.0102 | Long |
| (REM ) | iShares Mortgage Real Estate ETF | 22.14 | 601 | 8.71% | 603,450 | 0.0443 | Long |
| (RDVI ) | FT Vest Rising Dividend Achievers Target Income ETF | 26.55 | 2,517 | 8.68% | 588,250 | 0.0899 | Long |
| (AAPU ) | Direxion Daily AAPL Bull 1.5X Shares | 34.07 | 208 | 8.53% | 1,071,930 | -13.31% | Double-Long |
| (AMLP ) | Alerian MLP ETF | 46.98 | 10,310 | 8.37% | 1,451,730 | -1.88% | Long |
| (SRLN ) | SPDR Blackstone Senior Loan ETF | 41.23 | 6,543 | 8.33% | 3,813,210 | -1.17% | Long |
| (CONY ) | YieldMax COIN Option Income Strategy ETF | 40.5 | 813 | 8.19% | 734,860 | -70.63% | Long |
| (JEPI ) | JPMorgan Equity Premium Income ETF | 57.98 | 41,501 | 8.09% | 4,663,745 | -0.82% | Long |
| (MSFU ) | Direxion Daily MSFT Bull 1.5X Shares | 42.1 | 176 | 8.02% | 738,180 | 0.0201 | Double-Long |
| (SPHY ) | SPDR Portfolio High Yield Bond ETF | 23.68 | 9,988 | 7.99% | 4,350,780 | 0.0098 | Long |
| (GPIX ) | Goldman Sachs S&P 500 Core Premium Income ETF | 53.15 | 2,041 | 7.96% | 681,700 | 0.0607 | Long |
| (NFXL ) | Direxion Daily NFLX Bear 2X Shares ETF | 30.95 | 86 | 7.89% | 888,595 | -19.57% | Double-Short |
| (CLOZ ) | Panagram BBB-B CLO ETF | 26.49 | 819 | 7.81% | 506,325 | -1.67% | Long |
| (PFXF ) | VanEck Vectors Preferred Securities ex Financials ETF | 17.7 | 1,994 | 7.77% | 547,665 | 0.0285 | Long |
| (SJNK ) | SPDR Bloomberg Short Term High Yield Bond ETF | 25.3 | 5,308 | 7.75% | 3,804,065 | 0.0032 | Long |
| (CRWU ) | T-REX 2X Long CRWV Daily Target ETF | 5.53 | 5 | 7.74% | 1,540,715 | N/A | Double-Long |
| (SCYB ) | Schwab High Yield Bond ETF | 26.43 | 1,808 | 7.54% | 808,045 | 0.0119 | Long |
| (JNK ) | SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF | 97.19 | 8,133 | 7.08% | 4,486,435 | 0.0185 | Long |
| (ULTY ) | YieldMax Ultra Option Income Strategy ETF | 38.3 | 2,011 | 7.06% | 822,045 | -58.14% | Long |
| (SHYG ) | iShares 0-5 Year High Yield Corporate Bond ETF | 42.87 | 7,867 | 7.03% | 1,670,895 | 0.0068 | Long |
| (BKLN ) | Invesco Senior Loan ETF | 20.98 | 6,090 | 6.96% | 7,616,045 | -0.33% | Long |
| (TECL ) | Direxion Daily Technology Bull 3X Shares | 122.38 | 4,081 | 6.91% | 902,235 | 0.265 | Triple-Long |
| (USHY ) | iShares Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF | 37.41 | 26,107 | 6.78% | 9,864,380 | 0.018 | Long |
| (VRP ) | Invesco Variable Rate Preferred ETF | 24.33 | 2,253 | 6.52% | 545,320 | 0.005 | Long |
| (BNDX ) | Vanguard Total International Bond ETF | 48.37 | 69,212 | 6.49% | 4,559,380 | -1.10% | Long |
| (QID ) | ProShares UltraShort QQQ | 19.75 | 307 | 6.40% | 24,063,395 | -36.84% | Double-Short |
| (VWOB ) | Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF | 67.65 | 5,156 | 6.39% | 809,335 | 0.0692 | Long |
| (PFFD ) | Global X U.S. Preferred ETF | 19.06 | 2,298 | 6.33% | 756,380 | -2.18% | Long |
| (FALN ) | iShares U.S. Fallen Angels ETF | 27.31 | 1,811 | 6.31% | 832,070 | 0.0217 | Long |
| (HYLB ) | X-trackers USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF | 36.84 | 3,975 | 6.29% | 1,215,630 | 0.0222 | Long |
| (PFF ) | iShares U.S. Preferred Stock ETF | 31 | 14,395 | 6.29% | 3,537,275 | -0.74% | Long |
| (XXRP ) | Teucrium 2x Long Daily XRP ETF | 9.76 | 154 | 6.25% | 1,450,585 | N/A | Double-Long |
| (FPE ) | First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF | 18.24 | 6,258 | 6.21% | 1,322,320 | 0.0323 | Long |
| (ANGL ) | VanEck Vectors Fallen Angel High Yield Bond ETF | 29.37 | 3,065 | 6.19% | 721,360 | 0.0266 | Long |
| (DBEF ) | X-trackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF | 48.12 | 8,409 | 6.17% | 737,270 | 0.1545 | Long |
| (PYLD ) | PIMCO Multisector Bond Active ETF | 26.86 | 8,835 | 6.17% | 3,090,905 | 0.0335 | Long |
| (EDV ) | Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury ETF | 65.99 | 3,747 | 6.14% | 961,110 | -1.90% | Long |
| (KWEB ) | KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF | 34.47 | 8,245 | 6.08% | 15,160,410 | 0.1602 | Long |
| (TECS ) | Direxion Daily Technology Bear 3X Shares | 16.64 | 100 | 6.06% | 1,931,315 | -62.83% | Triple-Short |
| (AMZU ) | Direxion Daily AMZN Bull 1.5X Shares | 35.38 | 411 | 6.05% | 1,538,605 | -19.39% | Double-Long |
| (PGX ) | Invesco Preferred ETF | 11.22 | 3,838 | 6.02% | 3,722,155 | -1.67% | Long |
| (SDOW ) | ProShares UltraPro Short Dow30 | 31.16 | 198 | 5.95% | 3,413,830 | -36.42% | Triple-Short |
| (VCLT ) | Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF | 76.45 | 7,621 | 5.93% | 3,975,935 | 0.0237 | Long |
| (FLJP ) | Franklin FTSE Japan ETF | 34.68 | 2,414 | 5.91% | 518,785 | 0.2021 | Long |
| (EMLC ) | VanEck Vectors J.P. Morgan EM Local Currency Bond ETF | 25.74 | 4,109 | 5.90% | 2,301,640 | 0.1071 | Long |
| (BINC ) | BlackRock Flexible Income ETF | 52.78 | 13,649 | 5.86% | 1,818,975 | 0.0152 | Long |
| (HYG ) | iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF | 80.63 | 19,077 | 5.71% | 34,364,199 | 0.0265 | Long |
| (JPIE ) | JPMorgan Income ETF | 46.52 | 5,887 | 5.65% | 1,111,620 | 0.0164 | Long |
| (SPLB ) | SPDR Portfolio Long Term Corporate Bond ETF | 22.76 | 923 | 5.65% | 1,965,995 | 0.0248 | Long |
| (PAAA ) | PGIM AAA CLO ETF | 51.24 | 4,992 | 5.61% | 1,470,425 | 0.0014 | Long |
| (NVDU ) | Direxion Daily NVDA Bull 1.5X Shares | 120.04 | 574 | 5.57% | 547,135 | 0.2275 | Double-Long |
| (AMDD ) | Direxion Daily AMD Bear 1X Shares | 9.34 | 30 | 5.55% | 3,513,610 | N/A | Short |
| (CGMS ) | Capital Group U.S. Multi-Sector Income ETF | 27.68 | 3,507 | 5.53% | 913,055 | 0.0184 | Long |
| (SPBO ) | SPDR Portfolio Corporate Bond ETF | 29.44 | 1,708 | 5.50% | 523,960 | 0.0297 | Long |
| (JIRE ) | JPMorgan International Research Enhanced Equity ETF | 75.08 | 9,106 | 5.34% | 500,680 | 0.2775 | Long |
| (PLTD ) | Direxion Daily PLTR Bear 1X Shares ETF | 6.35 | 38 | 5.34% | 33,349,035 | -71.38% | Short |
| (VPL ) | Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF | 91.05 | 8,211 | 5.34% | 991,030 | 0.2709 | Long |
| (SCHI ) | Schwab 5-10 Year Corporate Bond ETF | 23.06 | 9,621 | 5.33% | 1,803,080 | 0.0468 | Long |
| (CGXU ) | Capital Group International Focus Equity ETF | 29.58 | 4,212 | 5.30% | 666,200 | 0.186 | Long |
| (JAAA ) | Janus Henderson AAA CLO ETF | 50.55 | 25,209 | 5.30% | 6,508,325 | -0.30% | Long |
| (TZA ) | Direxion Daily Small Cap Bear 3X Shares | 7.19 | 307 | 5.30% | 92,252,922 | -43.47% | Triple-Short |
| (FLRN ) | SPDR Bloomberg Investment Grade Floating Rate ETF | 30.715 | 2,663 | 5.26% | 743,995 | -0.05% | Long |
| (EWT ) | iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF | 63.33 | 6,605 | 5.25% | 3,182,065 | 0.2051 | Long |
| (EMB ) | iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF | 96.59 | 15,310 | 5.23% | 6,421,010 | 0.0816 | Long |
| (EWH ) | iShares MSCI Hong Kong ETF | 21.46 | 658 | 5.14% | 2,139,345 | 0.2804 | Long |
| (IGLB ) | iShares Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF | 50.82 | 2,617 | 5.10% | 1,451,330 | 0.0296 | Long |
| (UCON ) | First Trust TCW Unconstrained Plus Bond ETF | 25.2 | 3,110 | 5.06% | 627,250 | 0.0248 | Long |
| (VUSB ) | Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF | 49.83 | 5,820 | 5.05% | 1,545,045 | 0.0052 | Long |
| (BLV ) | Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF | 70.02 | 5,707 | 5.03% | 648,665 | 0.0259 | Long |
| (JMBS ) | Janus Henderson Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF | 45.74 | 6,635 | 5.03% | 594,140 | 0.0374 | Long |
| (PSQ ) | ProShares Short QQQ | 29.86 | 534 | 5.03% | 9,329,035 | -18.37% | Short |
| (FLTR ) | VanEck Vectors Investment Grade Floating Rate ETF | 25.46 | 2,560 | 5.02% | 705,090 | 0.0016 | Long |
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Disclosure: No positions at time of writing.
