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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 $100 million in total assets under management to help steer investors away from less established funds. As always, investors of all experience levels are advised to use stop-loss orders and practice disciplined profit-taking techniques.
Third, each of these ETFs also meets a minimum 20-day average trading volume of 0.5 million. As always, investors of all experience levels are advised to use stop-loss orders and practice disciplined profit-taking techniques.
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- A total of 109 ETFs made it to our list of high-yield prospects this month. ProShares Bitcoin Strategy ETF (BITO ), YieldMax Universe Fund of Option Income ETFs (YMAX ), and ProShares Ultra Bitcoin ETF (BITU ) were the top performers this month.
Track the performance of the top dividend ETFs here.
Compare the Top 100 Highest Dividend-Yield ETFs here. The dividend yield is calculated by dividing the most recent dividend payment by the latest closing price of the fund.
To compare this month’s list with the one published on February 18th click here.
High-Yield ETFs
| Ticker | Name | Price | AUM ($MM) | Dividend Yield | 20 Day Avg Vol | 1-Year Return | Leverage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (BITO ) | ProShares Bitcoin Strategy ETF | 9.51 | 2,009.56 | 83.99% | 88,987,461 | -50.95% | Long |
| (YMAX ) | YieldMax Universe Fund of Option Income ETFs | 8.6 | 507.4 | 79.10% | 2,415,230 | -40.61% | Long |
| (BITU ) | ProShares Ultra Bitcoin ETF | 12.29 | 344.24 | 76.51% | 5,612,035 | -68.03% | Double-Long |
| (NVDY ) | YieldMax NVDA Option Income Strategy ETF | 13.66 | 1,453.83 | 74.05% | 5,577,675 | -17.51% | Long |
| (GDXY ) | YieldMax Gold Miners Option Income Strategy ETF | 16.04 | 279.42 | 55.63% | 1,020,295 | 0.0402 | Long |
| (MST ) | Defiance Leveraged Long plus Income MSTR ETF | 3.68 | 13.62 | 53.68% | 560,005 | N/A | Double-Long |
| (YMAG ) | YieldMax Magnificent 7 Fund of Option Income ETFs | 12.83 | 338.46 | 51.73% | 1,224,340 | -19.66% | Long |
| (QDTE ) | Roundhill N-100 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF | 29.28 | 884.26 | 48.33% | 565,605 | -20.02% | Long |
| (BTCI ) | NEOS Bitcoin High Income ETF | 33.66 | 864.05 | 44.76% | 525,445 | -36.63% | Long |
| (BITX ) | Volatility Shares 2x Bitcoin Strategy ETF | 15.55 | 833.32 | 39.11% | 15,178,455 | -62.58% | Double-Long |
| (AVL ) | Direxion Daily AVGO Bull 2X Shares | 41.85 | 211.34 | 33.39% | 643,190 | 0.8894 | Double-Long |
| (PLTU ) | Direxion Daily PLTR Bull 2X Shares ETF | 52.5 | 526.05 | 32.32% | 2,750,725 | 0.7594 | Double-Long |
| (SVOL ) | Simplify Volatility Premium ETF | 16.2 | 574.61 | 22.07% | 523,090 | -16.62% | Long |
| (TSLY ) | YieldMax TSLA Option Income Strategy ETF | 32.09 | 957.24 | 21.15% | 871,685 | -27.40% | Long |
| (ULTY ) | YieldMax Ultra Option Income Strategy ETF | 32.9 | 1,098.86 | 18.26% | 726,735 | -51.11% | Long |
| (XXRP ) | Teucrium 2x Long Daily XRP ETF | 4.16 | 86.82 | 15.18% | 2,345,625 | N/A | Double-Long |
| (FTGC ) | First Trust Global Tactical Commodity Strategy Fund | 27.45 | 2,216.88 | 14.74% | 540,830 | 0.0999 | Long |
| (MSTY ) | YieldMax MSTR Option Income Strategy ETF | 24.06 | 1,128.41 | 14.51% | 809,005 | -77.90% | Long |
| (QQQI ) | NEOS Nasdaq 100 High Income ETF | 52.46 | 8,017.99 | 14.39% | 6,384,380 | 0.0486 | Long |
| (BCI ) | Aberdeen Standard Bloomberg All Commodity Strategy K-1 ETF | 23.15 | 2,346.25 | 13.70% | 1,900,365 | 0.1019 | Long |
| (TLTW ) | iShares 20 plus Year Treasury Bond BuyWrite Strategy ETF | 23.14 | 1,747.07 | 13.46% | 1,833,250 | -2.94% | Long |
| (BIZD ) | VanEck Vectors BDC Income ETF | 12.88 | 1,461.88 | 13.02% | 4,265,915 | -24.77% | Long |
| (MORT ) | VanEck Vectors Mortgage REIT Income ETF | 10.43 | 366.61 | 12.77% | 1,811,525 | -10.24% | Long |
| (SPYI ) | NEOS S&P 500 High Income ETF | 51.6 | 7,377.77 | 12.06% | 5,199,090 | 0.0422 | Long |
| (ETHT ) | ProShares Ultra Ether ETF | 14.63 | 137.38 | 12.01% | 2,080,745 | -60.99% | Double-Long |
| (RYLD ) | Global X Russell 2000 Covered Call ETF | 15.36 | 1,299.46 | 11.96% | 742,465 | -0.97% | Long |
| (MSFU ) | Direxion Daily MSFT Bull 1.5X Shares | 28.57 | 231.99 | 11.85% | 3,838,005 | -14.18% | Double-Long |
| (QYLD ) | Global X Nasdaq 100 Covered Call ETF | 17.64 | 8,247.05 | 11.71% | 11,146,410 | 0.0138 | Long |
| (NVD ) | GraniteShares 2x Short NVDA Daily ETF | 7.03 | 80.21 | 11.37% | 77,393,469 | -79.08% | Double-Short |
| (PFIX ) | Simplify Interest Rate Hedge ETF | 43.19 | 157.64 | 11.09% | 578,745 | -11.00% | Long |
| (JEPQ ) | JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Income ETF | 57.58 | 33,226.54 | 10.85% | 6,366,090 | 0.0711 | Long |
| (FAS ) | Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares | 125.65 | 1,922.45 | 10.83% | 987,630 | -17.63% | Triple-Long |
| (XYLD ) | Global X S&P 500 Covered Call ETF | 40.5 | 3,151.71 | 10.72% | 1,362,140 | -0.61% | Long |
| (GPIQ ) | Goldman Sachs Nasdaq 100 Core Premium Income ETF | 51.6 | 2,827.68 | 10.37% | 966,860 | 0.1114 | Long |
| (CRWU ) | T-REX 2X Long CRWV Daily Target ETF | 4.335 | 12.18 | 10.21% | 1,453,310 | N/A | Double-Long |
| (AAPU ) | Direxion Daily AAPL Bull 1.5X Shares | 29.88 | 254.58 | 9.91% | 1,944,805 | -10.22% | Double-Long |
| (PCRB ) | Putnam ESG Core Bond ETF | 47.226 | 869.9 | 9.70% | 618,165 | -3.13% | Long |
| (FTHI ) | First Trust High Income ETF | 23.39 | 1,941.84 | 9.65% | 673,965 | 0.0405 | Long |
| (PFFA ) | Virtus InfraCap U.S. Preferred Stock ETF | 21.34 | 2,128.67 | 9.55% | 1,070,735 | -2.38% | Long |
| (SDIV ) | Global X SuperDividend ETF | 25.59 | 1,189.94 | 9.03% | 875,460 | 0.2037 | Long |
| (RDVI ) | FT Vest Rising Dividend Achievers Target Income ETF | 26.25 | 2,712.94 | 8.92% | 621,340 | 0.0834 | Long |
| (REM ) | iShares Mortgage Real Estate ETF | 21.99 | 645.41 | 8.71% | 847,450 | -6.19% | Long |
| (TECL ) | Direxion Daily Technology Bull 3X Shares | 102.45 | 3,447.44 | 8.68% | 1,307,140 | 0.4479 | Triple-Long |
| (GPIX ) | Goldman Sachs S&P 500 Core Premium Income ETF | 51.81 | 2,901.36 | 8.38% | 763,605 | 0.0853 | Long |
| (JEPI ) | JPMorgan Equity Premium Income ETF | 58.38 | 43,024.31 | 8.20% | 5,600,445 | 0.0031 | Long |
| (JBBB ) | Janus Henderson B-BBB CLO ETF | 47.28 | 1,156.00 | 8.04% | 592,685 | -3.27% | Long |
| (PTIR ) | GraniteShares 2x Long PLTR Daily ETF | 19.17 | 535.61 | 8.03% | 5,582,965 | 1.0405 | Double-Long |
| (CLOZ ) | Panagram BBB-B CLO ETF | 25.645 | 736.01 | 8.01% | 962,170 | -4.70% | Long |
| (SRLN ) | SPDR Blackstone Senior Loan ETF | 40.03 | 6,260.69 | 7.81% | 7,449,950 | -3.15% | Long |
| (AMLP ) | Alerian MLP ETF | 52.29 | 11,781.46 | 7.55% | 1,592,975 | 0.0389 | Long |
| (NFXL ) | Direxion Daily NFLX Bull 2X Shares ETF | 31.97 | 222.83 | 7.51% | 1,365,780 | -9.69% | Double-Long |
| (AMZU ) | Direxion Daily AMZN Bull 1.5X Shares | 28.75 | 270.25 | 7.46% | 4,480,830 | -14.18% | Double-Long |
| (SPHY ) | SPDR Portfolio High Yield Bond ETF | 23.47 | 10,378.43 | 7.38% | 5,510,945 | -0.59% | Long |
| (SJNK ) | SPDR Bloomberg Short Term High Yield Bond ETF | 25.06 | 5,265.11 | 7.14% | 4,093,865 | -1.22% | Long |
| (SHYG ) | iShares 0-5 Year High Yield Corporate Bond ETF | 42.44 | 8,033.89 | 7.08% | 1,903,510 | -0.98% | Long |
| (KWEB ) | KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF | 30.54 | 7,390.68 | 7.05% | 24,871,650 | -17.44% | Long |
| (BKLN ) | Invesco Senior Loan ETF | 20.51 | 7,463.59 | 7.04% | 32,515,029 | -1.87% | Long |
| (SCYB ) | Schwab High Yield Bond ETF | 26.23 | 2,240.04 | 7.00% | 1,236,380 | -0.15% | Long |
| (TSDD ) | GraniteShares 2x Short TSLA Daily ETF | 9.31 | 69.92 | 6.92% | 38,590,660 | -86.29% | Double-Short |
| (USHY ) | iShares Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF | 37.1 | 25,448.74 | 6.86% | 14,829,439 | 0.0003 | Long |
| (PFXF ) | VanEck Vectors Preferred Securities ex Financials ETF | 18.06 | 2,129.27 | 6.76% | 580,860 | 0.0686 | Long |
| (TSMX ) | Direxion Daily TSM Bear 2X Shares ETF | 62.19 | 317.17 | 6.75% | 741,840 | 1.8345 | Double-Short |
| (TSLL ) | Direxion Daily TSLA Bull 1.5X Shares | 14.35 | 4,891.92 | 6.71% | 63,582,605 | 0.3462 | Double-Long |
| (DIVO ) | Amplify CWP Dividend & Option Income ETF | 45.95 | 6,242.31 | 6.68% | 909,290 | 0.1166 | Long |
| (JNK ) | SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF | 96.43 | 7,837.83 | 6.65% | 5,587,545 | 0.0033 | Long |
| (NVDU ) | Direxion Daily NVDA Bull 1.5X Shares | 108.02 | 496.89 | 6.53% | 516,130 | 0.8547 | Double-Long |
| (FALN ) | iShares U.S. Fallen Angels ETF | 27.12 | 1,838.74 | 6.45% | 1,153,950 | 0.0048 | Long |
| (VRP ) | Invesco Variable Rate Preferred ETF | 24.31 | 2,392.10 | 6.44% | 510,595 | -0.08% | Long |
| (HYLB ) | X-trackers USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF | 36.63 | 3,512.45 | 6.37% | 1,582,070 | 0.006 | Long |
| (CARY ) | Angel Oak Income ETF | 21.02 | 832.81 | 6.35% | 501,960 | 0.0101 | Long |
| (PFFD ) | Global X U.S. Preferred ETF | 18.91 | 2,205.47 | 6.35% | 540,195 | -2.63% | Long |
| (ANGL ) | VanEck Vectors Fallen Angel High Yield Bond ETF | 29.17 | 3,080.35 | 6.30% | 935,325 | 0.0052 | Long |
| (PYLD ) | PIMCO Multisector Bond Active ETF | 26.56 | 11,498.36 | 6.28% | 3,483,705 | 0.0103 | Long |
| (FPE ) | First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF | 18.14 | 6,405.41 | 6.24% | 1,538,410 | 0.022 | Long |
| (PGX ) | Invesco Preferred ETF | 11.28 | 3,970.00 | 6.01% | 2,624,430 | -2.08% | Long |
| (CGMS ) | Capital Group U.S. Multi-Sector Income ETF | 27.57 | 4,171.34 | 6.00% | 1,127,615 | 0.0022 | Long |
| (EMLC ) | VanEck Vectors J.P. Morgan EM Local Currency Bond ETF | 25.56 | 4,642.21 | 5.98% | 5,373,165 | 0.0637 | Long |
| (PCY ) | Invesco Emerging Markets Sovereign Debt ETF | 21.58 | 1,260.27 | 5.96% | 706,675 | 0.0584 | Long |
| (QID ) | ProShares UltraShort QQQ | 20.71 | 250.59 | 5.95% | 21,318,881 | -41.36% | Double-Short |
| (IDVO ) | Amplify International Enhanced Dividend Income ETF | 40.54 | 840.39 | 5.87% | 540,010 | 0.2617 | Long |
| (VWOB ) | Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF | 67.08 | 5,643.44 | 5.87% | 765,740 | 0.0424 | Long |
| (BINC ) | BlackRock Flexible Income ETF | 52.52 | 16,236.56 | 5.85% | 2,153,225 | 0.0013 | Long |
| (HYG ) | iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF | 80.17 | 17,893.94 | 5.85% | 52,896,422 | 0.0091 | Long |
| (PFF ) | iShares U.S. Preferred Stock ETF | 31.17 | 13,894.03 | 5.82% | 3,389,145 | 0.0032 | Long |
| (BITI ) | ProShares Short Bitcoin Strategy ETF | 26.32 | 139.76 | 5.81% | 2,598,665 | 0.0362 | Short |
| (HGER ) | Harbor All-Weather Inflation Focus ETF | 29.8 | 2,068.12 | 5.80% | 623,350 | 0.2962 | Long |
| (EBND ) | SPDR Bloomberg Emerging Markets Local Bond ETF | 21.13 | 2,233.44 | 5.68% | 524,230 | 0.0409 | Long |
| (JAAA ) | Janus Henderson AAA CLO ETF | 50.44 | 26,052.26 | 5.66% | 7,751,355 | -0.43% | Long |
| (ERY ) | Direxion Daily Energy Bear 2x Shares | 12.41 | 14.52 | 5.63% | 925,920 | -48.82% | Double-Short |
| (JPIE ) | JPMorgan Income ETF | 46.21 | 7,698.12 | 5.61% | 1,403,945 | 0.0057 | Long |
| (SDOW ) | ProShares UltraPro Short Dow30 | 32.55 | 187.16 | 5.60% | 7,513,830 | -35.00% | Triple-Short |
| (TWM ) | ProShares UltraShort Russell2000 | 30.06 | 40.58 | 5.58% | 1,039,990 | -41.48% | Double-Short |
| (VCLT ) | Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF | 76.53 | 7,644.58 | 5.53% | 5,453,380 | 0.0075 | Long |
| (JMBS ) | Janus Henderson Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF | 45.9 | 6,625.67 | 5.48% | 786,695 | 0.0214 | Long |
| (TZA ) | Direxion Daily Small Cap Bear 3X Shares | 6.78 | 250.66 | 5.44% | 118,129,563 | -57.62% | Triple-Short |
| (FTCB ) | First Trust Core Investment Grade ETF | 21.29 | 2,049.16 | 5.43% | 594,610 | 0.0167 | Long |
| (DBEF ) | X-trackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF | 49.82 | 8,506.76 | 5.40% | 804,270 | 0.1193 | Long |
| (DBMF ) | iM DBi Managed Futures Strategy ETF | 30.87 | 2,496.77 | 5.38% | 2,025,780 | 0.2168 | Long |
| (AMDD ) | Direxion Daily AMD Bear 1X Shares | 9.24 | 8.78 | 5.33% | 13,403,150 | -66.55% | Short |
| (CGXU ) | Capital Group International Focus Equity ETF | 30.04 | 4,623.16 | 5.29% | 1,224,995 | 0.1576 | Long |
| (SPLB ) | SPDR Portfolio Long Term Corporate Bond ETF | 22.78 | 1,233.54 | 5.29% | 4,388,850 | 0.0084 | Long |
| (TECS ) | Direxion Daily Technology Bear 3X Shares | 18.32 | 85 | 5.21% | 5,193,480 | -66.88% | Triple-Short |
| (IGLB ) | iShares Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF | 50.86 | 2,787.13 | 5.17% | 1,823,975 | 0.0123 | Long |
| (BOND ) | PIMCO Total Return Active ETF | 93.45 | 7,215.27 | 5.12% | 546,565 | 0.0161 | Long |
| (PAAA ) | PGIM AAA CLO ETF | 51.24 | 6,919.96 | 5.09% | 3,341,380 | -0.08% | Long |
| (SPBO ) | SPDR Portfolio Corporate Bond ETF | 29.43 | 1,836.43 | 5.08% | 519,720 | 0.0166 | Long |
| (UCON ) | First Trust TCW Unconstrained Plus Bond ETF | 25.13 | 3,207.84 | 5.04% | 591,055 | 0.01 | Long |
| (FBND ) | Fidelity Total Bond ETF | 46.29 | 24,209.67 | 5.03% | 2,910,975 | 0.016 | Long |
| (EMB ) | iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF | 95.96 | 16,773.81 | 5.00% | 9,594,105 | 0.0546 | Long |
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Disclosure: No positions at time of writing.
