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 $100 million in total assets under management to help steer investors away from less established funds. As always, investors of all experience levels are advised to use stop-loss orders and practice disciplined profit-taking techniques.
Third, each of these ETFs also meets a minimum 20-day average trading volume of 0.5 million. As always, investors of all experience levels are advised to use stop-loss orders and practice disciplined profit-taking techniques.
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- A total of 107 ETFs made it to our list of high-yield prospects this month. YieldMax Universe Fund of Option Income ETFs (YMAX ), ProShares Bitcoin Strategy ETF (BITO ), and ProShares Ultra Bitcoin ETF (BITU ) were the top performers this month.
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To compare this month’s list with the one published on March 11th, click here.
High-Yield ETFs
| Ticker | Name | Price | AUM ($MM) | Dividend Yield | 20 Day Avg Vol | 1-Year Return | Leverage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (YMAX ) | YieldMax Universe Fund of Option Income ETFs | 7.51 | 443 | 87.77% | 2,088,035 | -44.37% | Long |
| (BITO ) | ProShares Bitcoin Strategy ETF | 9.15 | 1,933 | 86.96% | 126,107,297 | -50.96% | Long |
| (BITU ) | ProShares Ultra Bitcoin ETF | 11.2 | 314 | 82.89% | 5,245,850 | -67.41% | Double-Long |
| (NVDY ) | YieldMax NVDA Option Income Strategy ETF | 12.38 | 1,318 | 78.65% | 6,007,160 | -20.08% | Long |
| (GDXY ) | YieldMax Gold Miners Option Income Strategy ETF | 13.33 | 232 | 66.11% | 1,207,050 | -16.32% | Long |
| (AMZY ) | YieldMax AMZN Option Income Strategy ETF | 10.74 | 211 | 60.24% | 504,420 | -33.83% | Long |
| (USOY ) | Defiance Oil Enhanced Options Income ETF | 9.27 | 58 | 58.22% | 1,001,010 | -26.14% | Long |
| (YMAG ) | YieldMax Magnificent 7 Fund of Option Income ETFs | 11.51 | 304 | 56.84% | 1,304,610 | -23.22% | Long |
| (QDTE ) | Roundhill N-100 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF | 26.85 | 811 | 50.84% | 632,525 | -23.00% | Long |
| (BTCI ) | NEOS Bitcoin High Income ETF | 32.13 | 825 | 49.10% | 555,225 | -36.65% | Long |
| (BITX ) | Volatility Shares 2x Bitcoin Strategy ETF | 14.19 | 760 | 42.45% | 12,996,275 | -61.17% | Double-Long |
| (AVL ) | Direxion Daily AVGO Bull 2X Shares | 29.68 | 150 | 41.47% | 556,120 | 0.8175 | Double-Long |
| (PLTU ) | Direxion Daily PLTR Bull 2X Shares ETF | 39.44 | 395 | 40.61% | 1,762,715 | 0.3614 | Double-Long |
| (TSLY ) | YieldMax TSLA Option Income Strategy ETF | 28.76 | 858 | 24.01% | 629,275 | -30.87% | Long |
| (ULTY ) | YieldMax Ultra Option Income Strategy ETF | 29.46 | 984 | 20.91% | 601,255 | -51.86% | Long |
| (QQQI ) | NEOS Nasdaq 100 High Income ETF | 48.12 | 7,355 | 16.63% | 6,245,045 | 0.0143 | Long |
| (XXRP ) | Teucrium 2x Long Daily XRP ETF | 3.72 | 78 | 16.52% | 2,678,825 | N/A | Double-Long |
| (MSTY ) | YieldMax MSTR Option Income Strategy ETF | 20.78 | 975 | 15.74% | 917,655 | -79.60% | Long |
| (FTGC ) | First Trust Global Tactical Commodity Strategy Fund | 28.56 | 2,306 | 15.44% | 883,470 | 0.128 | Long |
| (MSFU ) | Direxion Daily MSFT Bull 1.5X Shares | 21.66 | 176 | 15.24% | 4,258,050 | -28.82% | Double-Long |
| (SPYI ) | NEOS S&P 500 High Income ETF | 47.975 | 6,859 | 13.88% | 5,754,645 | 0.0077 | Long |
| (TLTW ) | iShares 20 plus Year Treasury Bond BuyWrite Strategy ETF | 22.57 | 1,704 | 13.85% | 2,174,615 | -5.53% | Long |
| (MORT ) | VanEck Vectors Mortgage REIT Income ETF | 9.99 | 351 | 13.64% | 2,077,100 | -9.35% | Long |
| (BIZD ) | VanEck Vectors BDC Income ETF | 12.51 | 1,420 | 13.50% | 4,954,485 | -25.80% | Long |
| (YYY ) | Amplify CEF High Income ETF | 10.7 | 639 | 13.41% | 510,925 | -6.22% | Long |
| (BCI ) | Aberdeen Standard Bloomberg All Commodity Strategy K-1 ETF | 24.28 | 2,461 | 13.37% | 2,270,860 | 0.1399 | Long |
| (FAS ) | Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares | 111.42 | 1,705 | 12.94% | 1,137,815 | -26.86% | Triple-Long |
| (ETHT ) | ProShares Ultra Ether ETF | 13.96 | 131 | 12.32% | 2,332,735 | -47.72% | Double-Long |
| (RYLD ) | Global X Russell 2000 Covered Call ETF | 14.64 | 1,239 | 12.32% | 1,206,065 | -3.37% | Long |
| (QYLD ) | Global X Nasdaq 100 Covered Call ETF | 16.7 | 7,808 | 12.19% | 13,185,646 | 0.0048 | Long |
| (JEPQ ) | JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Income ETF | 53.77 | 31,028 | 11.39% | 7,723,195 | 0.0378 | Long |
| (XYLD ) | Global X S&P 500 Covered Call ETF | 38.36 | 2,985 | 11.20% | 1,639,410 | -2.34% | Long |
| (GPIQ ) | Goldman Sachs Nasdaq 100 Core Premium Income ETF | 47.96 | 2,628 | 10.95% | 1,008,875 | 0.0744 | Long |
| (PFFA ) | Virtus InfraCap U.S. Preferred Stock ETF | 20.34 | 2,029 | 10.91% | 1,130,690 | -4.78% | Long |
| (AAPU ) | Direxion Daily AAPL Bull 1.5X Shares | 26.53 | 226 | 10.50% | 1,586,710 | -1.85% | Double-Long |
| (TECL ) | Direxion Daily Technology Bull 3X Shares | 76.7 | 2,581 | 10.24% | 1,849,820 | 0.3127 | Triple-Long |
| (NVD ) | GraniteShares 2x Short NVDA Daily ETF | 8.52 | 97 | 10.22% | 99,787,750 | -74.90% | Double-Short |
| (CRWU ) | T-REX 2X Long CRWV Daily Target ETF | 3.58 | 10 | 10.14% | 1,706,295 | N/A | Double-Long |
| (FTHI ) | First Trust High Income ETF | 22.45 | 1,864 | 9.95% | 506,045 | 0.0308 | Long |
| (PTIR ) | GraniteShares 2x Long PLTR Daily ETF | 14.53 | 406 | 9.85% | 5,245,950 | 0.5839 | Double-Long |
| (PFIX ) | Simplify Interest Rate Hedge ETF | 48.13 | 176 | 9.74% | 946,190 | -2.27% | Long |
| (REM ) | iShares Mortgage Real Estate ETF | 20.905 | 614 | 9.64% | 925,305 | -5.51% | Long |
| (SDIV ) | Global X SuperDividend ETF | 24.7 | 1,149 | 9.40% | 762,715 | 0.1734 | Long |
| (RDVI ) | FT Vest Rising Dividend Achievers Target Income ETF | 24.88 | 2,571 | 9.35% | 585,955 | 0.0587 | Long |
| (GPIX ) | Goldman Sachs S&P 500 Core Premium Income ETF | 48.68 | 2,726 | 8.81% | 754,325 | 0.05 | Long |
| (JEPI ) | JPMorgan Equity Premium Income ETF | 55.65 | 41,012 | 8.57% | 5,984,315 | -1.82% | Long |
| (AMZU ) | Direxion Daily AMZN Bull 1.5X Shares | 25.02 | 235 | 8.56% | 2,924,815 | -18.63% | Double-Long |
| (NFXL ) | Direxion Daily NFLX Bull 2X Shares ETF | 28.15 | 196 | 8.52% | 553,305 | -25.80% | Double-Long |
| (TSLL ) | Direxion Daily TSLA Bull 1.5X Shares | 11.13 | 3,794 | 8.38% | 67,863,313 | 0.1299 | Double-Long |
| (SRLN ) | SPDR Blackstone Senior Loan ETF | 39.92 | 6,243 | 7.78% | 6,755,205 | -2.89% | Long |
| (TSMX ) | Direxion Daily TSM Bear 2X Shares ETF | 50.19 | 256 | 7.57% | 778,895 | 1.6668 | Double-Short |
| (KWEB ) | KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF | 27.78 | 6,723 | 7.51% | 26,636,205 | -20.72% | Long |
| (SPHY ) | SPDR Portfolio High Yield Bond ETF | 23.09 | 10,210 | 7.48% | 6,778,025 | -1.37% | Long |
| (JBBB ) | Janus Henderson B-BBB CLO ETF | 46.85 | 1,145 | 7.44% | 566,155 | -3.92% | Long |
| (AMLP ) | Alerian MLP ETF | 53.26 | 12,000 | 7.42% | 1,627,315 | 0.0229 | Long |
| (FLBL ) | Franklin Liberty Senior Loan ETF | 22.92 | 937 | 7.36% | 506,070 | -4.74% | Long |
| (SJNK ) | SPDR Bloomberg Short Term High Yield Bond ETF | 24.79 | 5,208 | 7.20% | 4,916,200 | -1.39% | Long |
| (SHYG ) | iShares 0-5 Year High Yield Corporate Bond ETF | 41.94 | 7,939 | 7.14% | 1,902,365 | -1.36% | Long |
| (BKLN ) | Invesco Senior Loan ETF | 20.31 | 7,391 | 7.09% | 27,121,795 | -1.93% | Long |
| (SCYB ) | Schwab High Yield Bond ETF | 25.77 | 2,201 | 7.09% | 1,358,585 | -1.26% | Long |
| (PFXF ) | VanEck Vectors Preferred Securities ex Financials ETF | 17.34 | 2,044 | 7.02% | 584,825 | 0.0266 | Long |
| (USHY ) | iShares Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF | 36.48 | 25,023 | 6.95% | 22,816,926 | -0.79% | Long |
| (JNK ) | SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF | 94.76 | 7,702 | 6.74% | 9,872,785 | -0.47% | Long |
| (FALN ) | iShares U.S. Fallen Angels ETF | 26.45 | 1,793 | 6.59% | 2,234,055 | -1.25% | Long |
| (DIVO ) | Amplify CWP Dividend & Option Income ETF | 44 | 5,977 | 6.58% | 981,945 | 0.0905 | Long |
| (PFFD ) | Global X U.S. Preferred ETF | 18.24 | 2,127 | 6.55% | 649,380 | -4.65% | Long |
| (HYLB ) | X-trackers USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF | 36.02 | 3,454 | 6.45% | 2,548,695 | -0.22% | Long |
| (ANGL ) | VanEck Vectors Fallen Angel High Yield Bond ETF | 28.42 | 3,001 | 6.44% | 1,218,165 | -1.42% | Long |
| (FPE ) | First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF | 17.62 | 6,222 | 6.43% | 1,769,640 | 0.0017 | Long |
| (PYLD ) | PIMCO Multisector Bond Active ETF | 26.07 | 11,286 | 6.43% | 4,550,790 | -0.95% | Long |
| (PGX ) | Invesco Preferred ETF | 10.89 | 3,833 | 6.24% | 2,626,300 | -3.80% | Long |
| (GGLL ) | Direxion Daily GOOGL Bull 1.5X Shares | 70.81 | 739 | 6.16% | 988,855 | 1.4741 | Double-Long |
| (EMLC ) | VanEck Vectors J.P. Morgan EM Local Currency Bond ETF | 24.83 | 4,510 | 6.15% | 6,624,005 | 0.0428 | Long |
| (AMDD ) | Direxion Daily AMD Bear 1X Shares | 9.31 | 9 | 6.04% | 23,724,965 | -64.75% | Short |
| (VWOB ) | Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF | 65.13 | 5,479 | 6.04% | 870,460 | 0.0167 | Long |
| (PFF ) | iShares U.S. Preferred Stock ETF | 30.12 | 13,426 | 6.00% | 4,621,550 | -2.37% | Long |
| (BINC ) | BlackRock Flexible Income ETF | 51.76 | 16,002 | 5.95% | 3,408,670 | -1.13% | Long |
| (HYG ) | iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF | 78.81 | 17,590 | 5.93% | 73,019,164 | 0.0001 | Long |
| (EBND ) | SPDR Bloomberg Emerging Markets Local Bond ETF | 20.39 | 2,155 | 5.87% | 661,570 | 0.019 | Long |
| (TSDD ) | GraniteShares 2x Short TSLA Daily ETF | 11.5 | 86 | 5.87% | 42,484,566 | -79.36% | Double-Short |
| (HGER ) | Harbor All-Weather Inflation Focus ETF | 30.96 | 2,149 | 5.71% | 1,467,955 | 0.3036 | Long |
| (VCLT ) | Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF | 74.14 | 7,406 | 5.71% | 7,880,990 | -1.94% | Long |
| (CGMS ) | Capital Group U.S. Multi-Sector Income ETF | 27.02 | 4,088 | 5.68% | 938,540 | -1.03% | Long |
| (BITI ) | ProShares Short Bitcoin Strategy ETF | 27.21 | 144 | 5.65% | 2,226,120 | 0.0502 | Short |
| (JPIE ) | JPMorgan Income ETF | 45.94 | 7,653 | 5.65% | 1,273,180 | -0.20% | Long |
| (FTCB ) | First Trust Core Investment Grade ETF | 20.87 | 2,009 | 5.60% | 772,340 | -0.43% | Long |
| (DBEF ) | X-trackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF | 48.27 | 8,242 | 5.57% | 928,685 | 0.1071 | Long |
| (SMUP ) | T-REX 2X Long SMR Daily Target ETF | 0.3775 | 5 | 5.53% | 2,102,515 | N/A | Double-Long |
| (DBMF ) | iM DBi Managed Futures Strategy ETF | 30.21 | 2,443 | 5.51% | 1,278,175 | 0.1927 | Long |
| (CGXU ) | Capital Group International Focus Equity ETF | 28.28 | 4,352 | 5.50% | 1,139,955 | 0.1399 | Long |
| (SPLB ) | SPDR Portfolio Long Term Corporate Bond ETF | 22.05 | 1,194 | 5.46% | 7,165,160 | -1.87% | Long |
| (IGLB ) | iShares Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF | 49.27 | 2,700 | 5.34% | 2,644,845 | -1.50% | Long |
| (HIMU ) | iShares High Yield Muni Active ETF | 47.71 | 2,435 | 5.27% | 1,247,440 | -3.44% | Long |
| (BOND ) | PIMCO Total Return Active ETF | 92.05 | 7,107 | 5.22% | 601,600 | -0.32% | Long |
| (CLOA ) | BlackRock AAA CLO ETF | 51.82 | 1,451 | 5.21% | 893,170 | 0.0013 | Long |
| (JAAA ) | Janus Henderson AAA CLO ETF | 50.51 | 26,088 | 5.21% | 7,080,035 | -0.26% | Long |
| (METU ) | Direxion Daily META Bull 2X Shares | 19.81 | 437 | 5.18% | 3,244,075 | -34.94% | Double-Long |
| (SPBO ) | SPDR Portfolio Corporate Bond ETF | 28.865 | 1,801 | 5.18% | 711,530 | -0.40% | Long |
| (JMBS ) | Janus Henderson Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF | 45.27 | 6,535 | 5.17% | 1,022,860 | 0.0024 | Long |
| (EMB ) | iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF | 93.11 | 16,276 | 5.15% | 16,162,770 | 0.0301 | Long |
| (UCON ) | First Trust TCW Unconstrained Plus Bond ETF | 24.64 | 3,145 | 5.15% | 680,320 | -0.52% | Long |
| (GOVZ ) | iShares 25 plus Year Treasury STRIPS Bond ETF | 9.21 | 315 | 5.11% | 2,825,055 | -8.77% | Long |
| (FLJP ) | Franklin FTSE Japan ETF | 34.94 | 2,579 | 5.08% | 1,639,270 | 0.1784 | Long |
| (PAAA ) | PGIM AAA CLO ETF | 51.36 | 6,936 | 5.07% | 1,944,770 | 0.002 | Long |
| (SCHI ) | Schwab 5-10 Year Corporate Bond ETF | 22.55 | 10,093 | 5.07% | 3,442,040 | 0.0058 | Long |
| (ZROZ ) | PIMCO 25 Plus Year Zero Coupon U.S. Treasury Index ETF | 64.4 | 1,505 | 5.05% | 838,875 | -8.60% | Long |
| (EDV ) | Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury ETF | 65.14 | 3,954 | 5.02% | 1,548,855 | -7.04% | Long |
Please note that this list is updated on a monthly basis.
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Disclosure: No positions at time of writing.