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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 $100 million in total assets under management to help steer investors away from less established funds. As always, investors of all experience levels are advised to use stop-loss orders and practice disciplined profit-taking techniques.
Third, each of these ETFs also meets a minimum 20-day average trading volume of 0.5 million. As always, investors of all experience levels are advised to use stop-loss orders and practice disciplined profit-taking techniques.
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- A total of 100 ETFs made it to our list of high-yield prospects this month. YieldMax Universe Fund of Option Income ETFs (YMAX ), ProShares Bitcoin Strategy ETF (BITO ), and Defiance Oil Enhanced Options Income ETF (USOY ) were the top performers this month.
Track the performance of the top dividend ETFs here.
Compare the Top 100 Highest Dividend-Yield ETFs here. The dividend yield is calculated by dividing the most recent dividend payment by the latest closing price of the fund.
To compare this month’s list with the one published on April 1st, click here.
High-Yield ETFs
| Ticker | Name | Price | AUM ($MM) | Dividend Yield | 20 Day Avg Vol | 1-Year Return | Leverage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (YMAX ) | YieldMax Universe Fund of Option Income ETFs | 8.58 | 400 | 71.10% | 1,655,260 | -31.47% | Long |
| (BITO ) | ProShares Bitcoin Strategy ETF | 10.46 | 1,956 | 70.86% | 112,582,922 | -43.49% | Long |
| (USOY ) | Defiance Oil Enhanced Options Income ETF | 8.15 | 71 | 69.10% | 1,071,175 | -24.23% | Long |
| (NVDY ) | YieldMax NVDA Option Income Strategy ETF | 14.04 | 1,420 | 62.38% | 6,021,255 | -0.50% | Long |
| (BITU ) | ProShares Ultra Bitcoin ETF | 14.57 | 486 | 60.92% | 4,261,885 | -57.51% | Double-Long |
| (GDXY ) | YieldMax Gold Miners Option Income Strategy ETF | 14.57 | 302 | 54.05% | 810,175 | -13.33% | Long |
| (YMAG ) | YieldMax Magnificent 7 Fund of Option Income ETFs | 12.92 | 316 | 48.04% | 974,605 | -6.38% | Long |
| (QDTE ) | Roundhill N-100 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF | 29.58 | 835 | 45.51% | 698,145 | -2.54% | Long |
| (PLTU ) | Direxion Daily PLTR Bull 2X Shares ETF | 43.26 | 562 | 39.86% | 2,717,320 | Double-Long | |
| (BTCI ) | NEOS Bitcoin High Income ETF | 36.38 | 1,111 | 39.11% | 531,565 | -29.33% | Long |
| (BITX ) | Volatility Shares 2x Bitcoin Strategy ETF | 18.51 | 1,208 | 28.30% | 11,201,885 | -49.58% | Double-Long |
| (TSLY ) | YieldMax TSLA Option Income Strategy ETF | 30.36 | 871 | 24.55% | 739,205 | -17.95% | Long |
| (ULTY ) | YieldMax Ultra Option Income Strategy ETF | 32.26 | 883 | 20.77% | 673,775 | -42.70% | Long |
| (FTGC ) | First Trust Global Tactical Commodity Strategy Fund | 28.5 | 2,560 | 15.52% | 933,455 | Long | |
| (NVD ) | GraniteShares 2x Short NVDA Daily ETF | 5.59 | 97 | 15.05% | 82,864,469 | -82.95% | Double-Short |
| (QQQI ) | NEOS Nasdaq 100 High Income ETF | 53.81 | 10,672 | 13.87% | 6,223,205 | Long | |
| (BCI ) | Aberdeen Standard Bloomberg All Commodity Strategy K-1 ETF | 23.88 | 2,344 | 13.61% | 1,802,525 | Long | |
| (TLTW ) | iShares 20 plus Year Treasury Bond BuyWrite Strategy ETF | 22.6 | 1,876 | 13.49% | 1,861,220 | -2.63% | Long |
| (XXRP ) | Teucrium 2x Long Daily XRP ETF | 4.28 | 129 | 13.35% | 2,453,420 | -85.31% | Double-Long |
| (BIZD ) | VanEck Vectors BDC Income ETF | 13.18 | 1,582 | 13.05% | 4,556,420 | -12.48% | Long |
| (MSTY ) | YieldMax MSTR Option Income Strategy ETF | 26.46 | 1,304 | 12.99% | 1,366,360 | -75.07% | Long |
| (MORT ) | VanEck Vectors Mortgage REIT Income ETF | 10.53 | 407 | 12.50% | 1,339,300 | Long | |
| (RYLD ) | Global X Russell 2000 Covered Call ETF | 15.32 | 1,299 | 11.87% | 1,186,435 | Long | |
| (SPYI ) | NEOS S&P 500 High Income ETF | 52.49 | 8,957 | 11.75% | 4,746,810 | Long | |
| (QYLD ) | Global X Nasdaq 100 Covered Call ETF | 17.69 | 8,231 | 11.42% | 9,056,150 | Long | |
| (MSFU ) | Direxion Daily MSFT Bull 1.5X Shares | 29.09 | 858 | 10.97% | 6,433,740 | Double-Long | |
| (PFIX ) | Simplify Interest Rate Hedge ETF | 45.09 | 202 | 10.89% | 940,875 | -17.79% | Long |
| (XYLD ) | Global X S&P 500 Covered Call ETF | 39.88 | 3,077 | 10.76% | 1,030,455 | Long | |
| (JEPQ ) | JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Income ETF | 58.67 | 36,520 | 10.54% | 6,804,740 | Long | |
| (FAS ) | Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares | 142.16 | 2,289 | 9.92% | 861,455 | Triple-Long | |
| (GPIQ ) | Goldman Sachs Nasdaq 100 Core Premium Income ETF | 53.88 | 3,508 | 9.88% | 1,085,740 | Long | |
| (PTIR ) | GraniteShares 2x Long PLTR Daily ETF | 15.95 | 466 | 9.67% | 5,008,780 | Double-Long | |
| (PFFA ) | Virtus InfraCap U.S. Preferred Stock ETF | 21.5 | 2,314 | 9.48% | 1,118,470 | Long | |
| (FTHI ) | First Trust High Income ETF | 23.77 | 2,146 | 9.44% | 590,000 | Long | |
| (BITI ) | ProShares Short Bitcoin Strategy ETF | 23.13 | 167 | 9.23% | 2,057,315 | -7.48% | Short |
| (AAPU ) | Direxion Daily AAPL Bull 1.5X Shares | 32.22 | 188 | 8.98% | 2,064,225 | Double-Long | |
| (SDIV ) | Global X SuperDividend ETF | 26.11 | 1,280 | 8.78% | 583,100 | Long | |
| (REM ) | iShares Mortgage Real Estate ETF | 22.89 | 583 | 8.62% | 536,490 | Long | |
| (RDVI ) | FT Vest Rising Dividend Achievers Target Income ETF | 27.62 | 3,085 | 8.46% | 546,135 | Long | |
| (AMDD ) | Direxion Daily AMD Bear 1X Shares | 6.55 | 12 | 8.42% | 21,544,900 | -77.01% | Short |
| (ETHT ) | ProShares Ultra Ether ETF | 18.21 | 253 | 8.38% | 2,287,080 | Double-Long | |
| (JEPI ) | JPMorgan Equity Premium Income ETF | 57.76 | 45,212 | 8.26% | 5,040,805 | Long | |
| (GPIX ) | Goldman Sachs S&P 500 Core Premium Income ETF | 53.5 | 3,520 | 8.08% | 748,580 | Long | |
| (NFXL ) | Direxion Daily NFLX Bull 2X Shares ETF | 28.71 | 129 | 8.04% | 900,535 | -29.08% | Double-Long |
| (AMLP ) | Alerian MLP ETF | 51.25 | 11,915 | 7.77% | 1,718,610 | Long | |
| (SRLN ) | SPDR Blackstone Senior Loan ETF | 40.53 | 4,811 | 7.60% | 5,065,265 | Long | |
| (TSDD ) | GraniteShares 2x Short TSLA Daily ETF | 9.02 | 47 | 7.52% | 32,896,184 | -82.07% | Double-Short |
| (SPHY ) | SPDR Portfolio High Yield Bond ETF | 23.6 | 10,568 | 7.26% | 7,872,445 | Long | |
| (HYLS ) | First Trust Tactical High Yield ETF | 41.22 | 1,651 | 7.11% | 502,080 | Long | |
| (SJNK ) | SPDR Bloomberg Short Term High Yield Bond ETF | 25.23 | 4,695 | 7.03% | 4,752,610 | Long | |
| (BKLN ) | Invesco Senior Loan ETF | 20.57 | 6,529 | 7.01% | 15,135,090 | -0.05% | Long |
| (SHYG ) | iShares 0-5 Year High Yield Corporate Bond ETF | 42.68 | 7,584 | 6.99% | 1,646,975 | Long | |
| (TSLL ) | Direxion Daily TSLA Bull 1.5X Shares | 13.29 | 5,128 | 6.97% | 104,541,648 | Double-Long | |
| (SCYB ) | Schwab High Yield Bond ETF | 26.36 | 2,407 | 6.95% | 1,273,285 | Long | |
| (KWEB ) | KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF | 30.29 | 6,564 | 6.88% | 23,473,125 | Long | |
| (USHY ) | iShares Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF | 37.29 | 25,230 | 6.84% | 21,980,865 | Long | |
| (JNK ) | SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF | 96.99 | 7,243 | 6.56% | 5,837,855 | Long | |
| (HYLB ) | X-trackers USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF | 36.8 | 3,426 | 6.41% | 2,384,465 | Long | |
| (FALN ) | iShares U.S. Fallen Angels ETF | 27.26 | 1,852 | 6.38% | 2,096,565 | Long | |
| (PFXF ) | VanEck Vectors Preferred Securities ex Financials ETF | 18.44 | 2,218 | 6.35% | 535,410 | Long | |
| (PFFD ) | Global X U.S. Preferred ETF | 19.01 | 2,145 | 6.33% | 822,530 | Long | |
| (DIVO ) | Amplify CWP Dividend & Option Income ETF | 46.27 | 6,892 | 6.29% | 985,805 | Long | |
| (ANGL ) | VanEck Vectors Fallen Angel High Yield Bond ETF | 29.36 | 3,056 | 6.28% | 1,300,790 | Long | |
| (PYLD ) | PIMCO Multisector Bond Active ETF | 26.62 | 12,758 | 6.27% | 3,857,250 | Long | |
| (TECL ) | Direxion Daily Technology Bull 3X Shares | 134.18 | 4,649 | 6.25% | 1,796,160 | Triple-Long | |
| (FPE ) | First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF | 18.18 | 6,371 | 6.22% | 1,525,315 | Long | |
| (FPEI ) | First Trust Institutional Preferred Securities and Income ETF | 19.305 | 1,926 | 6.13% | 513,225 | Long | |
| (PGX ) | Invesco Preferred ETF | 11.16 | 3,919 | 6.06% | 3,154,680 | Long | |
| (TSMX ) | Direxion Daily TSM Bear 2X Shares ETF | 66.16 | 420 | 6.00% | 987,555 | Double-Short | |
| (EMLC ) | VanEck Vectors J.P. Morgan EM Local Currency Bond ETF | 26.07 | 4,956 | 5.92% | 4,127,805 | Long | |
| (BINC ) | BlackRock Flexible Income ETF | 52.57 | 16,888 | 5.84% | 2,282,020 | Long | |
| (QID ) | ProShares UltraShort QQQ | 18.05 | 344 | 5.81% | 18,150,131 | -54.20% | Double-Short |
| (HYG ) | iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF | 80.58 | 17,599 | 5.79% | 54,722,137 | Long | |
| (VWOB ) | Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF | 67.49 | 6,017 | 5.79% | 693,315 | Long | |
| (TWM ) | ProShares UltraShort Russell2000 | 24.76 | 54 | 5.77% | 877,165 | -57.93% | Double-Short |
| (HGER ) | Harbor All-Weather Inflation Focus ETF | 31.09 | 2,859 | 5.70% | 1,663,425 | Long | |
| (PFF ) | iShares U.S. Preferred Stock ETF | 31.44 | 13,969 | 5.66% | 3,268,520 | Long | |
| (JPIE ) | JPMorgan Income ETF | 46.26 | 8,646 | 5.61% | 1,161,305 | Long | |
| (EBND ) | SPDR Bloomberg Emerging Markets Local Bond ETF | 21.42 | 2,360 | 5.60% | 505,515 | Long | |
| (VCLT ) | Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF | 75.75 | 7,499 | 5.54% | 6,101,440 | Long | |
| (FTCB ) | First Trust Core Investment Grade ETF | 21.155 | 2,311 | 5.49% | 914,325 | Long | |
| (AMZU ) | Direxion Daily AMZN Bull 1.5X Shares | 37.72 | 361 | 5.49% | 2,432,875 | Double-Long | |
| (CGMS ) | Capital Group U.S. Multi-Sector Income ETF | 27.72 | 4,665 | 5.39% | 843,670 | Long | |
| (DBMF ) | iM DBi Managed Futures Strategy ETF | 30.17 | 3,476 | 5.34% | 1,644,055 | Long | |
| (SPLB ) | SPDR Portfolio Long Term Corporate Bond ETF | 22.54 | 1,299 | 5.29% | 6,700,000 | Long | |
| (IGLB ) | iShares Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF | 50.33 | 2,637 | 5.20% | 1,950,640 | Long | |
| (HIMU ) | iShares High Yield Muni Active ETF | 48.835 | 2,030 | 5.15% | 560,520 | Long | |
| (BOND ) | PIMCO Total Return Active ETF | 93.03 | 7,856 | 5.13% | 520,150 | Long | |
| (JAAA ) | Janus Henderson AAA CLO ETF | 50.59 | 26,866 | 5.12% | 4,945,930 | Long | |
| (SDOW ) | ProShares UltraPro Short Dow30 | 28.88 | 182 | 5.12% | 7,689,780 | -51.90% | Triple-Short |
| (TECS ) | Direxion Daily Technology Bear 3X Shares | 13.01 | 79 | 5.11% | 2,815,005 | -79.40% | Triple-Short |
| (CLOA ) | BlackRock AAA CLO ETF | 51.83 | 2,058 | 5.10% | 937,825 | Long | |
| (DBEF ) | X-trackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF | 52.12 | 8,774 | 5.10% | 879,310 | Long | |
| (JMBS ) | Janus Henderson Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF | 45.69 | 6,674 | 5.10% | 975,080 | Long | |
| (SPBO ) | SPDR Portfolio Corporate Bond ETF | 29.27 | 1,952 | 5.08% | 897,290 | Long | |
| (ZROZ ) | PIMCO 25 Plus Year Zero Coupon U.S. Treasury Index ETF | 63.59 | 1,384 | 5.08% | 646,150 | -4.42% | Long |
| (UCON ) | First Trust TCW Unconstrained Plus Bond ETF | 25.1 | 3,260 | 5.04% | 539,350 | Long | |
| (GOVZ ) | iShares 25 plus Year Treasury STRIPS Bond ETF | 9.17 | 301 | 5.03% | 2,216,750 | -4.38% | Long |
| (EMB ) | iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF | 96.59 | 14,604 | 5.01% | 10,355,265 | Long | |
| (PAAA ) | PGIM AAA CLO ETF | 51.36 | 8,523 | 5.01% | 1,549,295 | Long |
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Disclosure: No positions at time of writing.
