Best Of
Best High Dividend ETFs in 2026
Quality-screened equity income ETFs — above-market yields from established, diversified funds, ranked by assets rather than headline rate.
Data updated October 2026 · 50 ETFs
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Who this page is for
Best for
- Income investors who want above-market yield from diversified, established funds
- Retirees and near-retirees balancing current income against capital preservation
- Anyone building a core income sleeve around funds like SCHD, VYM, or JEPI
Not a fit for
- Maximum-yield seekers — single-stock option funds paying 20-80% live on the high-yield list, not here
- Pure dividend-growth investors happy with 1-2% yields today (see the dividend growth list)
- Traders looking for short-term price momentum rather than income
Analysis
The "Best High Dividend ETFs in 2026" category spans 50 funds with an average yield of 6.48% and average expense ratio of 0.45%, reflecting a mix of traditional dividend-equity strategies and newer options-income products.
AI-generated analysis — AI can make mistakes. Verify important information independently. Not investment advice. AI risk disclosure
Risks specific to this category
- Capped upside: covered-call and option-overlay funds in this group keep the option premium in a rally but surrender gains above the strike, so they can trail the very index they write options against.
- Currency risk: a strengthening dollar reduces both the value and the distributions of foreign-denominated holdings, independent of how the underlying markets perform.
- Dividend-cut lag: dividend indexes rebalance after a cut is announced, so a passive fund typically rides the stock down and locks in the reduced payout before its screen removes the name.
- Sector tilts: dividend screens overweight financials, utilities, and consumer staples relative to the broad market, so these funds share rate-cycle sensitivity that a total-market fund does not.
- Distributions are not contractual: each payout is declared period by period, so the yields on this page can fall without notice when portfolio income, option premium, or fund policy changes.
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Top picks
The three largest high dividend ETFs on this list by assets under management.
Yield distribution
Expense ratio distribution
Income projection
Estimated income if the current average distribution rate of 6.48% held for a full year with share prices unchanged. Distribution rate is not total return—a fund can pay a large distribution while its share price falls—so treat these as an upper-bound illustration, not a forecast.
| Investment | Annual income | Monthly income | Weekly income |
|---|---|---|---|
| $10,000 | $648 | $54 | $12 |
| $25,000 | $1,620 | $135 | $31 |
| $50,000 | $3,240 | $270 | $62 |
| $100,000 | $6,480 | $540 | $125 |
Issuer breakdown
Distribution of ETFs by fund issuer, showing how concentrated or varied the sponsor lineup is.
How this list is built
Every fund here passed the same screens, designed to surface established, income-focused equity ETFs rather than the largest headline number:
- Dividend-focused equity ETFs only — funds with a dividend or covered-call mandate or an explicit income objective; bond, money-market, and commodity funds are excluded
- Distribution rate of at least 2.4% — roughly double the S&P 500's recent yield — and no higher than 15%, which hands ultra-high payers to the high-yield list
- Expense ratio of 0.75% or less
- At least $100 million in assets under management
- No leveraged, inverse, or single-stock option funds
- Ranked by assets under management, not yield, so the market's most established income funds surface first
All 50 ETFs
| Ticker | Name | Issuer | Yield | Expense ratio | AUM | Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCHD | Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF | Schwab | 2.98% | 0.06% | $121.1B | Quarterly |
| JEPI | JPMorgan Equity Premium Income ETF | JPMorgan | 7.23% | 0.35% | $45.9B | Monthly |
| JEPQ | JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Income ETF | JPMorgan | 11.24% | 0.35% | $43.3B | Monthly |
| VNQ | Vanguard Real Estate ETF | Vanguard | 3.43% | 0.13% | $37.6B | Quarterly |
| DVY | iShares Select Dividend ETF | iShares | 3.27% | 0.38% | $23.7B | Quarterly |
| VYMI | Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF | Vanguard | 3.22% | 0.07% | $21.7B | Quarterly |
| HDV | iShares Core High Dividend ETF | iShares | 4.10% | 0.08% | $15.9B | Monthly |
| QQQI | NEOS Nasdaq-100 High Income ETF | NEOS | 14.73% | 0.68% | $14.8B | Monthly |
| SPYI | NEOS S&P 500 High Income ETF | NEOS | 11.64% | 0.68% | $12.5B | Monthly |
| IGF | iShares Global Infrastructure ETF | iShares | 2.84% | 0.37% | $10.8B | Semi-Annual |
| EZU | iShares MSCI Eurozone ETF | iShares | 3.78% | 0.50% | $9.1B | Semi-Annual |
| FDL | First Trust Morningstar Dividend Leaders Index Fund | First Trust | 3.82% | 0.43% | $8.4B | Quarterly |
| IDV | iShares International Select Dividend ETF | iShares | 4.96% | 0.50% | $8.3B | Quarterly |
| QYLD | Global X Nasdaq 100 Covered Call ETF | Global X | 12.07% | 0.60% | $8.2B | Monthly |
| DIVO | Amplify CWP Enhanced Dividend Income ETF | Amplify ETFs | 4.85% | 0.56% | $8.0B | Monthly |
| SPYD | State Street® SPDR® Portfolio S&P 500® High Dividend ETF | State Street | 4.22% | 0.07% | $7.6B | Quarterly |
| GPIQ | Goldman Sachs Nasdaq-100 Premium Income ETF | Goldman Sachs | 10.42% | 0.29% | $6.5B | Monthly |
| GPIX | Goldman Sachs S&P 500 Premium Income ETF | Goldman Sachs | 8.46% | 0.29% | $6.5B | Monthly |
| LVHI | Franklin International Low Volatility High Dividend Index ETF | Franklin Templeton | 3.34% | 0.40% | $6.4B | Quarterly |
| FREI | Fidelity Real Estate Income ETF | Fidelity Investments | 4.74% | 0.57% | $4.2B | Quarterly |
| DEM | WisdomTree Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund | WisdomTree | 5.80% | 0.63% | $4.1B | Quarterly |
| RDVI | FT Vest Rising Dividend Achievers Target Income ETF | First Trust | 8.48% | 0.75% | $3.8B | Monthly |
| MLPX | Global X MLP & Energy Infrastructure ETF | Global X | 3.96% | 0.45% | $3.8B | Quarterly |
| GCOW | Pacer Global Cash Cows Dividend ETF | Pacer | 3.60% | 0.60% | $3.6B | Quarterly |
| SPHD | Invesco S&P 500 High Dividend Low Volatility ETF | Invesco | 4.65% | 0.30% | $3.4B | Monthly |
| KNG | FT Vest S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Target Income ETF | First Trust | 8.21% | 0.74% | $3.4B | Monthly |
| XYLD | Global X S&P 500 Covered Call ETF | Global X | 9.05% | 0.60% | $3.4B | Monthly |
| SCHY | Schwab International Dividend Equity ETF | Schwab | 3.82% | 0.08% | $2.7B | Quarterly |
| ACYN | FT Vest Laddered Autocallable Barrier & Income ETF | First Trust | 10.23% | 0.75% | $2.6B | Monthly |
| FTHI | First Trust BuyWrite Income ETF | First Trust | 9.07% | 0.75% | $2.6B | Monthly |
| HDEF | Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF | DWS | 2.63% | 0.09% | $2.3B | Quarterly |
| BKGI | BNY Mellon Global Infrastructure Income ETF | BNY Mellon | 2.70% | 0.55% | $1.9B | Quarterly |
| USVM | VictoryShares US Small Cap Volatility Wtd ETF | VictoryShares | 2.77% | 0.29% | $1.8B | Monthly |
| QDPL | Pacer Metaurus US Large Cap Dividend Multiplier 400 ETF | Pacer | 3.44% | 0.60% | $1.8B | Monthly |
| DHS | WisdomTree U.S. High Dividend Fund | WisdomTree | 3.12% | 0.38% | $1.7B | Monthly |
| DGS | WisdomTree Emerging Markets SmallCap Dividend Fund | WisdomTree | 5.19% | 0.58% | $1.6B | Quarterly |
| FGD | First Trust Dow Jones Global Select Dividend Index Fund | First Trust | 7.62% | 0.55% | $1.6B | Quarterly |
| BALI | iShares U.S. Large Cap Premium Income Active ETF | iShares | 6.49% | 0.35% | $1.5B | Monthly |
| CAIE | Calamos Autocallable Income ETF | Calamos Investments | 14.35% | 0.74% | $1.5B | Monthly |
| SDOG | ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETF | ALPS | 3.44% | 0.36% | $1.5B | Quarterly |
| RDIV | Invesco S&P Ultra Dividend Revenue ETF | Invesco | 3.40% | 0.39% | $1.4B | Quarterly |
| IDVO | Amplify CWP International Enhanced Dividend Income ETF | Amplify ETFs | 6.13% | 0.65% | $1.4B | Monthly |
| IWMI | NEOS Russell 2000 High Income ETF | NEOS | 14.06% | 0.68% | $1.3B | Monthly |
| RYLD | Global X Russell 2000 Covered Call ETF | Global X | 11.75% | 0.60% | $1.3B | Monthly |
| RSPA | Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Income Advantage ETF | Invesco | 9.25% | 0.29% | $1.2B | Monthly |
| EDIV | SPDR® S&P Emerging Markets Dividend ETF | State Street | 6.62% | 0.49% | $1.2B | Quarterly |
| ISPY | ProShares S&P 500 High Income ETF | ProShares | 6.41% | 0.55% | $1.2B | Monthly |
| DVYE | iShares Emerging Markets Dividend ETF | iShares | 7.75% | 0.49% | $1.1B | Quarterly |
| IQDF | FlexShares International Quality Dividend Index Fund | Northern Trust | 5.15% | 0.47% | $1.1B | Quarterly |
| SDIV | Global X SuperDividend ETF | Global X | 9.50% | 0.58% | $1.1B | Monthly |
Frequently asked questions
What are the best high dividend ETFs?
This page lists the top 50 ETFs in this category ranked by key metrics. The list includes funds from issuers like Schwab, JPMorgan, Vanguard, iShares and more.
How often is this list updated?
The data on this page is refreshed regularly using the latest available distribution rates, expense ratios, and AUM figures. Last updated October 2026.
What is the average yield of these ETFs?
The average distribution yield across the 50 ETFs on this list is 6.48%. Individual yields range from 2.63% to 14.73%.
What counts as a high dividend ETF?
There is no official definition, but in practice it means a fund whose yield is well above the broad market's — the S&P 500 has recently yielded roughly 1-1.5%, so this list requires at least a 2.4% distribution rate. Classic examples include SCHD, VYM, SPYD, and DVY, along with diversified covered-call funds like JEPI that push payouts higher using options premium.
How is this list different from the high-yield ETF list?
The high-yield list ranks every ETF paying 8% or more by raw distribution rate, so single-stock option funds with very large — and often unsustainable — payouts dominate the top. This page inverts that approach: it screens for established, diversified, low-cost dividend funds first, caps yields at 15%, and ranks by fund size. Same goal (income), opposite starting point (quality).
Are covered call ETFs like JEPI really high dividend ETFs?
They pay large, regular distributions, so most income investors treat them as part of the category — but the income source differs. A traditional dividend ETF passes through cash dividends paid by profitable companies; a covered call ETF generates most of its distribution by selling options against its holdings, which caps upside in strong rallies and can include return of capital. Both can fit an income portfolio; they just behave differently.
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This list screens for quality first. If the goal is the biggest possible payout instead, the high-yield list ranks every ETF paying 8% or more — alongside the risk context those numbers deserve.
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