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 August 2026 · 50 ETFs
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
High dividend ETFs sit in the middle of the income spectrum: meaningfully more yield than a broad index fund, without the triple-digit headline rates — and the risks — of leveraged option strategies. The core of the category is quality equity income: funds like SCHD, VYM, and DVY that apply quality screens to profitable, dividend-paying companies and charge only a few basis points. Around them sit international dividend funds (VYMI, IDV) that often out-yield their US counterparts, real estate funds built on REIT payout requirements, and large diversified covered-call funds (JEPI, JEPQ, QYLD) that convert index exposure into monthly income at higher — but capped — rates. Because every fund here cleared screens for cost, size, and strategy, the differences that remain are the meaningful ones: how much current yield versus dividend growth, US versus international exposure, and pure stock dividends versus options premium. Those trade-offs, not the size of the headline number, are what separate one high dividend ETF from another.
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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 6.47% 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 | $647 | $54 | $12 |
| $25,000 | $1,618 | $135 | $31 |
| $50,000 | $3,236 | $270 | $62 |
| $100,000 | $6,472 | $539 | $124 |
Issuer breakdown
Distribution of ETFs by fund issuer. Larger issuers often offer lower expense ratios and higher liquidity.
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% | $105.7B | Quarterly |
| JEPI | JPMorgan Equity Premium Income ETF | JPMorgan | 7.64% | 0.35% | $45.8B | Monthly |
| JEPQ | JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Income ETF | JPMorgan | 14.16% | 0.35% | $39.9B | Monthly |
| VNQ | Vanguard Real Estate ETF | Vanguard | 3.48% | 0.12% | $39.3B | Quarterly |
| DVY | iShares Select Dividend ETF | iShares | 3.08% | 0.38% | $23.8B | Quarterly |
| SDY | SPDR S&P Dividend ETF | State Street | 2.45% | 0.35% | $22.0B | Quarterly |
| VYMI | Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF | Vanguard | 4.79% | 0.07% | $21.1B | Quarterly |
| QQQI | NEOS Nasdaq-100 High Income ETF | NEOS | 13.79% | 0.68% | $13.9B | Monthly |
| SPYI | NEOS S&P 500 High Income ETF | NEOS | 11.74% | 0.68% | $11.1B | Monthly |
| IGF | iShares Global Infrastructure ETF | iShares | 2.83% | 0.41% | $11.0B | Semi-Annual |
| FDVV | Fidelity High Dividend ETF | Fidelity Investments | 3.23% | 0.15% | $10.4B | Quarterly |
| EZU | iShares MSCI Eurozone ETF | iShares | 3.44% | 0.51% | $9.8B | Semi-Annual |
| IDV | iShares International Select Dividend ETF | iShares | 9.88% | 0.51% | $8.5B | Quarterly |
| QYLD | Global X Nasdaq 100 Covered Call ETF | Global X | 11.74% | 0.61% | $8.2B | Monthly |
| FDL | First Trust Morningstar Dividend Leaders Index Fund | First Trust | 3.65% | 0.45% | $7.8B | Quarterly |
| SPYD | SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 High Dividend ETF | State Street | 4.35% | 0.07% | $7.7B | Quarterly |
| DIVO | Amplify CWP Enhanced Dividend Income ETF | Amplify ETFs | 4.70% | 0.56% | $7.6B | Monthly |
| CGDG | Capital Group Dividend Growers ETF | Capital Group | 3.97% | 0.47% | $5.6B | Quarterly |
| LVHI | Franklin International Low Volatility High Dividend Index ETF | Franklin Templeton | 5.83% | 0.40% | $5.5B | Quarterly |
| GPIQ | Goldman Sachs Nasdaq-100 Core Premium Income ETF | Goldman Sachs | 10.18% | 0.29% | $5.4B | Monthly |
| GPIX | Goldman Sachs S&P 500 Core Premium Income ETF | Goldman Sachs | 8.34% | 0.29% | $5.2B | Monthly |
| FREI | Fidelity Real Estate Income ETF | Fidelity Investments | 8.57% | 0.57% | $4.4B | None |
| DEM | WisdomTree Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund | WisdomTree | 5.30% | 0.63% | $3.9B | Quarterly |
| RDVI | FT Vest Rising Dividend Achievers Target Income ETF | First Trust | 8.21% | 0.75% | $3.6B | Monthly |
| MLPX | Global X MLP & Energy Infrastructure ETF | Global X | 4.15% | 0.45% | $3.6B | Quarterly |
| KNG | FT Vest S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Target Income ETF | First Trust | 8.32% | 0.75% | $3.5B | Monthly |
| GCOW | Pacer Global Cash Cows Dividend ETF | Pacer | 3.57% | 0.60% | $3.4B | Quarterly |
| SPHD | Invesco S&P 500 High Dividend Low Volatility ETF | Invesco | 4.90% | 0.30% | $3.4B | Monthly |
| XYLD | Global X S&P 500 Covered Call ETF | Global X | 11.80% | 0.60% | $3.2B | Monthly |
| SCHY | Schwab International Dividend Equity ETF | Schwab | 4.24% | 0.14% | $2.5B | Quarterly |
| FTHI | First Trust BuyWrite Income ETF | First Trust | 8.96% | 0.75% | $2.5B | Monthly |
| MLPA | Global X MLP ETF | Global X | 7.30% | 0.45% | $2.3B | Quarterly |
| TLTW | iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond BuyWrite Strategy ETF | iShares | 8.56% | 0.35% | $1.8B | Monthly |
| DGS | WisdomTree Emerging Markets SmallCap Dividend Fund | WisdomTree | 5.26% | 0.58% | $1.7B | Quarterly |
| QDPL | Pacer Metaurus US Large Cap Dividend Multiplier 400 ETF | Pacer | 3.10% | 0.60% | $1.7B | Monthly |
| FGD | First Trust Dow Jones Global Select Dividend Index Fund | First Trust | 5.94% | 0.56% | $1.6B | Quarterly |
| DHS | WisdomTree U.S. High Dividend Fund | WisdomTree | 3.12% | 0.38% | $1.6B | Monthly |
| CSHI | NEOS Enhanced Income 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF | NEOS | 4.68% | 0.38% | $1.5B | Monthly |
| SDOG | ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETF | ALPS | 3.63% | 0.36% | $1.4B | Quarterly |
| RDIV | Invesco S&P Ultra Dividend Revenue ETF | Invesco | 3.35% | 0.39% | $1.4B | Quarterly |
| RYLD | Global X Russell 2000 Covered Call ETF | Global X | 11.79% | 0.60% | $1.4B | Monthly |
| BALI | iShares Blackrock Advantage Large Cap Income ETF | iShares | 6.49% | 0.35% | $1.4B | Monthly |
| IDVO | Amplify International Enhanced Dividend Income ETF | Amplify ETFs | 5.87% | 0.66% | $1.4B | Monthly |
| BKGI | BNY Mellon Global Infrastructure Income ETF | BNY Mellon | 5.12% | 0.65% | $1.3B | Quarterly |
| IGRO | iShares International Dividend Growth ETF | iShares | 5.12% | 0.15% | $1.3B | Quarterly |
| ISPY | ProShares S&P 500 High Income ETF | ProShares | 5.96% | 0.55% | $1.3B | Monthly |
| CAIE | Calamos Autocallable Income ETF | Calamos Investments | 13.71% | 0.74% | $1.2B | Monthly |
| EDIV | SPDR® S&P Emerging Markets Dividend ETF | State Street | 4.93% | 0.49% | $1.2B | Quarterly |
| DVYE | iShares Emerging Markets Dividend ETF | iShares | 6.68% | 0.49% | $1.2B | Quarterly |
| SDIV | Global X SuperDividend ETF | Global X | 8.71% | 0.58% | $1.2B | 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 August 2026.
What is the average yield of these ETFs?
The average distribution yield across the 50 ETFs on this list is 6.47%. Individual yields range from 2.45% to 14.16%.
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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