Dividend Vision Lists
ETFs With Rising Distributions
Income ETFs whose trailing distribution has grown over the past year and that have at least a two-year track record — ranked by safety-adjusted yield so the funds pairing a rising payout with a durable one sit on top.
Updated September 2026 · 60 funds
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Our proprietary snapshot of this list — averages and standouts, computed from the funds below. Not investment advice.
A dividend that grows is worth far more over time than a static one — it lifts your yield on cost and helps income keep pace with inflation. This page finds the income ETFs actually doing it: funds whose trailing distribution has risen over the past year, not merely held flat.
A rising payout can be a sign of strength or, occasionally, a lumpy special distribution, so the screen also requires a real track record — at least two years of distribution history — and then ranks by safety-adjusted yield, so a growing payout that also looks durable outranks a growing one that doesn't.
How this screen works
A growing trailing distribution, backed by real history, ranked for durability.
- Growth: the trailing 1-year distribution is higher than the year before (positive distribution growth).
- History: at least a 2-year (24-month) distribution track record, so a single special payout can't qualify a fund.
- Universe: distribution-paying ETFs.
- Rank: by Safety-Adjusted Yield — distribution rate × Distribution Safety Score ÷ 100.
ETFs With Rising Distributions
Ranked live from our data pipeline on every build — click any column header to re-sort, or open a ticker for the full analysis. We never hard-code the figures.
| Ticker | Fund | Div growth (1y) | Yield | Distribution Safety Score™ ⓘ | Cadence | AUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IGLD | FT Cboe Vest Gold Target Income ETF | +234.3% | 22.04% | 86 | Monthly | $599M |
| XOMO | YieldMax XOM Option Income Strategy ETF | +0.7% | 22.40% | 58 | Weekly | $44M |
| JEPQ | JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Income ETF | +2.7% | 13.72% | 90 | Monthly | $41.9B |
| IWMI | NEOS Russell 2000 High Income ETF | +5.2% | 14.69% | 84 | Monthly | $1.2B |
| QQQI | NEOS Nasdaq-100 High Income ETF | +5.1% | 14.31% | 84 | Monthly | $14.1B |
| MLPD | Global X MLP & Energy Infrastructure Covered Call ETF | +2.2% | 12.00% | 93 | Monthly | $28M |
| SPYI | NEOS S&P 500 High Income ETF | +5.0% | 12.05% | 90 | Monthly | $11.7B |
| MORT | VanEck Mortgage REIT Income ETF | +5.3% | 17.44% | 56 | Quarterly | $358M |
| OVL | Overlay Shares Large Cap Equity ETF | +10.8% | 10.29% | 92 | Monthly | $423M |
| ICAP | InfraCap Equity Income Fund ETF | +23.6% | 10.50% | 90 | Monthly | $119M |
| RSPA | Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Income Advantage ETF | +1.8% | 9.37% | 98 | Monthly | $1.2B |
| PFFA | Virtus InfraCap U.S. Preferred Stock ETF | +1.5% | 9.86% | 92 | Monthly | $2.5B |
| OVS | Overlay Shares Small Cap Equity ETF | +13.5% | 10.58% | 84 | Monthly | $39M |
| GPIQ | Goldman Sachs Nasdaq-100 Core Premium Income ETF | +11.5% | 10.56% | 84 | Monthly | $5.5B |
| GOOP | Kurv Yield Premium Strategy Google ETF | +12.5% | 15.02% | 59 | Monthly | $26M |
| SRET | Global X SuperDividend REIT ETF | +5.9% | 10.15% | 86 | Monthly | $228M |
| QQA | Invesco QQQ Income Advantage ETF | +8.2% | 10.31% | 84 | Monthly | $850M |
| RDVI | FT Vest Rising Dividend Achievers Target Income ETF | +12.2% | 8.53% | 99 | Monthly | $3.7B |
| SCLZ | Swan Enhanced Dividend Income ETF | +9.8% | 8.56% | 92 | Monthly | $20M |
| AMZA | InfraCap MLP ETF | +13.5% | 8.04% | 97 | Monthly | $494M |
| PFFR | Virtus InfraCap REIT Preferred ETF | 0.0% | 8.47% | 89 | Monthly | $121M |
| MDIV | First Trust Multi-Asset Diversified Income Index Fund | +17.0% | 8.23% | 89 | Monthly | $431M |
| AMLP | Alerian MLP ETF | +5.1% | 7.43% | 98 | Quarterly | $13.5B |
| PTBD | Pacer Trendpilot US Bond ETF | +0.1% | 9.69% | 75 | Monthly | $85M |
| AMAX | Adaptive Hedged Multi-Asset Income ETF | +31.6% | 11.85% | 61 | Monthly | $71M |
| TYLG | Global X Information Technology Covered Call & Growth ETF | +33.9% | 7.95% | 90 | Monthly | $15M |
| GPIX | Goldman Sachs S&P 500 Core Premium Income ETF | +8.1% | 8.49% | 84 | Monthly | $5.5B |
| MLPA | Global X MLP ETF | +8.4% | 7.15% | 99 | Quarterly | $2.4B |
| ALTY | Global X Alternative Income ETF | +7.2% | 7.85% | 90 | Monthly | $49M |
| SCAP | Infrastructure Capital Small Cap Income ETF | +21.9% | 7.82% | 90 | Monthly | $20M |
| YLD | Principal Active High Yield ETF | +3.6% | 7.18% | 98 | Monthly | $602M |
| QQQH | NEOS Nasdaq-100 Hedged Equity Income ETF | +5.3% | 8.97% | 78 | Monthly | $378M |
| EMHY | iShares J.P. Morgan EM High Yield Bond ETF | +0.6% | 6.85% | 100 | Monthly | $641M |
| APRH | Innovator Premium Income 20 Barrier ETF - April | +1.9% | 8.27% | 82 | Quarterly | $25M |
| GQI | Natixis Gateway Quality Income ETF | +4.8% | 8.06% | 84 | Monthly | $278M |
| HYEM | VanEck Emerging Markets High Yield Bond ETF | +2.0% | 6.97% | 95 | Monthly | $517M |
| FCEF | First Trust Income Opportunity ETF | +1.9% | 6.87% | 96 | Monthly | $83M |
| YLDE | ClearBridge Dividend Strategy ESG ETF | +8.4% | 6.76% | 97 | Monthly | $176M |
| HYG | iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF | +2.3% | 6.59% | 98 | Monthly | $15.7B |
| ANGL | VanEck Fallen Angel High Yield Bond ETF | +2.0% | 6.62% | 95 | Monthly | $3.2B |
| AOHY | Angel Oak High Yield Opportunities ETF | +3.1% | 6.47% | 97 | Monthly | $119M |
| FEMB | First Trust Emerging Markets Local Currency Bond ETF | +13.9% | 7.45% | 84 | Monthly | $382M |
| RDFI | Rareview Dynamic Fixed Income ETF | +1.4% | 8.30% | 75 | Monthly | $88M |
| FHYS | Federated Hermes Short Duration High Yield ETF | +0.2% | 7.06% | 88 | Monthly | $55M |
| BALI | iShares Blackrock Advantage Large Cap Income ETF | +9.6% | 7.39% | 84 | Monthly | $1.4B |
| XIMR | FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer & Premium Income ETF - March | +1.4% | 7.35% | 84 | Monthly | $30M |
| AHYB | American Century Select High Yield ETF | +5.0% | 6.31% | 97 | Monthly | $62M |
| FID | First Trust Intl Multi-Asset Diversified Inc | +29.8% | 6.65% | 91 | Quarterly | $172M |
| OBND | SPDR Loomis Sayles Opportunistic Bond ETF | +3.0% | 6.67% | 90 | Monthly | $32M |
| FLXR | TCW Flexible Income ETF | +10.0% | 6.21% | 96 | Monthly | $3.6B |
| LONZ | PIMCO Senior Loan Active Exchange-Traded Fund | +18.8% | 7.09% | 84 | Monthly | $600M |
| EBND | State Street SPDR Bloomberg Emerging Markets Local Bond ETF | +5.5% | 6.04% | 98 | Monthly | $2.3B |
| JEPI | JPMorgan Equity Premium Income ETF | +1.1% | 7.76% | 76 | Monthly | $46.3B |
| DMBS | Mortgage ETF | +4.9% | 6.14% | 96 | Monthly | $704M |
| PRFD | PIMCO Preferred And Capital Securities Active Exchange-Traded Fund | +2.4% | 5.95% | 98 | Monthly | $236M |
| HNDL | Strategy Shares Nasdaq 7 Handl Index ETF | +5.0% | 7.04% | 82 | Monthly | $633M |
| EMLC | VanEck J.P. Morgan EM Local Currency Bond ETF | +1.8% | 6.11% | 94 | Monthly | $5.1B |
| RISR | FolioBeyond Alternative Income and Interest Rate Hedge ETF | 0.0% | 5.89% | 97 | Monthly | $327M |
| DVYA | iShares Asia/Pacific Dividend ETF | +2.2% | 6.41% | 89 | Quarterly | $72M |
| SPFF | Global X SuperIncome Preferred ETF | +2.5% | 6.62% | 86 | Monthly | $140M |
Screened and ranked from our own data. Not investment advice.
Frequently asked questions
What qualifies as a rising distribution?
A fund's trailing 1-year distribution being higher than the prior year, with at least two years of history so a one-off special payment can't sneak in. 60 ETFs currently qualify.
Is this the same as a dividend-growth ETF?
Not quite. Dividend-growth ETFs hold stocks with long records of raising dividends; this list is about the ETF's own distribution rising, whatever its strategy — including income funds whose payout has grown. See our Dividend Growth ETFs list for the stock-strategy version.
Why rank by safety-adjusted yield?
Because a rising payout isn't automatically a durable one. Multiplying yield by the Distribution Safety Score surfaces funds whose growing distribution also looks well-covered, rather than the highest raw yield.
Can a distribution rise and still be risky?
Yes — some high-yield funds raise distributions while eroding NAV. That's exactly why we show the Distribution Safety Score next to the growth figure, and rank by the two combined.
How often is it updated?
Distribution growth, history, yields, and Safety Scores refresh from our pipeline on every build; the list re-screens and re-ranks automatically.
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