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Highest Distribution Safety Score™ ETFs
Every income ETF yielding 4% or more, ranked purely by its Distribution Safety Score — so the funds whose distributions look the most durable on our data sit at the very top, ahead of the biggest headline yields.
Updated August 2026 · 100 funds
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Our proprietary snapshot of this list — averages and standouts, computed from the funds below. Not investment advice.
Most income screens start with yield and treat safety as an afterthought. This page inverts that: it ranks the income-ETF universe purely by our Distribution Safety Score, so the funds whose distributions look the most durable — well-covered, backed by real history, and not propped up by an eroding NAV — come first, whatever their headline yield.
To keep the list useful for income investors we require a distribution of at least 4%; above that floor the order is set by score alone, highest first. The result is a shortlist of the funds that pair a real yield with the strongest payout durability our data can measure — the opposite bookend to our Potential Yield-Trap screen.
How this screen works
One number does the ranking: the Distribution Safety Score, highest first.
- Universe: exchange-traded funds that pay a distribution.
- Yield floor: a distribution rate of at least 4%, so the list stays income-relevant instead of filling with ultra-low-yield broad-market funds.
- Rank: by Distribution Safety Score — our 0–100 read on how durable a payout looks — highest first; ties break to the higher yield.
- Top 100: the 100 highest-scoring qualifying funds, re-screened and re-ranked live on every build.
Highest Distribution Safety Score ETFs
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 | Cadence | Yield | Distribution Safety Score™ ⓘ | 1-Yr Price | AUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEDY | BNY Mellon Enhanced Dividend and Income ETF | Monthly | 7.82% | 100 | — | $206M |
| NBOS | Neuberger Option Strategy ETF | Monthly | 7.80% | 100 | +17.4% | $534M |
| YLD | Principal Active High Yield ETF | Monthly | 7.32% | 100 | +5.1% | $578M |
| MLPA | Global X MLP ETF | Quarterly | 7.22% | 100 | +21.1% | $2.3B |
| XAGG | Eaton Vance Income Opportunities ETF | Monthly | 7.01% | 100 | — | $1.4B |
| NUHY | Nuveen ESG High Yield Corporate Bond ETF | Monthly | 6.99% | 100 | +4.6% | $111M |
| USHY | iShares Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF | Monthly | 6.93% | 100 | +5.4% | $28.6B |
| AOHY | Angel Oak High Yield Opportunities ETF | Monthly | 6.78% | 100 | +5.8% | $117M |
| JNK | State Street SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF | Monthly | 6.59% | 100 | +5.5% | $7.1B |
| HYFI | AB High Yield ETF | Monthly | 6.38% | 100 | +5.0% | $332M |
| FLXR | TCW Flexible Income ETF | Monthly | 6.16% | 100 | +3.9% | $3.5B |
| NEMD | Neuberger Berman Emerging Markets Debt Hard Currency ETF | Monthly | 6.13% | 100 | +11.1% | $139M |
| HYG | iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF | Monthly | 5.79% | 100 | +4.4% | $17.4B |
| MBS | Angel Oak Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF | Monthly | 5.64% | 100 | +4.1% | $149M |
| FTMU | Franklin Municipal Income ETF | Monthly | 5.55% | 100 | — | $467M |
| SCHI | Schwab 5-10 Year Corporate Bond ETF | Monthly | 5.51% | 100 | +2.6% | $11.4B |
| EVMO | Eaton Vance Mortgage Opportunities ETF | Monthly | 5.25% | 100 | +4.8% | $862M |
| EMB | iShares JP Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF | Monthly | 5.22% | 100 | +6.1% | $14.7B |
| SCHJ | Schwab 1-5 Year Corporate Bond ETF | Monthly | 5.13% | 100 | +2.7% | $849M |
| IGHG | ProShares Investment Grade—Interest Rate Hedged | Monthly | 5.11% | 100 | +4.1% | $329M |
| EVTR | Eaton Vance Total Return Bond ETF | Monthly | 5.06% | 100 | +2.5% | $5.8B |
| IGIB | iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF | Monthly | 5.05% | 100 | +2.6% | $18.6B |
| VCIT | Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF | Monthly | 5.05% | 100 | +2.1% | $67.6B |
| CEMB | iShares J.P. Morgan EM Corporate Bond ETF | Monthly | 5.00% | 100 | +3.7% | $410M |
| EUHY | iShares Euro High Yield Corporate Bond USD Hedged ETF | — | 4.90% | 100 | +2.7% | — |
| GRNB | VanEck Green Bond ETF | Monthly | 4.71% | 100 | +2.0% | $184M |
| LDSF | First Trust Low Duration Strategic Focus | Monthly | 4.70% | 100 | +4.2% | $162M |
| PEY | Invesco High Yield Equity Dividend Achievers ETF | Monthly | 4.62% | 100 | +24.0% | $1.2B |
| FLMI | Franklin Dynamic Municipal Bond ETF | Monthly | 4.56% | 100 | +6.7% | $2.3B |
| IBDV | iShares iBonds Dec 2030 Term Corporate ETF | Monthly | 4.56% | 100 | +2.7% | $3.3B |
| AVSF | Avantis Short-Term Fixed Income ETF | Monthly | 4.54% | 100 | +3.0% | $652M |
| BSCT | Invesco BulletShares 2029 Corporate Bond ETF | Monthly | 4.53% | 100 | +3.4% | $2.9B |
| JMTG | JPMorgan Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF | Monthly | 4.41% | 100 | +4.1% | $6.9B |
| VMBS | Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF | Monthly | 4.37% | 100 | +3.6% | $15.6B |
| FTNJ | Franklin New Jersey Municipal Income ETF | Monthly | 4.29% | 100 | — | $168M |
| SWAN | Amplify BlackSwan Growth & Treasury Core ETF | Quarterly | 4.19% | 100 | +11.2% | $157M |
| FTMA | Franklin Massachusetts Municipal Inc ETF | Monthly | 4.15% | 100 | — | $287M |
| MMIN | IQ MacKay Municipal Insured ETF | Monthly | 4.08% | 100 | +7.0% | $466M |
| USAI | Pacer American Energy Independence ETF | Monthly | 4.05% | 100 | +23.5% | $133M |
| EUSB | iShares ESG Advanced Total USD Bond Market ETF | Monthly | 4.02% | 100 | +2.1% | $710M |
| ITE | SPDR Bloomberg Barclays Intermediate Term Treasury ETF | Monthly | 4.01% | 100 | +1.7% | $10.6B |
| MLPX | Global X MLP & Energy Infrastructure ETF | Quarterly | 4.01% | 100 | +28.1% | $3.6B |
| SPTI | State Street SPDR Portfolio Intermediate Term Treasury ETF | Monthly | 4.00% | 100 | +1.4% | $10.6B |
| RDVI | FT Vest Rising Dividend Achievers Target Income ETF | Monthly | 8.15% | 99 | +29.0% | $3.7B |
| AMLP | Alerian MLP ETF | Quarterly | 7.50% | 99 | +19.2% | $13.2B |
| HYDB | iShares High Yield Systematic Bond ETF | Monthly | 7.02% | 99 | +5.0% | $1.6B |
| IBHI | iShares iBonds 2029 Term High Yield and Income ETF | Monthly | 6.70% | 99 | +5.3% | $503M |
| IBHJ | iShares iBonds 2030 Term High Yield and Income ETF | Monthly | 6.66% | 99 | +6.3% | $176M |
| PYLD | PIMCO Multisector Bond Active Exchange-Traded Fund | Monthly | 6.41% | 99 | +5.2% | $15.2B |
| PRFD | PIMCO Preferred And Capital Securities Active Exchange-Traded Fund | Monthly | 5.93% | 99 | +4.6% | $237M |
| HYBB | iShares BB Rated Corporate Bond ETF | Monthly | 5.66% | 99 | +5.2% | $320M |
| DMBS | Mortgage ETF | Monthly | 5.62% | 99 | +3.0% | $704M |
| JHMB | John Hancock Mortgage Backed Securities ETF | Monthly | 5.52% | 99 | +3.9% | $205M |
| BOND | PIMCO Active Bond Exchange-Traded Fund | Monthly | 5.30% | 99 | +3.1% | $8.5B |
| VCEB | Vanguard ESG U.S. Corporate Bond ETF | Monthly | 5.22% | 99 | +1.0% | $1.2B |
| VTC | Vanguard Total Corporate Bond ETF ETF Shares | Monthly | 5.21% | 99 | +1.5% | $1.7B |
| IROC | Invesco Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust - Invesco Rochester High Yield Municipal ETF | Monthly | 5.15% | 99 | +7.3% | $132M |
| BKGI | BNY Mellon Global Infrastructure Income ETF | Quarterly | 5.13% | 99 | +16.7% | $1.3B |
| JCPB | JPMorgan Core Plus Bond ETF | Monthly | 4.95% | 99 | +3.2% | $14.0B |
| LQDI | iShares Inflation Hedged Corporate Bond | Monthly | 4.95% | 99 | +1.6% | $70M |
| USIG | iShares Broad USD Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF | Monthly | 4.93% | 99 | +1.8% | $17.3B |
| IBDY | iShares iBonds Dec 2033 Term Corporate ETF | Monthly | 4.92% | 99 | +2.1% | $1.1B |
| SCCR | Schwab Core Bond ETF | Monthly | 4.92% | 99 | +2.3% | $1.5B |
| GIGB | Goldman Sachs Access Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF | Monthly | 4.85% | 99 | +1.7% | $1.0B |
| IBDX | iShares iBonds Dec 2032 Term Corporate ETF | Monthly | 4.84% | 99 | +2.8% | $1.7B |
| FCOR | Fidelity® Corporate Bond ETF | Monthly | 4.82% | 99 | +1.8% | $351M |
| QLTA | iShares Aaa - A Rated Corporate Bond ETF | Monthly | 4.78% | 99 | +1.4% | $1.2B |
| FTNY | Putnam Franklin New York Municipal Income ETF | Monthly | 4.77% | 99 | — | $595M |
| FIIG | First Trust Intermediate Duration Investment Grade Corporate ETF | Monthly | 4.75% | 99 | +2.4% | $645M |
| FLMB | Franklin Liberty Federal Tax-Free Bond ETF | Monthly | 4.68% | 99 | +7.1% | $75M |
| SUSC | iShares ESG USD Corporate Bond ETF | Monthly | 4.68% | 99 | +1.8% | $1.3B |
| XFIV | BondBloxx Bloomberg Five Year Target Duration US Treasury ETF | Monthly | 4.64% | 99 | +1.2% | $346M |
| TAGG | T. Rowe Price QM U.S. Bond ETF | Monthly | 4.63% | 99 | +2.5% | $2.5B |
| FSIG | First Trust Limited Duration Investment Grade Corporate ETF | Monthly | 4.62% | 99 | +3.4% | $1.5B |
| BBAG | JPMorgan BetaBuilders U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF | Monthly | 4.59% | 99 | +1.9% | $997M |
| IBDU | iShares iBonds Dec 2029 Term Corporate ETF | Monthly | 4.55% | 99 | +3.3% | $4.1B |
| BMN | Blackrock 2037 Municipal Target Term Trust | Monthly | 4.42% | 99 | +9.8% | — |
| IBTO | iShares iBonds Dec 2033 Term Treasury ETF | Monthly | 4.35% | 99 | +1.2% | $463M |
| JPLD | Limited Duration Bond ETF | Monthly | 4.35% | 99 | +3.9% | $4.0B |
| FTPA | Franklin Pennsylvania Municipal Income ETF | Monthly | 4.33% | 99 | — | $100M |
| NUBD | Nuveen ESG U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF | Monthly | 4.29% | 99 | +2.2% | $462M |
| MGOV | First Trust Intermediate Government Opportunities ETF | Monthly | 4.22% | 99 | +3.7% | $101M |
| SHYM | iShares Short Duration High Yield Muni Active ETF | Monthly | 4.20% | 99 | +5.1% | $792M |
| UCRD | VictoryShares ESG Corporate Bond ETF | Monthly | 4.18% | 99 | +2.3% | $148M |
| BND | Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF | Monthly | 4.17% | 99 | +1.9% | $161.4B |
| EAGG | iShares ESG U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF | Monthly | 4.17% | 99 | +2.3% | $5.0B |
| FTOH | Franklin Ohio Municipal Income ETF | Monthly | 4.17% | 99 | — | $74M |
| AGG | iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF | Monthly | 4.16% | 99 | +2.3% | $137.7B |
| IBTM | iShares iBonds Dec 2032 Term Treasury ETF | Monthly | 4.03% | 99 | +1.7% | $561M |
| YLDE | ClearBridge Dividend Strategy ESG ETF | Monthly | 13.29% | 98 | +16.9% | $168M |
| FTQI | First Trust Nasdaq BuyWrite Income ETF | Monthly | 11.89% | 98 | +24.7% | $945M |
| RSPA | Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Income Advantage ETF | Monthly | 9.11% | 98 | +19.1% | $1.1B |
| FTHI | First Trust BuyWrite Income ETF | Monthly | 8.83% | 98 | +14.3% | $2.5B |
| SDVD | FT Vest SMID Rising Dividend Achievers Target Income ETF | Monthly | 8.20% | 98 | +20.5% | $929M |
| EFAA | Invesco MSCI EAFE Income Advantage ETF | Monthly | 8.14% | 98 | +19.0% | $641M |
| FDHY | Fidelity High Yield Factor ETF | Monthly | 6.44% | 98 | +6.8% | $580M |
| QHY | WisdomTree U.S. High Yield Corporate Bond Fund | Monthly | 6.41% | 98 | +5.5% | $242M |
| OVT | Overlay Shares Short Term Bond ETF | Monthly | 6.32% | 98 | +6.3% | $62M |
| AHYB | American Century Select High Yield ETF | Monthly | 6.31% | 98 | +5.1% | $62M |
| HYHG | ProShares High Yield—Interest Rate Hedged | Monthly | 6.31% | 98 | +6.9% | $192M |
Screened and ranked from our own data. Not investment advice.
Frequently asked questions
How is this list ranked?
Purely by our Distribution Safety Score — highest first — among ETFs yielding at least 4%. The 100 funds shown are the highest-scoring income ETFs we track, so the most durable-looking payouts sit on top regardless of headline yield.
Why require a 4% yield?
Without a floor, a pure safety ranking fills up with ultra-low-yield broad-market and bond funds that are safe simply because they barely pay. The 4% minimum keeps the list relevant to income investors; above it, score alone decides the order.
Isn't the safest fund just the lowest-yielding one?
Not here. The 4% floor removes the barely-paying names, so among real income funds the score rewards distribution coverage, payment history, and a stable NAV — which means a well-run 9% fund can and does outrank a shakier 5% one.
How is the Distribution Safety Score calculated?
It's our 0–100 measure of how durable a distribution looks, built from payout coverage, distribution history and trend, and NAV stability. The full methodology is on our Distribution Safety Score learn page, linked from every score in the table.
How often is this updated?
Yields and Safety Scores refresh from our data pipeline on every build, so membership and the ranking re-compute automatically as the underlying figures change.
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