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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 July 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PTA | Cohen & Steers Tax-Advantaged Preferred Securities and Income Fund | Monthly | 8.53% | 100 | +3.1% | — |
| NBOS | Neuberger Option Strategy ETF | Monthly | 8.36% | 100 | +15.6% | $469M |
| PFFR | Virtus InfraCap REIT Preferred ETF | Monthly | 8.34% | 100 | +3.9% | $118M |
| PSK | SPDR® ICE Preferred Securities ETF | Monthly | 7.15% | 100 | +0.9% | $689M |
| AOHY | Angel Oak High Yield Opportunities ETF | Monthly | 6.98% | 100 | +5.4% | $124M |
| YLDE | ClearBridge Dividend Strategy ESG ETF | Monthly | 6.67% | 100 | +12.9% | $168M |
| FDHY | Fidelity High Yield Factor ETF | Monthly | 6.66% | 100 | +6.4% | $568M |
| FLHY | Franklin Liberty High Yield Corporate ETF | Monthly | 6.40% | 100 | +5.7% | $1.2B |
| HYLB | Xtrackers USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF | Monthly | 6.39% | 100 | +3.6% | $3.5B |
| EBND | State Street SPDR Bloomberg Emerging Markets Local Bond ETF | Monthly | 6.38% | 100 | +1.4% | $2.2B |
| FLXR | TCW Flexible Income ETF | Monthly | 6.18% | 100 | +4.4% | $3.4B |
| NEMD | Neuberger Berman Emerging Markets Debt Hard Currency ETF | Monthly | 6.06% | 100 | +10.7% | $138M |
| GRNB | VanEck Green Bond ETF | Monthly | 5.63% | 100 | +2.6% | $185M |
| MBS | Angel Oak Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF | Monthly | 5.57% | 100 | +5.1% | $148M |
| EVMO | Eaton Vance Mortgage Opportunities ETF | Monthly | 5.33% | 100 | +3.8% | $870M |
| BOND | PIMCO Active Bond Exchange-Traded Fund | Monthly | 5.17% | 100 | +3.2% | $8.4B |
| IGHG | ProShares Investment Grade—Interest Rate Hedged | Monthly | 5.13% | 100 | +3.6% | $323M |
| HIMU | iShares High Yield Muni Active ETF | Monthly | 5.08% | 100 | +8.8% | $2.4B |
| EUHY | iShares Euro High Yield Corporate Bond USD Hedged ETF | — | 4.86% | 100 | +2.0% | — |
| IGEB | iShares Edge Investment Grade Enhanced Bond ETF | Monthly | 4.82% | 100 | +2.5% | $1.4B |
| VCEB | Vanguard ESG U.S. Corporate Bond ETF | Monthly | 4.82% | 100 | +2.2% | $1.2B |
| HTRB | Hartford Total Return Bond ETF | Monthly | 4.80% | 100 | +3.4% | $2.2B |
| JMTG | JPMorgan Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF | Monthly | 4.68% | 100 | +4.3% | $6.7B |
| SUSC | iShares ESG USD Corporate Bond ETF | Monthly | 4.66% | 100 | +2.3% | $1.3B |
| FLCO | Franklin Liberty Investment Grade Corporate ETF | Monthly | 4.65% | 100 | +2.1% | $577M |
| PFIG | Invesco Fundamental Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF | Monthly | 4.57% | 100 | +2.2% | $114M |
| BSCT | Invesco BulletShares 2029 Corporate Bond ETF | Monthly | 4.56% | 100 | +3.0% | $2.9B |
| BAB | Invesco Taxable Municipal Bond ETF | Monthly | 4.54% | 100 | +3.8% | $1.0B |
| BKAG | BNY Mellon Core Bond ETF | Monthly | 4.53% | 100 | +2.3% | $2.1B |
| SWAN | Amplify BlackSwan Growth & Treasury Core ETF | Quarterly | 4.34% | 100 | +9.0% | $158M |
| GCOR | Goldman Sachs Access U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF | Monthly | 4.33% | 100 | +3.0% | $790M |
| VMBS | Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF | Monthly | 4.27% | 100 | +4.5% | $15.5B |
| BSCR | Invesco BulletShares 2027 Corporate Bond ETF | Monthly | 4.25% | 100 | +3.8% | $4.6B |
| FLMI | Franklin Dynamic Municipal Bond ETF | Monthly | 4.24% | 100 | +6.6% | $2.3B |
| HCRB | Hartford Core Bond ETF | Monthly | 4.15% | 100 | +3.0% | $401M |
| NUBD | Nuveen ESG U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF | Monthly | 4.07% | 100 | +2.4% | $464M |
| BND | Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF | Monthly | 4.06% | 100 | +2.9% | $160.3B |
| EAGG | iShares ESG U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF | Monthly | 4.03% | 100 | +2.2% | $5.0B |
| USAI | Pacer American Energy Independence ETF | Monthly | 4.03% | 100 | +27.2% | $120M |
| IEF | iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF | Monthly | 4.01% | 100 | +1.6% | $47.0B |
| EUSB | iShares Trust - iShares ESG Advanced Total USD Bond Market ETF | Monthly | 4.00% | 100 | +2.9% | $713M |
| RDVI | FT Vest Rising Dividend Achievers Target Income ETF | Monthly | 8.49% | 99 | +24.5% | $3.5B |
| AMLP | Alerian MLP ETF | Quarterly | 7.49% | 99 | +22.3% | $12.9B |
| YLD | Principal Active High Yield ETF | Monthly | 7.33% | 99 | +5.3% | $567M |
| FLMB | Franklin Liberty Federal Tax-Free Bond ETF | Monthly | 6.94% | 99 | +6.8% | $75M |
| SCYB | Schwab High Yield Bond ETF | Monthly | 6.88% | 99 | +3.7% | $2.7B |
| PYLD | PIMCO ETF Trust - PIMCO Multisector Bond Active Exchange-Traded Fund | Monthly | 6.43% | 99 | +4.2% | $15.0B |
| CGMS | Capital Group U.S. Multi-Sector Income ETF | Monthly | 6.34% | 99 | +4.2% | $5.2B |
| PRFD | PIMCO Preferred And Capital Securities Active Exchange-Traded Fund | Monthly | 5.92% | 99 | +5.6% | $224M |
| VWOB | Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond Index Fund | Monthly | 5.72% | 99 | +5.8% | $6.3B |
| EMHC | SPDR Bloomberg Barclays Emerging Markets USD Bond ETF | Monthly | 5.69% | 99 | +7.2% | $283M |
| CPLB | NYLI MacKay ESG Core Plus Bond ETF | Monthly | 5.53% | 99 | +3.7% | $356M |
| DMBS | Doubleline Etf Trust - Mortgage ETF | Monthly | 5.26% | 99 | +3.9% | $703M |
| SPBO | State Street SPDR Portfolio Corporate Bond ETF | Monthly | 5.18% | 99 | +2.2% | $2.1B |
| IROC | IROC | Monthly | 5.17% | 99 | +7.2% | $129M |
| TOTL | State Street DoubleLine Total Return Tactical ETF | Monthly | 5.12% | 99 | +1.5% | $4.1B |
| UBND | VictoryShares Core Plus Bond ETF | Monthly | 5.08% | 99 | +3.4% | $2.0B |
| LQDB | iShares BBB Rated Corporate Bond ETF | Monthly | 4.75% | 99 | +3.0% | $60M |
| UCRD | VictoryShares ESG Corporate Bond ETF | Monthly | 4.71% | 99 | +3.1% | $149M |
| FSIG | First Trust Limited Duration Investment Grade Corporate ETF | Monthly | 4.64% | 99 | +2.9% | $1.5B |
| PAB | PGIM ETF Trust - PGIM Active Aggregate Bond ETF | Monthly | 4.57% | 99 | +3.2% | $70M |
| IBDV | iShares iBonds Dec 2030 Term Corporate ETF | Monthly | 4.50% | 99 | +2.7% | $3.3B |
| NETL | Fundamental Income Net Lease Real Estate ETF | Monthly | 4.50% | 99 | +18.7% | $56M |
| APCB | ActivePassive Core Bond ETF | Monthly | 4.41% | 99 | +2.5% | $1.0B |
| GOVI | Invesco Equal Weight 0-30 Years Treasury ETF | Monthly | 4.17% | 99 | +1.4% | $1.2B |
| FFIU | Fieldstone UVA Unconstrained Medium-Term Fixed Income ETF | Quarterly | 4.16% | 99 | +3.1% | $53M |
| FTQI | First Trust Nasdaq BuyWrite Income ETF | Monthly | 12.25% | 98 | +24.7% | $932M |
| RIET | Hoya Capital High Dividend Yield ETF | Monthly | 10.59% | 98 | +9.5% | $109M |
| RSPA | Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Income Advantage ETF | Monthly | 9.36% | 98 | +14.7% | $995M |
| FTHI | First Trust BuyWrite Income ETF | Monthly | 9.07% | 98 | +12.8% | $2.4B |
| EFAA | Invesco MSCI EAFE Income Advantage ETF | Monthly | 8.45% | 98 | +13.9% | $593M |
| JPLD | J P Morgan Exchange-Traded Fund Trust - Limited Duration Bond ETF | Monthly | 8.45% | 98 | +4.3% | $3.9B |
| GQI | Natixis Gateway Quality Income ETF | Monthly | 6.64% | 98 | +19.4% | $264M |
| NPFI | Nuveen Preferred and Income ETF | Monthly | 6.29% | 98 | +5.7% | $171M |
| HYZD | WisdomTree Interest Rate Hedged High Yield Bond Fund | Monthly | 5.84% | 98 | +6.7% | $260M |
| VETZ | Academy Veteran Bond ETF | Monthly | 5.72% | 98 | +4.4% | $110M |
| IGLB | iShares 10+ Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF | Monthly | 5.36% | 98 | +1.2% | $2.6B |
| BSCY | Invesco BulletShares 2034 Corporate Bond ETF | Monthly | 5.27% | 98 | +2.8% | $555M |
| IBDY | iShares iBonds Dec 2033 Term Corporate ETF | Monthly | 5.07% | 98 | +2.7% | $1.1B |
| IBDZ | iShares iBonds Dec 2034 Term Corporate ETF | Monthly | 5.02% | 98 | +2.9% | $871M |
| IG | Principal Exchange-Traded Funds - Principal Investment Grade Corporate Active ETF | Monthly | 4.99% | 98 | +2.9% | $199M |
| BSCW | Invesco Exchange-Traded Self-Indexed Fund Trust - Invesco BulletShares 2032 Corporate Bond ETF | Monthly | 4.93% | 98 | +2.7% | $1.5B |
| FIIG | First Trust Intermediate Duration Investment Grade Corporate ETF | Monthly | 4.77% | 98 | +2.3% | $653M |
| IBGA | iShares iBonds Dec 2044 Term Treasury ETF | Monthly | 4.72% | 98 | +1.7% | $101M |
| VNLA | Janus Henderson Short Duration Income ETF | Monthly | 4.72% | 98 | +4.3% | $3.3B |
| IBDW | iShares iBonds Dec 2031 Term Corporate ETF | Monthly | 4.70% | 98 | +2.3% | $2.5B |
| FTCB | First Trust Core Investment Grade ETF | Monthly | 4.68% | 98 | +3.7% | $2.5B |
| VCRB | Vanguard Core Bond ETF | Monthly | 4.67% | 98 | +3.2% | $7.5B |
| VPLS | Vanguard Core Plus Bond ETF | Monthly | 4.57% | 98 | +3.6% | $1.7B |
| CGV | Conductor Global Equity Value ETF | Quarterly | 4.43% | 98 | +16.2% | $129M |
| FIGB | Fidelity Investment Grade Bond ETF | Monthly | 4.25% | 98 | +2.6% | $515M |
| CGHM | Capital Group Municipal High-Income ETF | Monthly | 4.14% | 98 | +8.7% | $3.2B |
| IBTP | iShares iBonds Dec 2034 Term Treasury ETF | Monthly | 4.10% | 98 | +2.2% | $280M |
| XTEN | Bondbloxx ETF Trust - BondBloxx Bloomberg Ten Year Target Duration US Treasury ETF | Monthly | 4.07% | 98 | +2.0% | $1.0B |
| CGDG | Capital Group Dividend Growers ETF | Quarterly | 4.05% | 98 | +13.6% | $5.3B |
| IBIG | iShares iBonds Oct 2030 Term TIPS ETF | Quarterly | 10.58% | 97 | +2.9% | $138M |
| IBIE | iShares iBonds Oct 2028 Term TIPS ETF | Quarterly | 10.43% | 97 | +3.3% | $153M |
| IBIF | iShares iBonds Oct 2029 Term TIPS ETF | Quarterly | 9.94% | 97 | +3.0% | $108M |
| IBID | iShares iBonds Oct 2027 Term TIPS ETF | Quarterly | 9.72% | 97 | +3.9% | $118M |
| JCPB | JPMorgan Core Plus Bond ETF | Monthly | 9.41% | 97 | +4.2% | $13.9B |
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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