Safest high-yield ETFs
Every ETF here yields at least 8% — but instead of ranking by headline yield, we bucket them by our own Distribution Safety Score™, so the funds with the most durable payouts sit at the top and the highest NAV-erosion risk sinks to the bottom. This is the list only Dividend Vision can build: high income, safety-ranked. Not investment advice.
401 funds match this screen. Membership and fund data are both as of , refreshed on every build.
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Yield distribution
How distributions cluster across this category.
Yield vs AUM
Each bubble is one ETF. Top 4 by yield and top 4 by AUM are labelled.
Risk vs reward
Distribution rate across the bottom, Distribution Safety Score up the side. Yellow rings mark the best Safety-Adjusted Yield™ — distribution rate adjusted for safety — among funds with a proven safety score of 60+.
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401 ETFs tracked
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Top 20 by Distribution Safety Score™
| Ticker | Issuer | ETF Name | Dist. Rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FTQI | First Trust | First Trust Nasdaq BuyWrite Income ETF | 12.14% | |
| FTHI | First Trust | First Trust BuyWrite Income ETF | 9.08% | |
| SDVD | First Trust | FT Vest SMID Rising Dividend Achievers Target Income ETF | 8.52% | |
| EFAA | Invesco | Invesco MSCI EAFE Income Advantage ETF | 8.40% | |
| AMZA | InfraCap | InfraCap MLP ETF | 8.44% | |
| RSPA | Invesco | Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Income Advantage ETF | 9.30% | |
| SWP | SWP Investment Management, LLC | SWP Growth & Income ETF | 8.37% | |
| KNG | First Trust | FT Vest S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Target Income ETF | 8.19% | |
| PAYR | Federated Hermes | Federated Hermes Enhanced Income ETF | 8.38% | |
| OVL | Overlay Shares | Overlay Shares Large Cap Equity ETF | 10.49% | |
| SCLZ | Swan Capital Management LLC | Swan Enhanced Dividend Income ETF | 8.64% | |
| SEPQ | STF Management | STF Tactical Growth & Income ETF | 12.34% | |
| SPYI | NEOS | NEOS S&P 500 High Income ETF | 12.01% | |
| ICAP | InfraCap | InfraCap Equity Income Fund ETF | 11.61% | |
| JEPQ | JPMorgan | JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Income ETF | 11.57% | |
| TYLG | Global X | Global X Information Technology Covered Call & Growth ETF | 11.42% | |
| KBWY | Invesco | Invesco KBW Premium Yield Equity REIT ETF | 8.82% | |
| DOGG | First Trust | FT Vest DJIA® Dogs 10 Target Income ETF | 8.58% | |
| RDVI | First Trust | FT Vest Rising Dividend Achievers Target Income ETF | 8.50% | |
| CCEF | Calamos Investments | Calamos CEF Income & Arbitrage ETF | 8.28% |
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