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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.

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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.

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508 ETFs tracked

Grouped by distribution frequency. Ticker links open the full per-fund page.

Top 20 by distribution rate

TickerIssuerETF NameDist. Rate
TESLSimplify ETFsSimplify Volt TSLA Revolution ETF181.29%
VCARSimplify ETFsSimplify Volt RoboCar Disruption and Tech ETF181.29%
RGTUTradrTradr 2X Long RGTI Daily ETF160.22%
RIOXDefiance ETFsDefiance Daily Target 2X Long RIOT ETF156.29%
ARMWRoundhill InvestmentsRoundhill ARM WeeklyPay ETF135.80%
CRWGLeverage SharesLeverage Shares 2X Long CRWV Daily ETF122.47%
KPDDKraneSharesKraneShares 2x Long PDD Daily ETF120.63%
RDYYYieldMaxYieldMax RDDT Option Income Strategy ETF117.54%
MRNYYieldMaxYieldMax MRNA Option Income Strategy ETF115.59%
SAEFSchwabSchwab Ariel Opportunities ETF115.34%
HOOYYieldMaxTidal Trust II YieldMax HOOD Option Income Strategy ETF115.31%
APPXTradrTradr 2X Long APP Daily ETF113.92%
RBLYYieldMaxYieldMax RBLX Option Income Strategy ETF113.38%
HIYYYieldMaxYieldMax HIMS Option Income Strategy ETF113.36%
AMDWRoundhill InvestmentsRoundhill AMD WeeklyPay ETF109.68%
RGYYGraniteSharesGraniteShares YieldBOOST RGYY ETF105.00%
QBYGraniteSharesGraniteShares YieldBOOST QBY ETF104.07%
WNTRYieldMaxYieldMax Short MSTR Option Income Strategy ETF103.35%
INYYYieldMaxYieldMax INTC Option Income Strategy ETF102.59%
IOYYGraniteSharesGraniteShares YieldBOOST IONQ ETF99.29%

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