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Best Safety-Adjusted Yield ETFs
Income ETFs ranked by Safety-Adjusted Yield — each fund's distribution rate multiplied by its Distribution Safety Score — so the funds offering the most durable income per unit of yield rise to the top, and fragile high-yielders fall away.
Updated August 2026 · 60 funds
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Our proprietary snapshot of this list — averages and standouts, computed from the funds below. Not investment advice.
Headline yield tells you what a fund pays; it says nothing about whether the payment will last. Safety-Adjusted Yield fixes that by weighting each fund's distribution rate by our Distribution Safety Score — so a durable 8% outranks a fragile 15%, and the number rewards income you can actually keep.
This page ranks the income-ETF universe by that single metric, filtered to funds yielding at least 4% that also clear a solid Safety Score. It's the view only Dividend Vision can build: the same funds everyone screens for yield, re-sorted by how durable that yield looks.
How this screen works
One proprietary metric does the ranking: Safety-Adjusted Yield.
- Metric: Safety-Adjusted Yield = distribution rate × (Distribution Safety Score ÷ 100). A 10% yield at a score of 80 scores 8.0%; a 20% yield at a score of 30 scores just 6.0%.
- Yield floor: at least 4%, to keep the list income-focused.
- Safety floor: a Distribution Safety Score of 60+, so the ranking showcases durable income rather than gambles.
- Rank: highest Safety-Adjusted Yield first.
Best Safety-Adjusted Yield 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 | Safety-Adj. Yield | Yield | Distribution Safety Score™ ⓘ | Cadence | AUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YMAG | YieldMax Magnificent 7 Fund of Option Income ETFs | 37.3% | 51.09% | 73 | Weekly | $291M |
| USOY | Defiance Oil Enhanced Options Income ETF | 36.6% | 50.88% | 72 | Weekly | $64M |
| XOMO | YieldMax XOM Option Income Strategy ETF | 34.7% | 41.28% | 84 | Weekly | $40M |
| MSFO | YieldMax MSFT Option Income Strategy ETF | 32.0% | 38.52% | 83 | Weekly | $117M |
| CHPY | YieldMax Semiconductor Portfolio Option Income ETF | 31.4% | 39.75% | 79 | Weekly | $1.1B |
| QDTY | YieldMax Nasdaq 100 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF | 31.2% | 39.54% | 79 | Weekly | $26M |
| NVII | REX NVDA Growth & Income ETF | 30.3% | 45.97% | 66 | Weekly | $114M |
| QDTE | Roundhill Innovation-100 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF | 28.6% | 36.26% | 79 | Weekly | $966M |
| AIPI | REX SHARES AI Equity Premium Income ETF | 28.6% | 34.50% | 83 | Weekly | $429M |
| GPTY | YieldMax AI & Tech Portfolio Option Income ETF | 27.9% | 35.37% | 79 | Weekly | $109M |
| LIFT | LifeX 2028 Income Bucket ETF | 27.8% | 44.15% | 63 | Monthly | $2M |
| CEPI | REX Crypto Equity Premium Income ETF | 27.4% | 40.90% | 67 | Weekly | $112M |
| RDTE | Roundhill RDTE Russell 2000 0DTE Covered Call Strategy | 26.4% | 38.79% | 68 | Weekly | $185M |
| RDTY | YieldMax R2000 0DTE Covered Strategy ETF | 25.9% | 38.59% | 67 | Weekly | $32M |
| EGGY | Dynamic Income ETF | 25.8% | 32.72% | 79 | Monthly | $148M |
| TSMY | YieldMax TSM Option Income Strategy ETF | 25.1% | 39.87% | 63 | Weekly | $108M |
| WDTE | Defiance S&P 500 Target 30 Weekly Distribution ETF | 22.2% | 29.98% | 74 | Weekly | $66M |
| IGLD | FT Cboe Vest Gold Target Income ETF | 21.5% | 23.41% | 92 | Monthly | $552M |
| WMTI | REX WMT Growth & Income ETF | 21.4% | 27.03% | 79 | Weekly | $13M |
| SDTY | YieldMax S&P 500 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF | 20.7% | 26.21% | 79 | Weekly | $48M |
| XDTE | Roundhill S&P 500 0DTE Covered Call | 20.7% | 26.87% | 77 | Weekly | $344M |
| KSLV | Kurv Silver Enhanced Income ETF | 20.5% | 26.62% | 77 | Monthly | $105M |
| FEPI | REX FANG & Innovation Equity Premium Income ETF | 20.4% | 24.87% | 82 | Weekly | $680M |
| NVIT | YieldMax NVDA Performance & Distribution Target 25 ETF | 19.9% | 25.14% | 79 | Weekly | $11M |
| QQQY | Defiance Nasdaq 100 Enhanced Income ETF | 18.7% | 29.71% | 63 | Weekly | $187M |
| GIAX | Nicholas Global Equity and Income ETF | 18.3% | 23.17% | 79 | Weekly | $108M |
| XPAY | Roundhill S&P 500 Target 20 Managed Distribution ETF | 17.5% | 20.12% | 87 | Monthly | $169M |
| BCKT | LifeX 2030 Income Bucket ETF | 17.4% | 24.79% | 70 | Monthly | $2M |
| SLJY | Amplify Silver Miners Covered Call ETF | 17.1% | 21.68% | 79 | Monthly | $66M |
| EGGS | Total Return Guard | 16.7% | 21.18% | 79 | Monthly | $60M |
| XXV | Simplify Ancorato Target 25 Distribution ETF | 16.4% | 23.39% | 70 | Monthly | $51M |
| SPYT | Defiance S&P 500 Income Target ETF | 16.3% | 19.46% | 84 | Monthly | $159M |
| QQQT | Defiance Nasdaq-100 Target Income ETF | 16.0% | 19.01% | 84 | Monthly | $49M |
| XLKI | Technology Select Sector SPDR Premium Income ETF | 15.2% | 19.29% | 79 | Monthly | $15M |
| SVOL | Simplify Volatility Premium ETF | 15.0% | 20.55% | 73 | Monthly | $538M |
| TDAX | TDAQ LIFT ETF | 14.2% | 18.95% | 75 | Weekly | $54M |
| IWMW | iShares Russell 2000 BuyWrite ETF | 13.9% | 16.55% | 84 | Monthly | $61M |
| CAIQ | Calamos Nasdaq Autocallable Income ETF | 13.8% | 17.46% | 79 | Monthly | $303M |
| MOTG | VanEck Vectors Morningstar Global Wide Moat ETF | 13.7% | 16.66% | 82 | Annual | $17M |
| KQQQ | Kurv Technology Titans Select ETF | 13.5% | 14.33% | 94 | Monthly | $127M |
| KGLD | Kurv Gold Enhanced Income ETF | 13.4% | 15.08% | 89 | Monthly | $128M |
| TDAQ | TappAlpha Innovation 100 Growth & Daily Income ETF | 13.3% | 16.88% | 79 | Monthly | $289M |
| XLEI | Energy Select Sector SPDR Premium Income ETF | 13.3% | 16.80% | 79 | Monthly | $50M |
| YLDE | ClearBridge Dividend Strategy ESG ETF | 13.0% | 13.29% | 98 | Monthly | $168M |
| SURI | Simplify Propel Opportunities ETF | 12.9% | 14.20% | 91 | Quarterly | $81M |
| MEMY | Tuttle Capital Meme Stock Income Blast ETF | 12.8% | 20.64% | 62 | Weekly | $1M |
| TSYX | TSPY LIFT ETF | 12.8% | 19.37% | 66 | Weekly | $17M |
| YQQQ | YieldMax Short N100 Option Income Strategy ETF | 12.6% | 21.00% | 60 | Weekly | $15M |
| JEPQ | JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Income ETF | 12.6% | 13.98% | 90 | Monthly | $41.6B |
| GOOP | Kurv Yield Premium Strategy Google ETF | 12.3% | 14.66% | 84 | Monthly | $27M |
| OMAH | VistaShares Target 15 Berkshire Select Income ETF | 11.9% | 15.05% | 79 | Monthly | $1.0B |
| MLPI | NEOS MLP High Income ETF | 11.8% | 14.90% | 79 | Monthly | $46M |
| SIOO | VistaShares Target 15™ S&P 100 Distribution ETF | 11.8% | 14.90% | 79 | Monthly | $19M |
| IWMI | NEOS Russell 2000 High Income ETF | 11.7% | 13.98% | 84 | Monthly | $1.2B |
| FTQI | First Trust Nasdaq BuyWrite Income ETF | 11.7% | 11.89% | 98 | Monthly | $945M |
| QUSA | VistaShares Target 15 USA Quality Income ETF | 11.6% | 14.72% | 79 | Monthly | $22M |
| MORT | VanEck Mortgage REIT Income ETF | 11.6% | 17.09% | 68 | Quarterly | $368M |
| LDDR | Stone Ridge 2035 Term Income ETF | 11.5% | 12.92% | 89 | Monthly | $42M |
| QQQI | NEOS Nasdaq-100 High Income ETF | 11.5% | 13.66% | 84 | Monthly | $13.9B |
| MLPD | Global X MLP & Energy Infrastructure Covered Call ETF | 11.4% | 11.98% | 95 | Monthly | $31M |
Screened and ranked from our own data. Not investment advice.
Frequently asked questions
What is Safety-Adjusted Yield?
It's a fund's distribution rate multiplied by its Distribution Safety Score (out of 100). A durable 8% yield (score 90) scores 7.2%; a shaky 20% yield (score 30) scores just 6.0%. It rewards income that looks likely to last. 60 ETFs make this list.
Why not just rank by yield?
Because the highest yields are often the least durable — the market prices in the risk of a cut. Safety-Adjusted Yield discounts fragile payouts, so the ranking surfaces the best income you can realistically keep, not just the biggest headline number.
Why the 60+ Safety Score floor?
Without a floor, the metric still tilts toward extreme high-yielders. Requiring a solid Safety Score keeps this list focused on durable income; the riskiest high-yielders live on our Potential Yield Traps page instead.
Is this the same as the DV Scorecard's "best pick"?
Yes — the Scorecard's "Best Safety-Adjusted Yield" tile uses the identical formula. This page simply ranks the whole qualifying universe by it.
How often is it updated?
Yields and Safety Scores refresh on every build, so the Safety-Adjusted Yield ranking re-computes automatically.
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