Yield Filter
ETFs Yielding 10% to 15% in 2026
94 ETFs with distribution yields from 10% to under 15%.
Data updated October 2026
Who this page is for
Best for
- Aggressive income investors who size positions to limit single-fund exposure
- Satellite allocations alongside a core total-return portfolio
- Investors who track NAV trend and distribution coverage every month
Not a fit for
- Buy-and-forget investors — sustainability requires ongoing review
- Risk-averse retirees who cannot tolerate NAV drawdowns
- Tax-sensitive accounts; many of these funds distribute return of capital
Risks specific to this yield range
- NAV erosion is common — many double-digit yielders pay distributions partly from capital, shrinking the principal that generates future income.
- Single-stock or thematic options-strategy ETFs concentrate exposure to one underlying, amplifying drawdowns.
- Distribution coverage can deteriorate quickly when realized option premiums fall — yields are not contractual.
Analysis
The 10%–15% yield band is dominated by options-overlay strategies, particularly covered call and 0DTE (zero-days-to-expiration) call-writing funds, alongside a handful of sector-specific premium-income products and high-yield equity screens. Issuers like Roundhill Investments, NEOS, State Street, and Simplify ETFs appear repeatedly in the top 10, reflecting a broader industry push into derivative-income products layered onto equity indexes, sectors, or single-stock exposures (e.g., MSR's autocallable structure tied to MSTR). A few funds, like KBWD, instead rely on fundamental high-dividend-yield screens within financials rather than options premium.
- XDTE posts the highest yield among the top 10 shown (14.98%) while carrying a relatively modest 0.97% expense ratio versus the group average of 1.26%.
- KBWD's 5.39% expense ratio is a significant outlier in the top 10, more than five times the 94-fund average of 1.26%.
- IWMI stands out for scale among the top 10 shown, with $1.3B in AUM compared to several peers under $50M, including MLPI ($46M) and HAKY ($9M).
- Monthly distributions dominate the top 10 shown, with only XDTE (weekly) and MSR (quarterly) deviating from that pattern.
- Expense ratios among the top 10 shown range widely, from 0.35% (XLII, XLVI) to 5.39% (KBWD), despite yields clustering tightly between 14.43% and 14.98%.
Funds in this yield range carry several distinct risks worth weighing. First, options-overlay strategies like XDTE, XLII, and HAKY typically cap upside participation in the underlying asset, meaning high distributions may come at the cost of foregone price appreciation. Second, elevated yields in this range often involve return-of-capital components, which can signal that distributions exceed actual income generated and may erode NAV over time. Third, single-stock or thematic concentration—as seen in MSR's MSTR-linked structure or HAKY's cybersecurity focus—introduces sector- or security-specific volatility not present in broader diversified funds. Finally, distribution s
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The most popular 10-15% yield ETFs by assets under management.
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Monthly income on $10K (top 10)
Assumes current yield remains constant. Actual results will vary.
All 94 ETFs
| Ticker | Name | Issuer | Yield | Expense ratio | AUM | Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| XDTE | Roundhill S&P 500 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF | Roundhill Investments | 14.98% | 0.97% | $334M | Weekly |
| KBWD | Invesco KBW High Dividend Yield Financial ETF | Invesco | 14.89% | 5.39% | $369M | Monthly |
| XV | Simplify Target 15 Distribution ETF | Simplify ETFs | 14.83% | 0.75% | $102M | Monthly |
| XLII | State Street® Industrial Select Sector SPDR® Premium Income ETF | State Street | 14.79% | 0.35% | $15M | Monthly |
| MSR | GraniteShares Autocallable MSTR ETF | GraniteShares | 14.78% | 1.07% | $593,775 | Quarterly |
| IWMI | NEOS Russell 2000 High Income ETF | NEOS | 14.73% | 0.68% | $1.3B | Monthly |
| MLPI | NEOS MLP & Energy Infrastructure High Income ETF | NEOS | 14.72% | 0.68% | $46M | Monthly |
| SPUC | Simplify US Equity Income ETF | Simplify ETFs | 14.67% | 0.53% | $241M | Monthly |
| XLVI | State Street® Health Care Select Sector SPDR® Premium Income ETF | State Street | 14.65% | 0.35% | $28M | Monthly |
| HAKY | Amplify HACK Cybersecurity Covered Call ETF | Amplify ETFs | 14.43% | 0.65% | $9M | Monthly |
| XLYI | State Street® Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR® Premium Income ETF | State Street | 14.43% | 0.35% | $39M | Monthly |
| ISTM | iShares Strategic Metals ETF | iShares | 14.23% | 0.47% | $32M | Annual |
| BIZD | VanEck BDC Income ETF | VanEck | 14.19% | 9.69% | $1.6B | Quarterly |
| CAIE | Calamos Autocallable Income ETF | Calamos Investments | 14.16% | 0.74% | $1.4B | Monthly |
| FIZY | Fitz-Gerald Must Have Portfolio® and Options Overlay ETF | Nicholas Wealth Management | 14.14% | 1.01% | $9M | Weekly |
| KQQQ | Kurv Technology Titans Select ETF | Kurv | 14.12% | 0.99% | $136M | Monthly |
| ANV | GraniteShares Autocallable NVDA ETF | GraniteShares | 13.95% | 1.07% | $6M | Monthly |
| YYY | Amplify CEF High Income ETF | Amplify ETFs | 13.91% | 3.23% | $676M | Monthly |
| ODTE | VegaShares SPX NDX RTY Premium Income ETF | VegaShares | 13.89% | 0.76% | $3M | Weekly |
| TSPY | TappAlpha S&P 500 Growth & Daily Income ETF | TappAlpha | 13.88% | 0.71% | $342M | Monthly |
| BITA | iShares Bitcoin Premium Income ETF | iShares | 13.85% | 0.65% | $96M | Monthly |
| BRKW | Roundhill BRKB WeeklyPay ETF | Roundhill Investments | 13.83% | 1.00% | $14M | Weekly |
| YGLD | Simplify Gold Strategy PLUS Income ETF | Simplify ETFs | 13.82% | 0.62% | $33M | Monthly |
| XLKI | State Street® Technology Select Sector SPDR® Premium Income ETF | State Street | 13.72% | 0.35% | $23M | Monthly |
| ATCL | REX Autocallable Income ETF | REX Shares | 13.70% | 0.65% | $47M | Monthly |
| QQQI | NEOS Nasdaq-100 High Income ETF | NEOS | 13.56% | 0.68% | $15.0B | Monthly |
| LDDR | Stone Ridge 2035 Term Income ETF | Stone Ridge | 13.50% | 0.25% | $38M | Monthly |
| TLTP | Amplify TLT U.S. Treasury 12% Option Income ETF | Amplify ETFs | 13.37% | 0.39% | $26M | Monthly |
| HERZ | Herzfeld Credit Income Fund, Inc | Thomas J. Herzfeld Advisors | 13.35% | — | — | Monthly |
| HYIN | WisdomTree Alternative Income Fund | WisdomTree | 13.30% | 4.34% | $48M | Monthly |
| XCCC | BondBloxx CCC Rated USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF | BondBloxx | 13.08% | 0.40% | $231M | Monthly |
| EDGQ | Global X Nasdaq-100 Income Edge ETF | Global X | 13.00% | 0.50% | $12M | Weekly |
| ACEI | Innovator Equity Autocallable Income Strategy ETF | Innovator ETFs | 12.88% | 0.79% | $50M | Monthly |
| QVOL | Infrastructure Capital Nasdaq Option Income ETF | InfraCap | 12.84% | 0.82% | $58M | Monthly |
| RNTY | YieldMax Target 12 Real Estate Option Income ETF | YieldMax | 12.75% | 0.99% | $6M | Monthly |
| MLPD | Global X MLP & Energy Infrastructure Covered Call ETF | Global X | 12.48% | 0.60% | $26M | Monthly |
| IAUI | NEOS Gold High Income ETF | NEOS | 12.47% | 0.79% | $626M | Monthly |
| NUKX | Nicholas Nuclear Income ETF | Nicholas Wealth Management | 12.45% | 1.07% | $8M | Weekly |
| BCI | abrdn Bloomberg All Commodity Strategy K-1 Free ETF | Aberdeen | 12.44% | 0.26% | $3.5B | Annual |
| FTKI | First Trust Small Cap BuyWrite Income ETF | First Trust | 12.31% | 0.86% | $26M | Monthly |
| WEPN | Nicholas Defense and Rare Earth Income ETF | Nicholas Wealth Management | 12.27% | 1.11% | $6M | Weekly |
| AMAX | Adaptive Hedged Multi-Asset Income ETF | Adaptive ETFs | 12.24% | 1.36% | $74M | Monthly |
| LQDM | Amplify LQD Investment Grade 12% Target Income ETF | Amplify ETFs | 12.23% | 0.54% | $3M | Monthly |
| JELH | Janus Henderson Equity Linked High Income ETF | Janus Henderson | 12.18% | 0.59% | $21M | Monthly |
| RIET | Hoya Capital High Dividend Yield ETF | Hoya Capital Real Estate | 12.16% | 0.50% | $101M | Monthly |
| QRMI | Global X Nasdaq 100 Risk Managed Income ETF | Global X | 12.11% | 0.60% | $15M | Monthly |
| WTPI | WisdomTree Equity Premium Income Fund | WisdomTree | 12.10% | 0.44% | $528M | Monthly |
| HIPS | GraniteShares HIPS US High Income ETF | GraniteShares | 12.09% | 1.17% | $104M | Monthly |
| WEEL | Peerless Option Income Wheel ETF | Peerless ETFs | 12.06% | 0.99% | $45M | Quarterly |
| XRMI | Global X S&P 500 Risk Managed Income ETF | Global X | 12.06% | 0.60% | $59M | Monthly |
| BIGY | YieldMax Target 12 Big 50 Option Income ETF | YieldMax | 11.95% | 1.09% | $34M | Monthly |
| FTQI | First Trust Nasdaq BuyWrite Income ETF | First Trust | 11.95% | 0.75% | $992M | Monthly |
| SPYI | NEOS S&P 500 High Income ETF | NEOS | 11.95% | 0.68% | $12.4B | Monthly |
| PCR | Simplify VettaFi Private Credit Strategy ETF | Simplify ETFs | 11.91% | — | $2M | Monthly |
| CEFS | Saba Closed-End Funds ETF | Saba Capital Management | 11.90% | 2.61% | $429M | Monthly |
| RNMN | RiverNorth Market Neutral ETF | RiverNorth | 11.85% | 0.89% | $7M | Annual |
| SBAR | Simplify Barrier Income ETF | Simplify ETFs | 11.82% | 0.75% | $420M | Monthly |
| SEPQ | STF Tactical Growth & Income ETF | STF Management | 11.81% | 0.65% | $93M | Monthly |
| XLCI | State Street® Communication Services Select Sector SPDR® Premium Income ETF | State Street | 11.51% | 0.35% | $3M | Monthly |
| IYRI | NEOS Real Estate High Income ETF | NEOS | 11.43% | 0.68% | $302M | Monthly |
| MSFY | Kurv Yield Premium Strategy Microsoft ETF | Kurv | 11.43% | 0.99% | $12M | Monthly |
| REM | iShares Mortgage Real Estate ETF | iShares | 11.39% | 0.48% | $466M | Quarterly |
| QYLD | Global X Nasdaq 100 Covered Call ETF | Global X | 11.38% | 0.60% | $8.5B | Monthly |
| RYLD | Global X Russell 2000 Covered Call ETF | Global X | 11.35% | 0.60% | $1.3B | Monthly |
| XLFI | State Street® Financial Select Sector SPDR® Premium Income ETF | State Street | 11.33% | 0.35% | $9M | Monthly |
| SRET | Global X SuperDividend REIT ETF | Global X | 11.25% | 0.58% | $213M | Monthly |
| FINY | GraniteShares YieldBOOST Financials ETF | GraniteShares | 11.17% | 1.07% | $758,560 | Weekly |
| ICAP | InfraCap Equity Income Fund ETF | InfraCap | 11.14% | 2.47% | $117M | Monthly |
| JEPQ | JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Income ETF | JPMorgan | 11.14% | 0.35% | $43.9B | Monthly |
| NDIV | Amplify Energy & Natural Resources Covered Call ETF | Amplify ETFs | 11.09% | 0.59% | $31M | Monthly |
| QDVO | Amplify CWP Growth & Income ETF | Amplify ETFs | 11.07% | 0.56% | $779M | Monthly |
| WEEI | Westwood Salient Enhanced Energy Income ETF | Westwood | 10.97% | 0.85% | $107M | Monthly |
| AAPY | Kurv Yield Premium Strategy Apple ETF | Kurv | 10.87% | 0.99% | $8M | Monthly |
| TSLQ | AXS TSLA Bear Daily ETF | AXS | 10.86% | 1.15% | $96M | Annual |
| OVF | Overlay Shares Foreign Equity ETF | Overlay Shares | 10.75% | 0.83% | $65M | Monthly |
| TSYW | Roundhill Treasury Bond WeeklyPay ETF | Roundhill Investments | 10.72% | 0.99% | $3M | Weekly |
| FBDC | FT Confluence BDC & Specialty Finance Income ETF | First Trust | 10.71% | 12.44% | $36M | Monthly |
| HYTI | FT Vest High Yield & Target Income ETF | First Trust | 10.60% | 0.65% | $94M | Monthly |
| SOXY | YieldMax Target 12™ Semiconductor Option Income ETF | YieldMax | 10.59% | 1.06% | $71M | Monthly |
| OVS | Overlay Shares Small Cap Equity ETF | Overlay Shares | 10.58% | 0.83% | $41M | Monthly |
| GPIQ | Goldman Sachs Nasdaq-100 Premium Income ETF | Goldman Sachs | 10.52% | 0.29% | $6.1B | Monthly |
| PFFA | Virtus InfraCap U.S. Preferred Stock ETF | Virtus Investment Partners | 10.47% | 2.11% | $2.4B | Monthly |
| ROCQ | JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Yield ETF | JPMorgan | 10.45% | 0.35% | $671M | Monthly |
| OVL | Overlay Shares Large Cap Equity ETF | Overlay Shares | 10.39% | 0.79% | $462M | Monthly |
| PBDC | Putnam BDC Income ETF | Putnam | 10.38% | 11.77% | $294M | Quarterly |
| HTUS | Hull Tactical US ETF | Hull Tactical | 10.30% | 0.96% | $170M | Annual |
| YSPY | GraniteShares YieldBOOST SPY ETF | GraniteShares | 10.18% | 1.15% | $8M | Weekly |
| FOXY | Simplify Currency Strategy ETF | Simplify ETFs | 10.17% | 0.81% | $226M | Monthly |
| HYGM | Amplify HYG High Yield 10% Target Income ETF | Amplify ETFs | 10.16% | 0.79% | $721,511 | Monthly |
| HCOW | Amplify COWS Covered Call ETF | Amplify ETFs | 10.14% | 0.65% | $17M | Monthly |
| QQA | Invesco QQQ Income Advantage ETF | Invesco | 10.12% | 0.29% | $901M | Monthly |
| GRNI | Fundstrat Granny Shots US Large Cap and Income ETF | Fundstrat | 10.07% | 0.99% | $59M | Monthly |
| CEFZ | RiverNorth Active Income ETF | RiverNorth | 10.01% | 2.82% | $41M | Monthly |
| ACYN | FT Vest Laddered Autocallable Barrier & Income ETF | First Trust | 10.00% | 0.75% | $2.2B | Monthly |
Frequently asked questions
Which ETFs yield between 10% and 15%?
There are currently 94 ETFs with distribution yields from 10% to under 15%. The highest-yielding include XDTE, KBWD, XV, XLII, MSR. Yields are based on the catalog's distribution-rate field. Verify each fund's methodology and date; rates may be annualized from a recent payment or use trailing cash.
How much income does $10,000 generate at 10-15% yield?
At the average yield of 12.28% for ETFs in this range, a hypothetical $10,000 allocation would correspond to approximately $102 per month or $1228 per year if that rate persisted. This is arithmetic, not a forecast. Payments and capital value can fall.
Are double-digit yield ETFs sustainable?
Some 10-15% yields come from option premium or leverage rather than underlying dividends. Those payouts can fall when volatility drops or NAV erodes. Use trailing yield, payout history, and Distribution Safety Score™ alongside the headline rate.
What usually drives 10-15% ETF yields?
This range often includes options-income, high-yield bond, preferred, and specialty equity funds. The source of yield matters because option premium, credit spread income, and ordinary dividends respond to different risks.
What is the cheapest 10-15% yield ETF by expense ratio?
Expense ratios in this yield range vary. The median expense ratio is 1.26%. Compare fees without subtracting them again from yields or returns already reported net of expenses. Sort by expense ratio and find the lowest-cost option.
Which 10-15% yield ETFs pay monthly dividends?
Monthly payers in this range include KBWD, XV, XLII. Monthly distributions are popular with income investors who want regular cash flow. See the frequency breakdown above for the full count.
What is the largest 10-15% yield ETF by assets?
JEPQ is the largest fund in this range with $43.9B in assets under management. AUM alone does not establish trading costs; check current bid-ask spreads, premiums or discounts, and underlying liquidity.
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