Yield Filter
8%+ monthly Yield Dividend ETFs in 2026
225 ETFs with distribution yields between 8%+ monthly paying monthly.
Data updated July 2026
ETFs listed225
Avg yield15.86%
Avg expense ratio0.86%
Who this page is for
Best for
- Retirees matching monthly distributions to monthly living expenses
- Income-focused investors who want frequent cash flow plus elevated yield
- Tax-advantaged accounts where high distribution rates do not create tax drag
Not a fit for
- Pure total-return investors — many monthly high-yielders cap upside
- Tax-sensitive taxable accounts when distributions include return of capital
- Investors uncomfortable with covered-call or option-income strategies
Risks specific to this yield range
- Monthly distribution cadence makes return-of-capital easier to overlook — investors see consistent payouts even as NAV drifts down.
- Covered-call and option-income strategies dominate this set; they cap upside in strong markets.
- Expense ratios trend high (often 0.50%-1.00%+) because many of these funds are actively managed.
- Distribution amounts can vary month to month depending on realized option premium and underlying performance.
Analysis
This 8%+ monthly yield bucket represents the most extreme end of the income ETF spectrum, dominated by derivatives-based and volatility-linked strategies rather than traditional dividend growth. Covered call ETNs on commodities (SLVO, USOI, GLDI), inverse/short exposure funds on crypto (BITI, SETH), and short volatility strategies (ZIVB, ZVOL) generate their elevated headline yields largely through options premium capture, leverage, or structural roll dynamics rather than underlying cash flow from operating businesses. UBS Asset Management, Volatility Shares, ProShares, and NEOS appear repeatedly among the top 10 by yield, reflecting a broader pattern where niche issuers specializing in single-asset options overlays and inverse/leveraged products cluster at the top of the yield distribution.
- SLVO posts the highest yield among the top 10 shown here at 126.54%, more than 1.7x the second-highest fund, USOI at 72.23%.
- Expense ratios in the top 10 range from 0.25% (LIFT) to 1.45% (ZVOL), with no clear relationship between cost and yield level.
- AUM varies widely across the top 10, from LIFT at $2M to SLVO at $393M, suggesting yield alone doesn't drive asset concentration.
- The average expense ratio across all 225 funds in this range is 0.86%, notably lower than several top-10 outliers like ZVOL (1.45%) and ZIVB (1.35%).
- All 225 funds in this range distribute monthly, making distribution frequency uniform even though underlying strategies differ substantially.
Investors evaluating funds in this range should weigh several distinct risks. First, many of these products rely on options premium or short/inverse exposure, which can cap upside participation and produce yields that fluctuate significantly with volatility regimes. Second, return-of-capital is common in high-yield ETNs and options-overlay ETFs, meaning distributions may not reflect sustainable income and can erode NAV over time. Third, single-asset concentration (silver, crude oil, gold, bitcoin, ether) exposes these funds to sharp drawdowns tied to one commodity or crypto asset rather than diversified income sources. Finally
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Largest funds by AUM
The most popular 8%+ monthly yield ETFs by assets under management.
Distribution frequency breakdown
Monthly225
Top issuers
First Trust16
NEOS14
State Street14
Amplify ETFs13
Global X11
Kurv10
iShares9
Simplify ETFs7
Strategy breakdown
Common investment strategies and categories in this yield range.
Expense ratio overview
Lowest ER0.03%
Median ER0.68%
Highest ER12.44%
Monthly income on $10K (top 10)
Assumes current yield remains constant. Actual results will vary.
All 225 ETFs
| Ticker | Name | Issuer | Yield | Expense ratio | AUM | Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SLVO | Credit Suisse X-Links Silver Shares Covered Call ETN | UBS Asset Management | 126.54% | 0.65% | $393M | Monthly |
| USOI | Credit Suisse X-Links Crude Oil Shares Covered Call ETN | UBS Asset Management | 72.23% | 0.85% | $298M | Monthly |
| ZIVB | Volatility Shares Trust -1x Short VIX Mid-Term Futures Strategy ETF | Volatility Shares | 71.85% | 1.35% | $13M | Monthly |
| ZVOL | Volatility Shares ZVOL ETF | Volatility Shares | 69.78% | 1.45% | $14M | Monthly |
| BITI | ProShares Short Bitcoin ETF | ProShares | 66.08% | 1.33% | $141M | Monthly |
| SETH | ProShares Short Ether ETF | ProShares | 53.78% | 0.95% | $19M | Monthly |
| XBCI | NEOS Boosted Bitcoin High Income ETF | NEOS | 50.23% | 0.98% | $76M | Monthly |
| EHY | Amplify Ethereum Max Income Covered Call ETF | Amplify ETFs | 47.50% | 0.75% | $4M | Monthly |
| GLDI | Credit Suisse X-Links Gold Shares Covered Call ETN | UBS Asset Management | 46.64% | 0.65% | $178M | Monthly |
| LIFT | LifeX 2028 Income Bucket ETF | Stone Ridge | 42.76% | 0.25% | $2M | Monthly |
| EGGY | Dynamic Income ETF | NestYield | 36.22% | 0.92% | $133M | Monthly |
| XRPM | Amplify XRP Risk-Managed Income ETF | Amplify ETFs | 35.89% | 0.75% | $10M | Monthly |
| ETTY | Amplify Ethereum 3% Monthly Option Income ETF | Amplify ETFs | 34.10% | 0.75% | $2M | Monthly |
| NEHI | NEOS Ethereum High Income ETF | NEOS | 33.10% | 0.98% | $66M | Monthly |
| SOLM | Amplify Solana SOFR ETF | Amplify ETFs | 30.17% | 0.75% | $1M | Monthly |
| BAGY | Amplify Bitcoin Max Income Covered Call ETF | Amplify ETFs | 29.84% | 0.65% | $12M | Monthly |
| XLKI | Technology Select Sector SPDR Premium Income ETF | State Street | 29.04% | 0.35% | $10M | Monthly |
| BTCI | NEOS Bitcoin High Income ETF | NEOS | 28.09% | 0.98% | $1.1B | Monthly |
| TIPD | Northern Trust 2055 Inflation-Linked Distributing Ladder ETF | Northern Trust | 27.82% | — | $4M | Monthly |
| KSLV | Kurv Silver Enhanced Income ETF | Kurv | 27.62% | 1.00% | $98M | Monthly |
| ETHD | Proshares UltraShort Ether ETF | ProShares | 26.51% | 0.99% | $86M | Monthly |
| XLEI | Energy Select Sector SPDR Premium Income ETF | State Street | 26.34% | 0.35% | $34M | Monthly |
| SLJY | Amplify Silver Miners Covered Call ETF | Amplify ETFs | 24.50% | 0.76% | $48M | Monthly |
| ICRC | Bitwise CRCL Option Income Strategy ETF | Bitwise Investments | 24.41% | 0.96% | $419,189 | Monthly |
| BCKT | LifeX 2030 Income Bucket ETF | Stone Ridge | 24.35% | 0.25% | $2M | Monthly |
| IGLD | FT Cboe Vest Gold Target Income ETF | First Trust | 24.23% | 0.85% | $546M | Monthly |
| XXV | Simplify Ancorato Target 25 Distribution ETF | Simplify ETFs | 24.16% | 0.85% | $50M | Monthly |
| KLIP | KraneShares Trust - KraneShares China Internet and Covered Call Strategy ETF | KraneShares | 23.77% | 0.95% | $112M | Monthly |
| TSLP | Kurv Yield Premium Strategy Tesla ETF | Kurv | 23.76% | 0.99% | $22M | Monthly |
| BITY | Amplify Bitcoin 24% Premium Income ETF | Amplify ETFs | 23.66% | 0.65% | $13M | Monthly |
| EGGS | Total Return Guard | NestYield | 22.61% | 0.93% | $58M | Monthly |
| XQQI | NEOS Boosted Nasdaq-100 High Income ETF | NEOS | 21.81% | 0.98% | $216M | Monthly |
| SVOL | Simplify Volatility Premium ETF | Simplify ETFs | 21.00% | 1.16% | $550M | Monthly |
| JCPI | J.P. Morgan Exchange-Traded Fund Trust | JPMorgan | 20.96% | 0.25% | $844M | Monthly |
| QQQT | Defiance Nasdaq-100 Target Income ETF | Defiance ETFs | 20.62% | 1.05% | $44M | Monthly |
| DFGX | Dimensional International Core Fixed Income ETF | Dimensional | 20.32% | 0.20% | $1.6B | Monthly |
| XPAY | Roundhill S&P 500 Target 20 Managed Distribution ETF | Roundhill Investments | 20.26% | 0.49% | $159M | Monthly |
| SPYT | Defiance S&P 500 Income Target ETF | Defiance ETFs | 20.23% | 0.94% | $147M | Monthly |
| TLA | GraniteShares Autocallable TSLA ETF | GraniteShares | 19.97% | 1.07% | $2M | Monthly |
| IGME | Bitwise GME Option Income Strategy ETF | Bitwise Investments | 19.76% | 0.96% | $1M | Monthly |
| ICOI | Bitwise COIN Option Income Strategy ETF | Bitwise Investments | 19.07% | 0.96% | $19M | Monthly |
| IWMW | iShares Russell 2000 BuyWrite ETF | iShares | 19.05% | 0.39% | $51M | Monthly |
| HAKY | Amplify Cybersecurity Covered Call ETF | Amplify ETFs | 18.64% | 0.65% | $2M | Monthly |
| NFLP | Kurv Yield Premium Strategy Netflix ETF | Kurv | 18.60% | 0.99% | $6M | Monthly |
| DFII | FT Vest Bitcoin Strategy & Target Income ETF | First Trust | 17.83% | 0.85% | $17M | Monthly |
| KGLD | Kurv Gold Enhanced Income ETF | Kurv | 17.77% | 1.00% | $100M | Monthly |
| XLSI | Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Premium Income ETF | State Street | 17.74% | 0.35% | $5M | Monthly |
| TLTX | Global X Treasury Bond Enhanced Income ETF | Global X | 17.68% | 0.29% | $11M | Monthly |
| XLBI | Materials Select Sector SPDR Premium Income ETF | State Street | 17.51% | 0.35% | $7M | Monthly |
| TDAQ | TappAlpha Innovation 100 Growth & Daily Income ETF | TappAlpha | 17.32% | 0.83% | $227M | Monthly |
| CAIQ | Calamos Nasdaq Autocallable Income ETF | Calamos Investments | 17.31% | 0.74% | $225M | Monthly |
| XSPI | NEOS Boosted S&P 500 High Income ETF | NEOS | 17.22% | 0.98% | $62M | Monthly |
| PFFL | ETRACS 2xMonthly Pay Leveraged Preferred Stock Index ETN | UBS | 17.06% | 0.85% | $5M | Monthly |
| ANV | GraniteShares Autocallable NVDA ETF | GraniteShares | 16.96% | 1.07% | $2M | Monthly |
| PAYH | TrueShares S&P Autocallable High Income ETF | TrueShares | 16.78% | 0.74% | $29M | Monthly |
| TIPC | Northern Trust 2045 Inflation-Linked Distributing Ladder ETF | Northern Trust | 16.78% | — | $4M | Monthly |
| XLUI | Utilities Select Sector SPDR Premium Income ETF | State Street | 16.50% | 0.35% | $19M | Monthly |
| USDX | SGI Enhanced Core ETF | Summit Global Investments | 16.49% | 0.98% | $312M | Monthly |
| KCOP | Kurv Copper & Mining Enhanced Income ETF | Kurv | 16.23% | 0.99% | $33M | Monthly |
| XLCI | Communication Services Select Sector SPDR Premium Income ETF | State Street | 16.17% | 0.35% | $2M | Monthly |
| XLRI | Real Estate Select Sector SPDR Premium Income ETF | State Street | 16.06% | 0.35% | $3M | Monthly |
| AMZP | Kurv Yield Premium Strategy Amazon ETF | Kurv | 15.95% | 0.99% | $19M | Monthly |
| TPRY | VistaShares Target 15™ TEPRTantrum Contrarian Distribution ETF | VistaShares | 15.83% | 0.95% | $4M | Monthly |
| ACEI | Innovator Equity Autocallable I | Innovator ETFs | 15.22% | — | $38M | Monthly |
| LTPZ | PIMCO 15+ Year U.S. TIPS Index Exchange-Traded Fund | PIMCO | 15.16% | 0.20% | $705M | Monthly |
| QUSA | VistaShares Target 15 USA Quality Income ETF | VistaShares | 15.08% | 0.95% | $19M | Monthly |
| BALQ | iShares Nasdaq Premium Income Active ETF | iShares | 15.04% | 0.35% | $15M | Monthly |
| FSSL | FS Specialty Lending Fund | FS Investments | 14.99% | — | — | Monthly |
| SIOO | VistaShares Target 15™ S&P 100 Distribution ETF | VistaShares | 14.95% | 0.59% | $15M | Monthly |
| DRKY | VistaShares Target 15 DRUKMacro Distribution ETF | VistaShares | 14.82% | 0.95% | $15M | Monthly |
| OMAH | VistaShares Target 15 Berkshire Select Income ETF | VistaShares | 14.69% | 0.95% | $831M | Monthly |
| XV | Simplify Target 15 Distribution ETF | Simplify ETFs | 14.63% | 0.75% | $61M | Monthly |
| ACKY | VistaShares Target 15 ACKtivist Distribution ETF | VistaShares | 14.57% | 0.95% | $45M | Monthly |
| XLYI | Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Premium Income ETF | State Street | 14.38% | 0.35% | $2M | Monthly |
| MLPI | NEOS MLP High Income ETF | NEOS | 14.34% | 0.68% | $46M | Monthly |
| QQQI | NEOS Nasdaq-100 High Income ETF | NEOS | 14.24% | 0.68% | $12.5B | Monthly |
| CAIE | Calamos Autocallable Income ETF | Calamos Investments | 14.19% | 0.74% | $982M | Monthly |
| XLII | Industrial Select Sector SPDR Premium Income ETF | State Street | 14.18% | 0.35% | $7M | Monthly |
| IWMI | NEOS Russell 2000 High Income ETF | NEOS | 14.17% | 0.68% | $947M | Monthly |
| KQQQ | Kurv Technology Titans Select ETF | Kurv | 14.17% | 0.99% | $123M | Monthly |
| TSPY | SPY Growth & Daily Income ETF | TappAlpha | 14.00% | 0.71% | $286M | Monthly |
| MSFY | Kurv Yield Premium Strategy Microsoft ETF | Kurv | 13.93% | 0.99% | $11M | Monthly |
| ATCL | REX Autocallable Income ETF | REX Shares | 13.77% | — | $34M | Monthly |
| SMHB | ETRACS 2xMonthly Pay Leveraged US Small Cap High Dividend ETN | UBS | 13.70% | 0.85% | $21M | Monthly |
| CEFD | ETRACS Monthly Pay 1.5X Leveraged Closed-End Fund Index ETN | UBS | 13.44% | — | $8M | Monthly |
| DFIP | Dimensional Inflation-Protected Securities ETF | Dimensional | 13.44% | 0.11% | $1.1B | Monthly |
| KBWD | Invesco KBW High Dividend Yield Financial ETF | Invesco | 13.39% | 2.02% | $419M | Monthly |
| TLTP | Amplify Bloomberg U.S. Treasury 12% Premium Income ETF | Amplify ETFs | 13.34% | 0.39% | $21M | Monthly |
| GTIP | Goldman Sachs Access Inflation Protected USD Bond ETF | Goldman Sachs | 13.27% | 0.12% | $291M | Monthly |
| GOOP | Kurv Yield Premium Strategy Google ETF | Kurv | 13.21% | 0.99% | $28M | Monthly |
| TIPB | Northern Trust 2035 Inflation-Linked Distributing Ladder ETF | Northern Trust | 13.02% | — | $9M | Monthly |
| JEPQ | JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Income ETF | JPMorgan | 12.86% | 0.35% | $39.0B | Monthly |
| BPRE | Bluerock Private Real Estate Fund | Bluerock Fund Advisors, LLC | 12.79% | — | — | Monthly |
| LDDR | Stone Ridge 2035 Term Income ETF | Stone Ridge | 12.76% | 0.25% | $42M | Monthly |
| QVOL | Infrastructure Capital Nasdaq Option Income ETF | InfraCap | 12.58% | 0.82% | $23M | Monthly |
| BITA | iShares Bitcoin Premium Income ETF | iShares | 12.54% | 0.65% | — | Monthly |
| TIPZ | PIMCO Broad U.S. TIPS Index Exchange-Traded Fund | PIMCO | 12.52% | 0.20% | $91M | Monthly |
| YYY | Amplify High Income ETF | Amplify ETFs | 12.49% | 4.60% | $711M | Monthly |
| QRMI | Global X Nasdaq 100 Risk Managed Income ETF | Global X | 12.46% | 0.61% | $16M | Monthly |
| IAUI | NEOS Gold High Income ETF | NEOS | 12.41% | 0.79% | $464M | Monthly |
| BIGY | YieldMax Target 12 Big 50 Option Income ETF | YieldMax | 12.35% | 1.09% | $36M | Monthly |
| FBDC | FT Confluence BDC & Specialty Finance Income ETF | First Trust | 12.34% | 12.44% | $34M | Monthly |
| QYLD | Global X Nasdaq 100 Covered Call ETF | Global X | 12.30% | 0.61% | $8.2B | Monthly |
| TIPA | Northern Trust 2030 Inflation-Linked Distributing Ladder ETF | Northern Trust | 12.30% | — | $20M | Monthly |
| XRMI | Global X S&P 500 Risk Managed Income ETF | Global X | 12.26% | 0.60% | $50M | Monthly |
| WEEI | Westwood Salient Enhanced Energy Income ETF | Westwood | 12.20% | 0.85% | $85M | Monthly |
| AMAX | Adaptive Hedged Multi-Asset Income ETF | Adaptive ETF | 12.16% | 1.29% | $66M | Monthly |
| RYLD | Global X Russell 2000 Covered Call ETF | Global X | 12.15% | 0.60% | $1.4B | Monthly |
| SPIP | SPDR Portfolio TIPS | State Street | 12.15% | 0.12% | $1.0B | Monthly |
| TDTF | FlexShares iBoxx 5-Year Target Duration TIPS Index Fund | Northern Trust | 12.15% | 0.18% | $1.0B | Monthly |
| HERZ | Herzfeld Credit Income Fund, Inc | Thomas J. Herzfeld Advisors | 12.14% | — | — | Monthly |
| XLVI | Health Care Select Sector SPDR Premium Income ETF | State Street | 12.11% | 0.35% | $15M | Monthly |
| PUTW | WisdomTree CBOE S&P 500 PutWrite Strategy Fund | WisdomTree | 12.10% | 0.44% | $484M | Monthly |
| RNTY | YieldMax Real Estate Premium Income ETF | YieldMax | 12.07% | 0.99% | $5M | Monthly |
| MLPD | Global X MLP & Energy Infrastructure ETF | Global X | 12.05% | 0.60% | $29M | Monthly |
| HCOW | Amplify Enhanced High Income ETF | Amplify ETFs | 12.04% | 0.65% | $17M | Monthly |
| SOXY | YieldMax Semiconductor Premium Income ETF | YieldMax | 12.04% | 1.06% | $71M | Monthly |
| SPYI | NEOS S&P 500 High Income ETF | NEOS | 12.01% | 0.68% | $10.5B | Monthly |
| PBP | Invesco S&P 500 BuyWrite ETF | Invesco | 11.97% | 0.29% | $343M | Monthly |
| WTPI | WisdomTree Equity Premium Income Fund | WisdomTree | 11.95% | 0.44% | $479M | Monthly |
| TUGN | STF Tactical Growth & Income ETF | STF Management | 11.94% | 0.65% | $76M | Monthly |
| SBAR | Simplify Barrier Income ETF | Simplify ETFs | 11.74% | 0.75% | $343M | Monthly |
| TIP | iShares TIPS Bond ETF | iShares | 11.72% | 0.19% | $14.9B | Monthly |
| PCR | Simplify VettaFi Private Credit Strategy ETF | Simplify ETFs | 11.70% | — | $2M | Monthly |
| TDTT | FlexShares iBoxx 3-Year Target Duration TIPS Index Fund | Northern Trust | 11.70% | 0.18% | $2.6B | Monthly |
| FTKI | First Trust Small Cap BuyWrite Income ETF | First Trust | 11.53% | 0.86% | $24M | Monthly |
| PCFI | Polen Floating Rate Income ETF | Polen Capital | 11.51% | 0.49% | $9M | Monthly |
| MDIV | First Trust Multi-Asset Diversified Income Index Fund | First Trust | 11.47% | 0.68% | $416M | Monthly |
| AAPY | Kurv Yield Premium Strategy Apple ETF | Kurv | 11.44% | 0.99% | $6M | Monthly |
| STIP | iShares 0-5 Year TIPS Bond ETF | iShares | 11.44% | 0.03% | $15.8B | Monthly |
| TIPX | State Street SPDR Bloomberg 1-10 Year TIPS ETF | State Street | 11.38% | 0.15% | $1.9B | Monthly |
| HYIN | WisdomTree Alternative Income Fund | WisdomTree | 11.37% | 4.29% | $51M | Monthly |
| STPZ | PIMCO 1-5 Year U.S. TIPS Index Exchange-Traded Fund | PIMCO | 11.34% | 0.20% | $512M | Monthly |
| IQQQ | ProShares Nasdaq-100 High Income ETF | ProShares | 11.31% | 0.55% | $421M | Monthly |
| NDIV | Amplify Natural Resources Dividend Income ETF | Amplify ETFs | 11.30% | 0.59% | $28M | Monthly |
| ROCQ | JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Yield ETF | JPMorgan | 11.27% | 0.35% | $316M | Monthly |
| XLFI | Financial Select Sector SPDR Premium Income ETF | State Street | 11.27% | 0.35% | $6M | Monthly |
| WIP | SPDR® FTSE International Government Inflation-Protected Bond ETF | State Street | 10.98% | 0.50% | $534M | Monthly |
| TYLG | Global X Information Technology Covered Call & Growth ETF | Global X | 10.95% | 0.60% | $15M | Monthly |
| MAXI | Simplify Bitcoin Strategy PLUS Income ETF | Simplify ETFs | 10.94% | 11.18% | $25M | Monthly |
| IMST | Bitwise MSTR Option Income Strategy ETF | Bitwise Investments | 10.92% | 0.96% | $12M | Monthly |
| GPIQ | Goldman Sachs Nasdaq-100 Core Premium Income ETF | Goldman Sachs | 10.90% | 0.29% | $4.6B | Monthly |
| FTQI | First Trust Nasdaq BuyWrite Income ETF | First Trust | 10.88% | 0.75% | $892M | Monthly |
| IYRI | NEOS Real Estate High Income ETF | NEOS | 10.83% | 0.68% | $283M | Monthly |
| QDVO | Amplify CWP Dividend & Option Income ETF | Amplify ETFs | 10.78% | 0.56% | $713M | Monthly |
| QQA | Invesco QQQ Income Advantage ETF | Invesco | 10.67% | 0.29% | $739M | Monthly |
| ICAP | InfraCap Equity Income Fund ETF | InfraCap | 10.59% | 2.96% | $111M | Monthly |
| CPII | American Beacon Ionic Inflation Protection ETF | American Beacon | 10.52% | 0.74% | $11M | Monthly |
| RIET | Hoya Capital High Dividend Yield ETF | Hoya Capital Real Estate | 10.46% | 0.50% | $105M | Monthly |
| OVF | Overlay Shares Foreign Equity ETF | Overlay Shares | 10.44% | 0.83% | $42M | Monthly |
| HYTI | FT Vest High Yield & Target Income ETF | First Trust | 10.32% | 0.65% | $90M | Monthly |
| OVL | Overlay Shares Large Cap Equity ETF | Overlay Shares | 10.31% | 0.79% | $277M | Monthly |
| TCAL | T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Premium Income ETF | T. Rowe Price | 10.22% | 0.34% | $270M | Monthly |
| SCHP | Schwab U.S. TIPS ETF | Schwab | 10.11% | 0.03% | $15.6B | Monthly |
| THTA | SoFi Enhanced Yield ETF | SoFi | 10.01% | 0.49% | $45M | Monthly |
| OVS | Overlay Shares Small Cap Equity ETF | Overlay Shares | 10.00% | 0.83% | $29M | Monthly |
| XYLD | Global X S&P 500 Covered Call ETF | Global X | 10.00% | 0.60% | $3.2B | Monthly |
| PAYR | Federated Hermes Enhanced Income ETF | Federated Hermes | 9.98% | 0.40% | $40M | Monthly |
| PFFA | Virtus InfraCap U.S. Preferred Stock ETF | Virtus Investment Partners | 9.96% | 2.52% | $2.4B | Monthly |
| CEFZ | RiverNorth Active Income ETF | RiverNorth | 9.90% | 3.36% | $40M | Monthly |
| PAYM | TrueShares S&P Autocallable Defensive Income ETF | TrueShares | 9.88% | 0.74% | $116M | Monthly |
| GRNI | Fundstrat Granny Shots US Large Cap and Income ETF | Fundstrat | 9.84% | 0.99% | $51M | Monthly |
| XCCC | BondBloxx CCC Rated USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF | BondBloxx | 9.77% | 0.40% | $301M | Monthly |
| KHYB | KraneShares Asia Pacific High Income Bond ETF | KraneShares | 9.66% | 0.69% | $16M | Monthly |
| LQDW | iShares Trust - iShares Investment Grade Corporate Bond BuyWrite Strategy ETF | iShares | 9.60% | 0.34% | $271M | Monthly |
| HEMI | Hartford Equity Premium Income ETF | Hartford Funds | 9.57% | 0.49% | $34M | Monthly |
| NIHI | NEOS MSCI EAFE High Income ETF | NEOS | 9.57% | 0.68% | $175M | Monthly |
| BALI | iShares Blackrock Advantage Large Cap Income ETF | iShares | 9.52% | 0.35% | $1.2B | Monthly |
| TPAY | Roundhill S&P 500 Target 10 Managed Distribution ETF | Roundhill Investments | 9.46% | 0.49% | $500,000 | Monthly |
| OEI | Optimized Equity Income ETF | Core Alternative Capital | 9.36% | — | $43M | Monthly |
| MDST | Ultimus Managers Trust | Westwood | 9.35% | 0.80% | $266M | Monthly |
| JCPB | JPMorgan Core Plus Bond ETF | JPMorgan | 9.31% | 0.40% | $12.9B | Monthly |
| KIQQ | KraneShares InspereX Nasdaq Dynamic Buffered High Income Index ETF | KraneShares | 9.27% | 0.79% | $3M | Monthly |
| GDT | WisdomTree Trust - WisdomTree Efficient TIPS Plus Gold Fund | WisdomTree | 9.25% | 0.20% | $11M | Monthly |
| QQQH | NEOS Nasdaq-100 Hedged Equity Income ETF | NEOS | 9.21% | 0.68% | $375M | Monthly |
| RSPA | Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Income Advantage ETF | Invesco | 9.19% | 0.29% | $858M | Monthly |
| WTIP | WisdomTree Inflation Plus Fund | WisdomTree | 9.19% | 0.65% | $22M | Monthly |
| DFGP | Dimensional Global Core Plus Fixed Income ETF | Dimensional | 9.16% | 0.22% | $2.6B | Monthly |
| GYLD | Arrow ETF Trust | ArrowShares | 9.12% | 0.75% | $34M | Monthly |
| ICPI | iShares 0-1 Year TIPS Bond ETF | iShares | 9.11% | — | $13M | Monthly |
| IMRA | Bitwise MARA Option Income Strategy ETF | Bitwise Investments | 9.10% | 0.98% | $3M | Monthly |
| MVRL | ETRACS Monthly Pay 1.5X Leveraged Mortgage REIT ETN | UBS | 9.06% | — | $13M | Monthly |
| LTTI | FT Vest 20+ Year Treasury & Target Income ETF | First Trust | 9.04% | 0.65% | $16M | Monthly |
| LQTI | FT Vest Investment Grade & Target Income ETF | First Trust | 8.99% | 0.65% | $289M | Monthly |
| DGCB | Dimensional Global Credit ETF | Dimensional | 8.98% | 0.20% | $1.0B | Monthly |
| PAPI | Parametric Equity Premium Income ETF | Morgan Stanley | 8.95% | 0.29% | $402M | Monthly |
| KHPI | Kensington Hedged Premium Income ETF | Kensington Asset Management | 8.94% | 0.98% | $397M | Monthly |
| FOXY | Simplify Currency Strategy ETF | Simplify ETFs | 8.88% | 0.81% | $319M | Monthly |
| ACII | Innovator Index Autocallable In | Innovator ETFs | 8.83% | — | $109M | Monthly |
| IYLD | iShares Morningstar Multi-Asset Income ETF | iShares | 8.81% | 0.60% | $126M | Monthly |
| SDIV | Global X SuperDividend ETF | Global X | 8.80% | 0.58% | $1.2B | Monthly |
| AMZA | InfraCap MLP ETF | InfraCap | 8.77% | 2.18% | $451M | Monthly |
| FTHI | First Trust BuyWrite Income ETF | First Trust | 8.71% | 0.75% | $2.3B | Monthly |
| DOGG | First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV - FT Cboe Vest DJIA Dogs 10 Target Income ETF | First Trust | 8.69% | 0.75% | $75M | Monthly |
| SEPI | Shelton Equity Premium Income ETF | Shelton Capital Management | 8.64% | 0.54% | $138M | Monthly |
| GPIX | Goldman Sachs S&P 500 Core Premium Income ETF | Goldman Sachs | 8.58% | 0.29% | $4.4B | Monthly |
| LONZ | PIMCO Senior Loan Active Exchange-Traded Fund | PIMCO | 8.55% | 0.62% | $567M | Monthly |
| DFSB | Dimensional ETF Trust - Dimensional Global Sustainability Fixed Income ETF | Dimensional | 8.50% | 0.24% | $701M | Monthly |
| EGGQ | Visionary ETF | NestYield | 8.48% | 0.93% | $89M | Monthly |
| JPLD | J P Morgan Exchange-Traded Fund Trust - Limited Duration Bond ETF | JPMorgan | 8.44% | 0.24% | $3.8B | Monthly |
| EFAA | Invesco MSCI EAFE Income Advantage ETF | Invesco | 8.43% | 0.39% | $504M | Monthly |
| SCLZ | Swan Enhanced Dividend Income ETF | Swan Capital Management LLC | 8.43% | 0.85% | $18M | Monthly |
| HYEM | VanEck Emerging Markets High Yield Bond ETF | VanEck | 8.42% | 0.40% | $521M | Monthly |
| RDVI | FT Vest Rising Dividend Achievers Target Income ETF | First Trust | 8.42% | 0.75% | $3.3B | Monthly |
| QYLG | Global X Nasdaq 100® Covered Call & Growth ETF | Global X | 8.41% | 0.60% | $150M | Monthly |
| NBOS | Neuberger Berman ETF Trust | Neuberger Berman | 8.39% | 0.56% | $445M | Monthly |
| PFFR | Virtus InfraCap REIT Preferred ETF | InfraCap | 8.33% | 0.45% | $117M | Monthly |
| TDVI | FT Cboe Vest Technology Dividend Target Income ETF | First Trust | 8.33% | 0.75% | $493M | Monthly |
| PTA | Cohen & Steers Tax-Advantaged Preferred Securities and Income Fund | Cohen & Steers | 8.32% | — | — | Monthly |
| XHYC | BondBloxx US High Yield Consumer Cyclicals Sector ETF | BondBloxx | 8.31% | 0.35% | $3M | Monthly |
| SBIT | ProShares UltraShort Bitcoin ETF | ProShares | 8.25% | 0.97% | $200M | Monthly |
| JEPI | JPMorgan Equity Premium Income ETF | JPMorgan | 8.19% | 0.35% | $44.3B | Monthly |
| FGSI | FT Vest Growth Strength & Target Income ETF | First Trust | 8.17% | 0.85% | $3M | Monthly |
| ROCY | JPMorgan Equity Premium Yield ETF | JPMorgan | 8.16% | 0.35% | $223M | Monthly |
| DIVP | The Advisorsâ Inner Circle Fund II | Cullen Capital Management, LLC | 8.15% | 0.55% | $54M | Monthly |
| RDFI | Rareview Dynamic Fixed Income ETF | Rareview Capital | 8.14% | 3.69% | $80M | Monthly |
| JUCY | ETF Series Solutions - Aptus Enhanced Yield ETF | Aptus | 8.09% | 0.60% | $249M | Monthly |
| SDVD | FT Vest SMID Rising Dividend Achievers Target Income ETF | First Trust | 8.08% | 0.85% | $865M | Monthly |
| KNG | FT Vest S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Target Income ETF | First Trust | 8.07% | 0.75% | $3.4B | Monthly |
| BNDS | Infrastructure Capital Bond Income ETF | InfraCap | 8.05% | 0.88% | $76M | Monthly |
| SRET | Global X SuperDividend REIT ETF | Global X | 8.05% | 0.59% | $232M | Monthly |
| BEDY | BNY Mellon Enhanced Dividend and Income ETF | BNY Mellon | 8.04% | 0.50% | $165M | Monthly |
| CCEF | Calamos ETF Trust | Calamos Investments | 8.04% | 2.74% | $32M | Monthly |
| FIAX | Nicholas Fixed Income Alternative ETF | Nicholas Wealth Management | 8.04% | 1.04% | $132M | Monthly |
| HYBI | NEOS Enhanced Income Credit Select ETF | NEOS | 8.02% | 0.68% | $222M | Monthly |
Frequently asked questions
What ETFs have a 8%+ monthly dividend yield?
There are currently 225 ETFs with yields in the 8%+ monthly range. The highest-yielding include SLVO, USOI, ZIVB, ZVOL, BITI. Yields are based on the trailing distribution rate and may fluctuate.
How much income does $10,000 generate at 8%+ monthly yield?
At the average yield of 15.86% for ETFs in this range, $10,000 would generate approximately $132 per month or $1586 per year in dividend income.
Are 8%+ monthly yield ETFs safe?
Higher yields can indicate higher risk. Always evaluate the expense ratio, fund strategy, underlying holdings, and whether the distribution is sustainable. Some high-yield ETFs use options strategies that may have different risk profiles than traditional dividend funds.
What is the cheapest 8%+ monthly yield ETF by expense ratio?
Expense ratios in this yield range vary. The median expense ratio is 0.86%. Lower expense ratios mean more of the distribution goes to investors. Use the table above to sort by expense ratio and find the lowest-cost option.
Which 8%+ monthly yield ETFs pay monthly dividends?
Monthly payers in this range include SLVO, USOI, ZIVB. 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 8%+ monthly yield ETF by assets?
JEPI is the largest fund in this range with $44.3B in assets under management. Larger AUM generally means better liquidity and tighter bid-ask spreads.
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