Why do some ETFs yield 40% or more?

Extremely high yields almost always come from options-income (covered-call) funds, which convert market volatility into large distributions — often at the cost of long-run price appreciation. The yield is real but the total return can lag.

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Highest-Yield ETFs

How This List Is Built

ETFs ranked by trailing twelve month distribution yield, using live prices.

We compute each fund’s trailing twelve month distribution yield from its payment history and live price, then rank highest first. A very high yield often signals an options-income strategy — check the fund before assuming it’s “safe” income.

Frequently Asked Questions

Why do some ETFs yield 40% or more?: Extremely high yields almost always come from options-income (covered-call) funds, which convert market volatility into large distributions — often at the cost of long-run price appreciation. The yield is real but the total return can lag.

S&P 500 Futures

7,659.50+0.80%61.00

Nasdaq 100 Futures

29,387.00+0.86%251.75

Dow Futures

52,585.00+0.94%490.00

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Highest-Yield ETFs

Data as of Sep 11, 2026prices update during market hours (15-min delayed)all figures in USD

Rank	Fund		Distribution				30D
1	YieldMax MARA Option Income Strategy ETFMARO	283.24%	Weekly	1.00%	$4.32	+2.61%$0.11
2	GraniteShares YieldBOOST MSTR ETFMTYY	254.14%	Weekly	1.07%	$17.84	−0.55%$0.10
3	GraniteShares YieldBOOST HOOD ETFHOYY	244.35%	Weekly	1.07%	$5.02	−1.76%$0.09
4	GraniteShares YieldBOOST SMCI ETFSMYY	227.69%	Weekly	1.07%	$6.12	+0.66%$0.04
5	Roundhill Investments - MSTR WeeklyPay ETFMSTW	224.84%	Weekly	0.99%	$4.30	+2.26%$0.09
6	YieldMax MSTR Option Income Strategy ETFMSTY	221.21%	Weekly	1.03%	$14.68	+1.87%$0.27
7	GraniteShares YieldBOOST IONQ ETFIOYY	220.40%	Weekly	1.07%	$5.86	−2.17%$0.13
8	GraniteShares YieldBOOST MARA ETFMAAY	209.07%	Weekly	1.07%	$5.24	−0.38%$0.02
9	GraniteShares YieldBOOST TSLA ETFTSYY	199.12%	Weekly	3.11%	$20.32	−0.34%$0.07
10	GraniteShares YieldBoost RGTI ETFRGYY	194.27%	Weekly	1.07%	$5.81	−1.11%$0.07
11	YieldMax RBLX Option Income Strategy ETFRBLY	187.01%	Weekly	0.99%	$9.76	+0.96%$0.09
12	GraniteShares YieldBoost QBTS ETFQBY	186.92%	Weekly	1.07%	$5.78	+0.06%$0.00
13	Roundhill Investments - COIN WeeklyPay ETFCOIW	172.59%	Weekly	0.99%	$8.60	+1.90%$0.16
14	YieldMax MSTR Short Option Income Strategy ETFWNTR	166.81%	Weekly	1.00%	$18.44	−0.65%$0.12
15	GraniteShares YieldBoost HIMS ETFHMYY	161.09%	Weekly	1.07%	$5.32	+0.79%$0.04
16	YieldMax SMCI Option Income Strategy ETFSMCY	159.24%	Weekly	1.01%	$5.43	+6.26%$0.32
17	GraniteShares YieldBoost RIOT ETFRTYY	154.97%	Weekly	1.07%	$8.46	−1.22%$0.10
18	GraniteShares YieldBOOST PLTR ETFPLYY	153.59%	Weekly	1.07%	$8.02	−0.57%$0.05
19	YieldMax HIMS Option Income Strategy ETFHIYY	149.43%	Weekly	1.01%	$11.24	+0.36%$0.04
20	YieldMax AI Option Income Strategy ETFAIYY	147.82%	Weekly	0.99%	$7.60	+0.66%$0.05
21	YieldMax COIN Option Income Strategy ETFCONY	147.22%	Weekly	1.04%	$19.46	+1.57%$0.30
22	GraniteShares YieldBOOST Bitcoin ETFXBTY	146.55%	Weekly	—	$5.57	−0.30%$0.02
23	YieldMax CRCL Option Income Strategy ETFCRCO	144.70%	Weekly	1.01%	$14.62	+0.41%$0.06
24	YieldMax RDDT Option Income Strategy ETFRDYY	138.17%	Weekly	1.01%	$15.81	+1.40%$0.22
25	Grayscale Ethereum Covered Call ETFETCO	136.75%	Monthly	0.66%	$8.98	+1.19%$0.11
26	GraniteShares YieldBOOST Semiconductor ETFSEMY	134.45%	Weekly	1.07%	$12.90	−0.23%$0.03
27	YieldMax HOOD Option Income Strategy ETFHOOY	127.18%	Weekly	0.99%	$27.64	−0.61%$0.17
28	REX IncomeMax Option Strategy ETFULTI	126.39%	Weekly	1.32%	$6.50	+0.55%$0.04
29	GraniteShares YieldBOOST BABA ETFBBYY	126.29%	Weekly	1.07%	$8.77	+1.41%$0.12
30	GraniteShares YieldBOOST AMD ETFAMYY	125.90%	Weekly	1.07%	$13.44	−0.88%$0.12
31	YieldMax BABA Option Income Strategy ETFBABO	122.99%	Weekly	1.00%	$7.35	+1.10%$0.08
32	YieldMax DKNG Option Income Strategy ETFDRAY	122.72%	Weekly	1.03%	$14.42	+3.66%$0.51
33	GraniteShares YieldBOOST NVDA ETFNVYY	122.32%	Weekly	—	$11.58	−0.00%$0.00
34	YieldMax Short COIN Option Income Strategy ETFFIAT	122.14%	Weekly	1.05%	$16.78	−1.43%$0.24
35	YieldMax PLTR Option Income Strategy ETFPLTY	121.08%	Weekly	1.07%	$33.92	+0.21%$0.07
36	Roundhill Investments - HOOD WeeklyPay ETFHOOW	113.46%	Weekly	0.99%	$28.16	−0.91%$0.26
37	YieldMax CVNA Option Income Strategy ETFCVNY	112.93%	Weekly	1.09%	$19.47	−0.92%$0.18
38	GraniteShares YieldBOOST Gold Miners ETFNUGY	105.77%	Weekly	1.07%	$12.35	−1.04%$0.13
39	YieldMax TSLA Option Income Strategy ETFTSLY	105.04%	Weekly	1.07%	$22.40	+0.31%$0.07
40	YieldMax Ultra Option Income Strategy ETFULTY	102.32%	Weekly	1.40%	$25.73	+1.02%$0.26
41	YieldMax Ultra Short Option Income Strategy ETFSLTY	98.50%	Weekly	1.35%	$20.72	−0.46%$0.10
42	REX TSLA Growth & Income ETFTSII	95.91%	Weekly	1.52%	$13.49	+0.37%$0.05
43	Roundhill Investments - Ether Covered Call Strategy ETFYETH	93.69%	Weekly	0.96%	$9.42	+2.73%$0.25
44	Roundhill Investments - TSLA WeeklyPay ETFTSLW	90.23%	Weekly	0.99%	$18.14	+0.44%$0.08
45	YieldMax XYZ Option Income Strategy ETFXYZY	90.07%	Weekly	1.36%	$24.02	+0.05%$0.01
46	Roundhill Investments - PLTR WeeklyPay ETFPLTW	89.76%	Weekly	0.99%	$22.34	+0.90%$0.20
47	YieldMax Short TSLA Option Income Strategy ETFCRSH	87.41%	Weekly	1.05%	$19.42	+0.20%$0.04
48	YieldMax Gold Miners Option Income Strategy ETFGDXY	87.07%	Weekly	1.00%	$11.07	+0.91%$0.10
49	YieldMax Short NVDA Option Income Strategy ETFDIPS	83.96%	Weekly	1.05%	$33.02	−0.16%$0.05
50	YieldMax Bitcoin Option Income Strategy ETFYBIT	83.32%	Weekly	1.02%	$20.37	+0.10%$0.02
51	Grayscale Funds TrustBTCC	82.56%	Monthly	0.66%	$13.46	+0.56%$0.07
52	GraniteShares YieldBoost TopYielders ETFYBTY	79.32%	Weekly	1.38%	$10.52	+0.41%$0.04
53	YieldMax AMD Option Income Strategy ETFAMDY	78.44%	Weekly	1.00%	$45.47	+2.04%$0.91
54	YieldMax Crypto Industry & Tech Portfolio Option Income ETFLFGY	75.17%	Weekly	1.02%	$20.10	+1.21%$0.24
55	YieldMax NVDA Option Income Strategy ETFNVDY	75.08%	Weekly	1.09%	$12.37	+0.16%$0.02
56	YieldMax SNOW Option Income Strategy ETFSNOY	74.54%	Weekly	1.00%	$11.22	−0.09%$0.01
57	Roundhill Investments - AVGO WeeklyPay ETFAVGW	73.83%	Weekly	0.99%	$33.95	+0.33%$0.11
58	Volatility Shares Trust - Volatility Premium Plus ETFZVOL	73.62%	Monthly	1.42%	$7.91	+0.57%$0.04
59	YieldMax GME Option Income Strategy ETFGMEY	73.31%	Weekly	1.01%	$24.49	+2.54%$0.61
60	Roundhill ARM WeeklyPay ETFARMW	69.68%	Weekly	0.99%	$42.65	+5.20%$2.11
61	YieldMax META Option Income Strategy ETFFBY	68.63%	Weekly	1.06%	$8.90	+0.45%$0.04
62	Roundhill Investments - NFLX WeeklyPay ETFNFLW	67.14%	Weekly	0.99%	$16.48	+2.36%$0.38
63	Roundhill Investments - Bitcoin Covered Call Strategy ETFYBTC	66.89%	Weekly	0.96%	$17.85	+0.37%$0.07
64	YieldMax PYPL Option Income Strategy ETFPYPY	66.39%	Weekly	1.31%	$26.34	+1.19%$0.31
65	UBS ETRACS Silver Shares Covered Call ETNSLVO · ETN	66.15%	Monthly	0.65%	$69.00	+1.10%$0.75
66	YieldMax Universe Fund of Option Income ETFsYMAX	65.40%	Weekly	1.33%	$7.47	+0.54%$0.04
67	Roundhill ETF Trust - Roundhill BABA WeeklyPay ETFBABW	63.69%	Weekly	0.99%	$20.01	+0.73%$0.15	—
68	YieldMax Innovation Option Income Strategy ETFOARK	63.05%	Weekly	1.00%	$28.98	+0.82%$0.24
69	GraniteShares YieldBoost Single Stock Universe ETFYBST	63.01%	Weekly	1.38%	$12.18	+0.33%$0.04
70	YieldMax NFLX Option Income Strategy ETFNFLY	61.93%	Weekly	1.01%	$7.50	+1.76%$0.13
71	YieldMax MRNA Option Income Strategy ETFMRNY	59.61%	Weekly	1.00%	$32.65	+4.71%$1.47
72	GraniteShares YieldBOOST META ETFFBYY	58.62%	Weekly	1.07%	$10.66	−0.04%$0.00
73	YieldMax GOOGL Option Income Strategy ETFGOOY	58.61%	Weekly	1.14%	$11.96	+1.36%$0.16
74	GraniteShares YieldBOOST AMZN ETFAZYY	58.49%	Weekly	1.07%	$14.31	+0.24%$0.03
75	Amplify Ethereum Max Income Covered Call ETFEHY	57.15%	Monthly	0.75%	$8.62	+4.89%$0.40	—
76	ProShares - Ultra Bitcoin ETFBITU	56.94%	Monthly	0.98%	$13.20	+0.23%$0.03
77	YieldMax TSM Option Income Strategy ETFTSMY	56.43%	Weekly	1.01%	$15.22	+0.13%$0.02
78	YieldMax AMZN Option Income Strategy ETFAMZY	56.35%	Weekly	1.09%	$10.54	+1.25%$0.13
79	REX NVDA Growth & Income ETFNVII	55.77%	Weekly	1.49%	$23.93	+0.21%$0.05
80	Roundhill Investments - Top WeeklyPay ETFTOPW	55.72%	Weekly	1.28%	$33.51	+1.06%$0.35
81	GraniteShares YieldBOOST QQQ ETFTQQY	55.30%	Weekly	—	$12.22	+0.16%$0.02
82	Simplify China A Shares PLUS Income ETFCAS	55.18%	Monthly	0.88%	$24.92	−0.36%$0.09
83	Roundhill Investments - AMD WeeklyPay ETFAMDW	54.58%	Weekly	0.99%	$86.49	+2.89%$2.43
84	Roundhill Investments - NVDA WeeklyPay ETFNVDW	54.31%	Weekly	0.99%	$36.15	−0.11%$0.04
85	Roundhill Investments - Gold Miners WeeklyPay ETFGDXW	52.16%	Weekly	0.99%	$44.11	+1.43%$0.62
86	Herzfeld Credit Income Fund, Inc.HERZ · Closed-end fund	52.13%	Monthly	3.57%	$16.13	−0.52%$0.09
87	YieldMax Magnificent 7 Fund of Option Income ETFYMAG	50.38%	Weekly	1.34%	$11.24	+0.54%$0.06
88	Oil Enhanced Options Income ETFUSOY	50.13%	Weekly	1.12%	$7.75	−2.40%$0.19
89	Amplify Bitcoin Max Income Covered Call ETFBAGY	49.66%	Monthly	0.65%	$23.70	+0.60%$0.14
90	Roundhill Investments - META WeeklyPay ETFMETW	49.17%	Weekly	0.99%	$26.32	+0.71%$0.19
91	UBS AG ETRACS Crude Oil Shares Covered Call ETNs due April 24, 2037USOI · ETN	48.86%	Monthly	0.85%	$46.79	−0.21%$0.10
92	Roundhill ETF Trust - Roundhill UBER WeeklyPay ETFUBEW	48.04%	Weekly	0.99%	$24.98	−1.45%$0.37	—
93	Gold Enhanced Options Income ETFGLDY	46.03%	Weekly	0.99%	$12.75	+0.63%$0.08	—
94	Stone Ridge Trust - Lifex 2028 Income Bucket ETFLIFT	45.93%	Monthly	0.25%	$21.77	−0.01%$0.00	—
95	Defiance Gold Enhanced Options Income ETFGOLI	45.69%	Weekly	1.04%	$12.68	+0.36%$0.05
96	Nicholas Crypto Income ETFBLOX	45.65%	Weekly	0.99%	$14.00	+1.38%$0.19
97	Roundhill Investments - Innovation-100 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETFQDTE	45.21%	Weekly	0.97%	$28.64	+0.97%$0.28
98	GraniteShares YieldBOOST SPY ETFYSPY	45.17%	Weekly	—	$15.06	+0.40%$0.06
99	Simplify Bitcoin Strategy PLUS Income ETFMAXI	45.04%	Monthly	1.31%	$13.25	+0.42%$0.06
100	REX Crypto Equity Premium Income ETFCEPI	45.02%	Weekly	0.85%	$31.63	+1.11%$0.35
101	Roundhill Investments - Russell 2000 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETFRDTE	43.75%	Weekly	0.97%	$27.21	+0.59%$0.16
102	GraniteShares YieldBOOST CRWV ETFCWY	43.75%	Weekly	1.07%	$15.58	−1.49%$0.23
103	GraniteShares YieldBOOST MU ETFMUYY	43.59%	Weekly	1.07%	$19.19	−1.39%$0.27
104	YieldMax R2000 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETFRDTY	43.47%	Weekly	1.73%	$35.82	+0.63%$0.22
105	Roundhill Investments - GOOGL WeeklyPay ETFGOOW	43.40%	Weekly	0.99%	$59.29	+2.14%$1.24
106	Roundhill Investments - AMZN WeeklyPay ETFAMZW	42.92%	Weekly	0.99%	$36.32	+2.67%$0.95
107	ProShares - Ether ETFEETH	41.45%	Monthly	0.95%	$30.75	+3.22%$0.96
108	GraniteShares YieldBOOST CRCL ETFCRY	40.87%	Weekly	1.07%	$16.93	−1.77%$0.31
109	YieldMax MSFT Option Income Strategy ETFMSFO	40.75%	Weekly	1.03%	$12.13	+0.92%$0.11
110	Oxford Lane Capital Corp.OXLC · Closed-end fund	40.23%	Monthly	—	$9.57	+0.31%$0.03
111	YieldMax Semiconductor Portfolio Option Income ETFCHPY	40.13%	Weekly	1.03%	$67.14	+1.42%$0.94
112	R2000 Weekly Distribution ETFIWMY	39.90%	Weekly	1.05%	$17.86	+0.14%$0.02
113	YieldMax XOM Option Income Strategy ETFXOMO	39.60%	Weekly	1.17%	$11.12	+1.09%$0.12
114	Amplify XRP 3% Monthly Option Income ETFXRPM	39.49%	Monthly	0.75%	$10.14	+1.35%$0.14	—
115	Carlyle Credit Income FundCCIF · Closed-end fund	38.82%	Monthly	—	$2.55	−1.92%$0.05
116	Emerald Growth FundFFGRX · Mutual fund	38.78%	Semi-Annual	1.04%	$24.50	+1.28%$0.31
117	Amplify Solana 3% Monthly Option Income ETFSOLM	38.55%	Monthly	0.75%	$10.00	+3.37%$0.33	—
118	REX AI Equity Premium Income ETFAIPI	38.48%	Weekly	0.65%	$36.97	+1.43%$0.52
119	YieldMax JP Option Income Strategy ETFJPO	38.11%	Weekly	1.04%	$14.28	+0.84%$0.12
120	Jensen Quality Growth FundJENIX · Mutual fund	38.10%	Semi-Annual	0.60%	$44.43	+0.84%$0.37
121	AMG GW&K Small Cap Growth Fund Class NMCGFX · Mutual fund	37.98%	Annual	0.90%	$11.38	+0.80%$0.09
122	Direxion Daily PLTR Bull 2X SharesPLTU	37.89%	Quarterly	0.97%	$45.59	+1.58%$0.71
123	OFS Credit Company, Inc.OCCI · Closed-end fund	37.79%	Monthly	—	$2.62	+0.00%$0.00
124	YieldMax AAPL Option Income Strategy ETFAPLY	37.78%	Weekly	1.04%	$11.85	+0.85%$0.10
125	YieldMax AI & Tech Portfolio Option Income ETFGPTY	37.19%	Weekly	1.06%	$42.59	+1.21%$0.51
126	ProShares - Bitcoin & Ether Equal Weight ETFBETE	37.11%	Monthly	0.95%	$38.63	+1.62%$0.62
127	Templeton Instl Intl Eq Ser ServiceTFESX · Mutual fund	36.84%	Semi-Annual	1.41%	$10.85	−0.02%$0.00	—
128	Northern Small Cap Value FundNOSGX · Mutual fund	36.27%	Annual	0.51%	$12.19	+0.58%$0.07
129	Amplify Ethereum 3% Monthly Option Income ETFETTY	36.25%	Monthly	0.75%	$10.01	+4.57%$0.44	—
130	Roundhill Investments - MSFT WeeklyPay ETFMSFW	36.04%	Weekly	0.99%	$31.94	+0.65%$0.21
131	YieldMax Nasdaq 100 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETFQDTY	36.01%	Weekly	1.17%	$38.78	+1.04%$0.40
132	REX WMT Growth & Income ETFWMTI	35.96%	Weekly	0.99%	$19.03	+1.44%$0.27
133	Roundhill Magnificent Seven Covered Call ETFMAGY	35.95%	Weekly	1.28%	$42.45	+0.69%$0.29
134	Invesco Developing Markets Fund Class R6ODVIX · Mutual fund	35.72%	Annual	—	$41.51	+0.61%$0.25
135	BlackRock Capital Appreciation FundMDFGX · Mutual fund	35.43%	Semi-Annual	0.92%	$31.66	+1.25%$0.39
136	Defiance Nasdaq 100 Weekly Distribution ETFQQQY	34.64%	Weekly	1.01%	$22.13	+0.82%$0.18
137	Regents Park Hedged Market Strategy ETFRPHS	34.47%	Semi-Annual	0.75%	$8.79	−0.34%$0.03	—
138	City National Rochdale Strategic Credit FundCNROX · Mutual fund	34.15%	Quarterly	1.95%	$4.44	−0.22%$0.01
139	Leverage Shares 2x Long BBAI Daily ETFBAIG	33.95%	Annual	0.75%	$14.00	+2.41%$0.33
140	NestYield Dynamic Income ETFEGGY	33.95%	Monthly	0.89%	$34.07	+0.86%$0.29
141	Direxion Daily AVGO Bull 2X SharesAVL	33.67%	Quarterly	1.01%	$38.42	+0.63%$0.24
142	NEOS Bitcoin High Income ETFBTCI	33.48%	Monthly	0.99%	$32.13	+0.53%$0.17
143	Gabelli Equity Income FundGABEX · Mutual fund	33.37%	Monthly	1.41%	$5.17	+0.78%$0.04
144	Morgan Stanley Institutional Global Stars Portfolio;IMGQIX · Mutual fund	33.30%	Annual	0.80%	$12.83	+0.79%$0.10
145	Kurv Yield Premium Strategy Tesla ETFTSLP	33.00%	Monthly	1.15%	$15.03	+0.67%$0.10
146	YieldMax Short N100 Option Income Strategy ETFYQQQ	32.80%	Weekly	1.11%	$9.75	−0.11%$0.01
147	Fort Pitt Capital Total Return FundFPCGX · Mutual fund	32.80%	Semi-Annual	1.00%	$24.26	−1.94%$0.48	—
148	Defiance Nasdaq 100 LightningSpread Income ETFQLDY	32.77%	Monthly	1.04%	$40.34	+0.59%$0.24
149	S&P 500 Weekly Distribution ETFWDTE	32.57%	Weekly	1.03%	$29.04	+0.94%$0.27
150	Eagle Point Credit Company Inc.ECC · Closed-end fund	32.43%	Monthly	—	$3.70	−0.27%$0.01

How This List Is Built

ETFs ranked by trailing twelve month distribution yield, using live prices.

Frequently Asked Questions

Why do some ETFs yield 40% or more?: Extremely high yields almost always come from options-income (covered-call) funds, which convert market volatility into large distributions — often at the cost of long-run price appreciation. The yield is real but the total return can lag.