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

Futures

7,759.25+0.01%1.00

Nasdaq 100 Futures

Futures

29,817.25+0.02%5.25

Dow Futures

Futures

52,584.00+0.01%5.00

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Highest-Yield ETFs

Data as of Oct 27, 2026prices update during market hours (15-min delayed)all figures in USD

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#Rank	Fund		Distribution				30D
1	GraniteShares YieldBOOST MARA ETFMAAY	288.42%	Weekly	1.07%	$3.97	+0.20%$0.01
2	Leveraged Long + Income MSTR ETFMST	267.03%	Weekly	2.02%	$11.86	+1.67%$0.20
3	GraniteShares YieldBOOST COIN ETFCOYY	266.87%	Weekly	1.07%	$13.20	−0.03%$0.00
4	GraniteShares YieldBOOST IONQ ETFIOYY	256.53%	Weekly	1.07%	$5.22	+1.85%$0.09
5	YieldMax MARA Option Income Strategy ETFMARO	250.79%	Weekly	1.00%	$2.40	+3.90%$0.09
6	GraniteShares YieldBOOST HOOD ETFHOYY	240.56%	Weekly	1.07%	$4.24	+0.00%$0.00
7	GraniteShares YieldBoost RGTI ETFRGYY	233.83%	Weekly	1.07%	$5.04	+2.23%$0.11
8	GraniteShares YieldBoost QBTS ETFQBY	229.41%	Weekly	1.07%	$4.95	+1.23%$0.06
9	GraniteShares YieldBoost RIOT ETFRTYY	213.61%	Weekly	1.07%	$6.52	+1.12%$0.07
10	GraniteShares YieldBOOST SMCI ETFSMYY	211.37%	Weekly	1.07%	$5.54	+1.84%$0.10
11	GraniteShares YieldBOOST MSTR ETFMTYY	208.67%	Weekly	1.07%	$16.39	−0.10%$0.02
12	GraniteShares YieldBoost HIMS ETFHMYY	177.44%	Weekly	1.07%	$5.15	+0.39%$0.02
13	CoinShares Bitcoin and Ether ETFBTF	170.78%	Monthly	1.27%	$21.97	−1.84%$0.41
14	REX IncomeMax Option Strategy ETFULTI	166.72%	Weekly	1.32%	$5.23	+0.29%$0.02
15	GraniteShares YieldBOOST Semiconductor ETFSEMY	161.84%	Weekly	1.07%	$11.30	+1.48%$0.16
16	GraniteShares YieldBOOST TSLA ETFTSYY	157.04%	Weekly	3.11%	$19.77	+0.69%$0.14
17	YieldMax MSTR Short Option Income Strategy ETFWNTR	155.82%	Weekly	1.00%	$15.64	−0.32%$0.05
18	YieldMax CRCL Option Income Strategy ETFCRCO	153.17%	Weekly	1.01%	$12.39	+1.06%$0.13
19	YieldMax RDDT Option Income Strategy ETFRDYY	147.91%	Weekly	1.01%	$13.34	−1.26%$0.17
20	Roundhill Investments - MSTR WeeklyPay ETFMSTW	141.79%	Weekly	1.00%	$4.19	+0.72%$0.03
21	Grayscale Ethereum Covered Call ETFETCO	140.09%	Monthly	0.66%	$7.98	+0.98%$0.08
22	YieldMax HIMS Option Income Strategy ETFHIYY	139.15%	Weekly	1.01%	$10.78	+1.70%$0.18
23	Roundhill Investments - COIN WeeklyPay ETFCOIW	138.97%	Weekly	0.99%	$7.06	+1.00%$0.07
24	YieldMax MSTR Option Income Strategy ETFMSTY	137.96%	Weekly	1.03%	$14.08	+1.08%$0.15
25	GraniteShares YieldBOOST BABA ETFBBYY	134.64%	Weekly	1.07%	$8.19	+0.07%$0.01
26	YieldMax SMCI Option Income Strategy ETFSMCY	132.00%	Weekly	1.01%	$4.38	+6.31%$0.26
27	GraniteShares YieldBOOST PLTR ETFPLYY	131.03%	Weekly	1.07%	$8.04	+0.31%$0.03
28	GraniteShares YieldBOOST Gold Miners ETFNUGY	127.34%	Weekly	1.07%	$10.99	+1.16%$0.13
29	YieldMax COIN Option Income Strategy ETFCONY	124.35%	Weekly	1.04%	$17.05	+0.89%$0.15
30	YieldMax HOOD Option Income Strategy ETFHOOY	120.91%	Weekly	0.99%	$22.17	+1.00%$0.22
31	GraniteShares YieldBOOST AMD ETFAMYY	120.66%	Weekly	1.07%	$12.55	+1.56%$0.19
32	YieldMax CVNA Option Income Strategy ETFCVNY	119.81%	Weekly	1.09%	$16.32	+3.58%$0.56
33	YieldMax RBLX Option Income Strategy ETFRBLY	117.21%	Weekly	0.99%	$10.35	+0.59%$0.06
34	GraniteShares YieldBOOST Bitcoin ETFXBTY	112.67%	Weekly	—	$5.52	+1.01%$0.06
35	Roundhill Investments - HOOD WeeklyPay ETFHOOW	110.05%	Weekly	0.99%	$20.86	+2.31%$0.47
36	GraniteShares YieldBOOST NVDA ETFNVYY	108.37%	Weekly	—	$10.68	+0.52%$0.06
37	YieldMax Short COIN Option Income Strategy ETFFIAT	107.86%	Weekly	1.05%	$16.70	−0.48%$0.08
38	Roundhill ARM WeeklyPay ETFARMW	105.84%	Weekly	1.00%	$31.78	+2.12%$0.66
39	YieldMax AI Option Income Strategy ETFAIYY	105.77%	Weekly	0.99%	$7.60	−2.56%$0.20
40	YieldMax DKNG Option Income Strategy ETFDRAY	105.29%	Weekly	1.03%	$11.71	−2.05%$0.24
41	YieldMax Ultra Option Income Strategy ETFULTY	98.49%	Weekly	1.40%	$22.97	+1.14%$0.26
42	GraniteShares YieldBoost TopYielders ETFYBTY	97.88%	Weekly	1.38%	$9.23	+1.10%$0.10
43	YieldMax Ultra Short Option Income Strategy ETFSLTY	94.35%	Weekly	1.35%	$19.28	−0.35%$0.07
44	Volatility Shares Trust - Volatility Premium Plus ETFZVOL	82.55%	Monthly	1.42%	$7.05	−0.14%$0.01
45	YieldMax Short TSLA Option Income Strategy ETFCRSH	81.77%	Weekly	1.05%	$16.91	−3.59%$0.63
46	UBS ETRACS Silver Shares Covered Call ETNSLVO · ETN	81.64%	Monthly	0.65%	$57.34	+0.79%$0.45
47	Roundhill Investments - Ether Covered Call Strategy ETFYETH	81.58%	Weekly	0.96%	$8.70	+1.94%$0.17
48	Roundhill ETF Trust - Roundhill BABA WeeklyPay ETFBABW	81.38%	Weekly	1.00%	$16.95	−0.10%$0.02
49	YieldMax Crypto Industry & Tech Portfolio Option Income ETFLFGY	80.41%	Weekly	1.02%	$16.07	+3.01%$0.47
50	REX TSLA Growth & Income ETFTSII	78.83%	Weekly	1.52%	$14.27	+3.06%$0.42
51	YieldMax Gold Miners Option Income Strategy ETFGDXY	78.21%	Weekly	1.00%	$9.32	+2.42%$0.22
52	YieldMax BABA Option Income Strategy ETFBABO	78.21%	Weekly	1.00%	$6.48	−0.08%$0.01
53	YieldMax GME Option Income Strategy ETFGMEY	77.84%	Weekly	1.01%	$22.16	−2.19%$0.50
54	YieldMax XYZ Option Income Strategy ETFXYZY	77.18%	Weekly	1.36%	$22.47	+0.56%$0.12
55	Amplify ETF Trust - Amplify Ethereum Max Income Covered Call ETFEHY	75.64%	Monthly	0.75%	$6.99	+1.76%$0.12
56	GraniteShares YieldBoost Single Stock Universe ETFYBST	75.28%	Weekly	1.38%	$11.09	+0.73%$0.08
57	Roundhill Investments - Gold Miners WeeklyPay ETFGDXW	74.92%	Weekly	0.99%	$34.10	+3.11%$1.03
58	YieldMax AMD Option Income Strategy ETFAMDY	73.84%	Weekly	1.00%	$44.60	+4.82%$2.05
59	YieldMax TSLA Option Income Strategy ETFTSLY	73.39%	Weekly	1.07%	$23.21	+3.39%$0.76
60	Simplify China A Shares PLUS Income ETFCAS	72.74%	Monthly	0.88%	$20.28	−6.16%$1.33
61	Roundhill Investments - AVGO WeeklyPay ETFAVGW	72.27%	Weekly	1.00%	$29.97	+4.40%$1.26
62	Grayscale Funds TrustBTCC	71.24%	Monthly	0.66%	$12.99	+0.78%$0.10
63	YieldMax PLTR Option Income Strategy ETFPLTY	70.38%	Weekly	1.07%	$36.43	+0.25%$0.09
64	YieldMax Bitcoin Option Income Strategy ETFYBIT	67.74%	Weekly	1.02%	$19.97	+0.91%$0.18
65	Roundhill Investments - NFLX WeeklyPay ETFNFLW	67.47%	Weekly	1.00%	$12.11	−2.73%$0.34
66	YieldMax SNOW Option Income Strategy ETFSNOY	65.10%	Weekly	1.00%	$10.68	+1.33%$0.14
67	YieldMax NFLX Option Income Strategy ETFNFLY	64.94%	Weekly	1.01%	$6.10	−0.33%$0.02
68	Roundhill Investments - TSLA WeeklyPay ETFTSLW	64.44%	Weekly	0.99%	$19.42	+4.86%$0.90
69	GraniteShares YieldBOOST META ETFFBYY	64.36%	Weekly	1.07%	$10.01	−1.72%$0.18
70	GraniteShares YieldBOOST CRWV ETFCWY	63.94%	Weekly	1.07%	$13.15	+0.54%$0.07
71	Herzfeld Credit Income Fund, Inc.HERZ · Closed-end fund	63.24%	Monthly	4.33%	$13.83	−4.09%$0.59
72	YieldMax Short NVDA Option Income Strategy ETFDIPS	62.89%	Weekly	1.05%	$31.75	−0.94%$0.30
73	Roundhill Investments - PLTR WeeklyPay ETFPLTW	62.42%	Weekly	0.99%	$25.32	+0.00%$0.00
74	YieldMax Universe Fund of Option Income ETFsYMAX	61.16%	Weekly	1.33%	$7.21	+1.12%$0.08
75	Roundhill ETF Trust - Roundhill UBER WeeklyPay ETFUBEW	61.06%	Weekly	0.99%	$21.41	−0.57%$0.12
76	UBS AG ETRACS Crude Oil Shares Covered Call ETNs due April 24, 2037USOI · ETN	59.22%	Monthly	0.85%	$44.53	+0.09%$0.04
77	YieldMax PYPL Option Income Strategy ETFPYPY	59.07%	Weekly	1.31%	$25.77	+2.67%$0.67
78	GraniteShares YieldBOOST CRCL ETFCRY	57.56%	Weekly	1.07%	$15.20	+1.01%$0.15
79	YieldMax META Option Income Strategy ETFFBY	57.23%	Weekly	1.06%	$8.02	−1.72%$0.14
80	Roundhill Investments - Bitcoin Covered Call Strategy ETFYBTC	56.02%	Weekly	0.95%	$18.36	+1.16%$0.21
81	GraniteShares YieldBOOST MU ETFMUYY	55.96%	Weekly	1.07%	$17.63	+1.06%$0.19
82	REX NVDA Growth & Income ETFNVII	54.76%	Weekly	1.49%	$23.08	−0.09%$0.02
83	Roundhill Investments - AMD WeeklyPay ETFAMDW	54.75%	Weekly	1.00%	$87.53	+6.45%$5.30
84	GraniteShares YieldBOOST AMZN ETFAZYY	53.86%	Weekly	1.07%	$14.06	+0.93%$0.13
85	OFS Credit Company, Inc.OCCI · Closed-end fund	53.75%	Monthly	—	$1.60	+4.58%$0.07
86	YieldMax NVDA Option Income Strategy ETFNVDY	52.56%	Weekly	1.09%	$11.87	+0.68%$0.08
87	YieldMax Innovation Option Income Strategy ETFOARK	52.04%	Weekly	1.00%	$28.04	+2.99%$0.81
88	Amplify ETF Trust - Amplify XRP 3% Monthly Option Income ETFXRPM	51.69%	Monthly	0.75%	$8.35	+3.10%$0.25
89	Nicholas Crypto Income ETFBLOX	51.63%	Weekly	0.99%	$11.30	+2.73%$0.30
90	GraniteShares YieldBOOST QQQ ETFTQQY	51.14%	Weekly	—	$11.78	+1.03%$0.12
91	Oxford Lane Capital Corp.OXLC · Closed-end fund	50.97%	Monthly	—	$6.67	+0.60%$0.04
92	YieldMax GOOGL Option Income Strategy ETFGOOY	50.53%	Weekly	1.14%	$11.11	+0.91%$0.10
93	REX Crypto Equity Premium Income ETFCEPI	50.41%	Weekly	0.85%	$28.37	+2.57%$0.71
94	ProShares - Ultra Bitcoin ETFBITU	50.37%	Monthly	0.95%	$13.96	+2.20%$0.30
95	Roundhill Investments - NVDA WeeklyPay ETFNVDW	49.83%	Weekly	1.00%	$34.11	+0.95%$0.32
96	YieldMax TSM Option Income Strategy ETFTSMY	49.12%	Weekly	1.01%	$14.66	+2.59%$0.37
97	Roundhill Investments - META WeeklyPay ETFMETW	48.86%	Weekly	1.00%	$23.33	−1.75%$0.42
98	YieldMax AMZN Option Income Strategy ETFAMZY	48.58%	Weekly	1.09%	$10.20	+1.49%$0.15
99	Oil Enhanced Options Income ETFUSOY	48.44%	Weekly	1.12%	$7.69	−1.09%$0.09
100	Carlyle Credit Income FundCCIF · Closed-end fund	48.39%	Monthly	—	$1.86	+0.54%$0.01
101	Amplify Bitcoin Max Income Covered Call ETFBAGY	48.33%	Monthly	0.65%	$22.51	+1.06%$0.24
102	Amplify ETF Trust - Amplify Solana 3% Monthly Option Income ETFSOLM	47.78%	Monthly	0.75%	$8.76	+1.22%$0.11
103	Stone Ridge Trust - Lifex 2028 Income Bucket ETFLIFT	47.58%	Monthly	0.25%	$21.02	−0.05%$0.01
104	YieldMax MRNA Option Income Strategy ETFMRNY	46.96%	Weekly	1.00%	$39.62	+4.07%$1.55
105	Amplify ETF Trust - Amplify Ethereum 3% Monthly Option Income ETFETTY	46.94%	Monthly	0.75%	$8.38	+1.54%$0.13
106	Roundhill Investments - Top WeeklyPay ETFTOPW	46.86%	Weekly	0.61%	$32.73	+1.66%$0.54
107	YieldMax Magnificent 7 Fund of Option Income ETFYMAG	46.35%	Weekly	1.34%	$11.01	+1.29%$0.14
108	Roundhill Investments - GOOGL WeeklyPay ETFGOOW	45.83%	Weekly	1.00%	$52.88	+1.50%$0.78
109	YieldMax Semiconductor Portfolio Option Income ETFCHPY	45.31%	Weekly	1.03%	$61.04	+3.04%$1.80
110	Sound Point Meridian Capital IncSPMC · Closed-end fund	45.18%	Monthly	—	$5.71	+2.33%$0.13
111	Defiance Gold Enhanced Options Income ETFGOLI	43.97%	Weekly	1.04%	$11.73	+1.05%$0.12
112	YieldMax R2000 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETFRDTY	43.95%	Weekly	1.73%	$33.95	+0.95%$0.32
113	Roundhill Nasdaq-100 0DTE Covered Call ETF Strategy ETFQDTE	43.94%	Weekly	0.96%	$28.26	+1.31%$0.37
114	YieldMax INTC Option Income Strategy ETFINYY	43.12%	Weekly	0.99%	$31.07	+2.64%$0.80
115	Roundhill Investments - Russell 2000 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETFRDTE	43.10%	Weekly	0.97%	$25.84	+0.94%$0.24
116	Eagle Point Credit Company Inc.ECC · Closed-end fund	42.26%	Monthly	—	$2.65	+1.15%$0.03
117	Global X Bitcoin Covered Call ETFBCCC	42.14%	Weekly	0.75%	$13.01	+1.17%$0.15
118	Roundhill Investments - AMZN WeeklyPay ETFAMZW	42.04%	Weekly	1.00%	$33.89	+1.98%$0.66
119	NestYield Dynamic Income ETFEGGY	40.78%	Monthly	0.95%	$28.77	+5.00%$1.37
120	REX AI Equity Premium Income ETFAIPI	39.89%	Weekly	0.65%	$36.27	+1.45%$0.52
121	City National Rochdale Strategic Credit FundCNROX · Mutual fund	39.77%	Quarterly	1.95%	$3.97	−1.00%$0.04
122	YieldMax AI & Tech Portfolio Option Income ETFGPTY	39.18%	Weekly	1.06%	$39.45	+2.02%$0.78
123	Direxion Daily AVGO Bull 2X SharesAVL	39.08%	Quarterly	1.01%	$33.25	+7.95%$2.45
124	AMG GW&K Small Cap Growth Fund Class NMCGFX · Mutual fund	38.94%	Annual	0.90%	$11.10	+0.91%$0.10
125	Gabelli Equity Income FundGABEX · Mutual fund	38.89%	Monthly	1.41%	$4.43	+0.45%$0.02
126	Invesco Developing Markets Fund Class R6ODVIX · Mutual fund	37.86%	Annual	—	$39.17	+0.82%$0.32
127	Tradr 2X Long NVTS Daily ETFNVTX	37.51%	Annual	1.30%	$9.37	+21.37%$1.65
128	YieldMax MSFT Option Income Strategy ETFMSFO	37.42%	Weekly	1.03%	$12.47	+0.08%$0.01
129	GraniteShares YieldBOOST SPY ETFYSPY	37.39%	Weekly	—	$15.18	+0.18%$0.03
130	Kurv Silver Enhanced Income ETFKSLV	37.38%	Monthly	0.99%	$20.60	+0.78%$0.16
131	GraniteShares YieldBOOST TSM ETFTMYY	37.36%	Weekly	1.07%	$20.18	+1.20%$0.24
132	YieldMax Nasdaq 100 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETFQDTY	37.21%	Weekly	1.17%	$37.30	+0.96%$0.35
133	R2000 Weekly Distribution ETFIWMY	37.01%	Weekly	1.05%	$16.75	+1.03%$0.17
134	Templeton Instl Intl Eq Ser ServiceTFESX · Mutual fund	36.84%	Semi-Annual	1.41%	$10.85	−0.02%$0.00	—
135	BlackRock Capital Appreciation FundMDFGX · Mutual fund	36.80%	Semi-Annual	0.92%	$30.48	+1.60%$0.48
136	Northern Small Cap Value FundNOSGX · Mutual fund	36.63%	Annual	0.51%	$12.07	+0.17%$0.02
137	Tuttle Capital Space Industry Income Blast ETFSPCI	36.21%	Weekly	0.99%	$16.38	+5.63%$0.87
138	NEOS Ethereum High Income ETFNEHI	36.16%	Monthly	0.98%	$28.90	+1.19%$0.34
139	REX WMT Growth & Income ETFWMTI	36.08%	Weekly	0.99%	$20.49	−1.50%$0.31
140	Roundhill Investments - Gold WeeklyPay ETFGLDW	36.00%	Weekly	0.99%	$37.51	+1.44%$0.53
141	YieldMax XOM Option Income Strategy ETFXOMO	35.79%	Weekly	1.17%	$11.44	−2.14%$0.25
142	Daily Target 2X Long HOOD ETFHOOX	35.26%	Annual	0.68%	$24.84	+4.05%$0.97
143	Voya Asia Pacific High Dividend Equity Income FundIAE · Closed-end fund	34.81%	Monthly	1.21%	$7.01	+0.00%$0.00
144	ProShares - Ether ETFEETH	33.80%	Monthly	0.95%	$28.20	+1.40%$0.39
145	Defiance Nasdaq 100 Weekly Distribution ETFQQQY	33.79%	Weekly	1.01%	$21.51	+1.22%$0.26
146	MSIF Global Stars Portfolio - IMGQIX · Mutual fund	33.51%	Annual	0.80%	$12.75	+0.63%$0.08
147	Fort Pitt Capital Total Return FundFPCGX · Mutual fund	32.80%	Semi-Annual	1.00%	$24.26	−1.94%$0.48	—
148	Invesco Global Small Cap Equity AESMAX · Mutual fund	32.71%	Annual	1.25%	$13.44	+1.05%$0.14
149	GraniteShares YieldBOOST Biotech ETFBIOY	32.57%	Weekly	1.07%	$19.36	+1.13%$0.22
150	S&P 500 Weekly Distribution ETFWDTE	32.56%	Weekly	1.03%	$28.46	+1.64%$0.46

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.