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Best High-Yield and Monthly Income ETFs

Funds built to pay out as much as they can, often monthly. They reach for yield through high-yield bonds, preferred shares, covered-call strategies or option income on a single stock. A larger payout usually means a larger risk to the principal. Each fund is graded against the other funds in its own category.

Categories for High Income

The categories for High Income, by Group
CategoryTop graded fundCategory return, YTDReturn YTDIts funds’ return since 1 January, weighted by assets.AssetsFundsCheapest fundA or B share

Built for this goal

High Yield Bond

US High YieldASPHY+1.1%$119B84ASCYB51 of 84
International High Yield BondAHYDB+1.0%$4.31B13Also top graded7 of 13

Option Income

Nasdaq-100 Option IncomeAGPIQ+2.8%$78.7B30BEDGQ15 of 30
S&P 500 Active Option IncomeAJEPI+5.5%$61.8B15ASPIN7 of 15
S&P 500 Option IncomeACSHI+7.6%$40.8B51BPEPS30 of 51
Active Option IncomeARECI+7.6%$12.5B50Also top graded19 of 50
Index Option IncomeALQDWNo data$10.8B25Also top graded13 of 25
Other Index Option IncomeADJIANo data$5.06B24BEDGX10 of 24
Treasury Option IncomeABENJ+1.9%$3.51B13ATLTW4 of 13
Single-Stock Option IncomeAKWINNo data$3.34B71Also top graded28 of 71
Russell 2000 Option IncomeARYLD+9.8%$2.99B9ARYLG5 of 9
Crypto Option IncomeABITANo data$2.37B21Also top graded4 of 21
Gold & Metals Option IncomeAIAUI−10.0%$1.96B12CYGLD3 of 12
Nvidia (NVDA) Option IncomeBNVITNo data$1.38B7—XVNV2 of 7
MicroStrategy (MSTR) Option IncomeBWNTRNo data$1.1B5BMSST2 of 5
Sector Option IncomeAXLII+11.6%$1.05B22BXLEI11 of 22
Tesla (TSLA) Option IncomeBTSLPNo data$761M9—XVTS3 of 9
Autocallable IncomeBDACLNo data$187M10—IACL1 of 10

Specialty Bonds

Collateralized Loan Obligations (CLO)ACLOA+3.9%$59.1B34BCLOC12 of 34
Preferred SecuritiesAPFFD−3.4%$40.3B31Also top graded14 of 31
Emerging Markets Bonds (US Dollar)AVWOB−0.2%$23.9B17Also top graded10 of 17
Bank LoanBLVLN+2.6%$11.6B11Also top graded2 of 11
Multi-Sector Bond IncomeAVGMS+1.5%$4.91B23Also top graded10 of 23
Multi-Sector Securitized BondANSCINo data$3.47B11CWDE2 of 11

Target Maturity Bond

Defined-Maturity High YieldAIBHF+2.0%$6B21Also top graded12 of 21

Multi-Asset & Alternatives

Multi-Asset IncomeAINCM+6.9%$3.8B14Also top graded7 of 14
Closed-End Fund PortfoliosBPCEF+1.2%$2.08B7BCEFS2 of 7

Also fits this goal

Municipal Bond

High-Yield Municipal BondsACGHM+1.3%$19.8B18AFMUB14 of 18

Specialty Bonds

Emerging Markets Bonds (Local Currency)AEMLC+0.9%$6.55B7Also top graded4 of 7

Thematic

Listed Private MarketsAGTPE−5.0%$3.76B12BGPZ4 of 12

Single-Stock Leveraged

Leveraged Single-Stock IncomeBAAPW+3.6%$694M17CTDAX8 of 17

ETF lists for this Goal: Monthly dividend ETFs, Highest-yield ETFs, Weekly dividend ETFs.

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