Highest Yield ETFs
Ranked by trailing-12-month distribution yield (cash distributions ÷ current price). This is NOT the SEC yield; high trailing yields, especially on option-income and leveraged funds, often include return of capital and can fall. Funds under $50M excluded.
Sparklines show the trailing 12 months of dividend-adjusted closes, through Oct 19, 2026.
| # | ETF | Price | Today | 1Y trend | Yield (TTM) | AUM | Expense | 1Y Total Return | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KDEF PLUS Korea Defense Industry Index ETF | 36.26 | -4.90% | 7.77% | $96.6M | 0.65% | -8.21% | ||
| 2 | BOAT SonicShares Global Shipping ETF | 51.40 | -0.71% | 5.88% | $155.3M | 0.69% | +83.19% | ||
| 3 | INDS Pacer Industrial Real Estate ETF | 38.20 | +1.86% | 4.66% | $99.7M | 0.49% | +0.13% | ||
| 4 | TBLU Tortoise Global Water Fund | 50.46 | +1.06% | 3.56% | $54.4M | 0.40% | -3.70% | ||
| 5 | HYDR Global X - Hydrogen ETF | 37.12 | -0.15% | 3.55% | $81.7M | 0.50% | -8.87% | ||
| 6 | PSCI Invesco S&P SmallCap Industrials ETF | 160.39 | +1.04% | 1.50% | $162.0M | 0.29% | +8.85% | ||
| 7 | EXI iShares Global Industrials ETF | 187.50 | +0.20% | 1.13% | $1.39B | 0.38% | +10.21% | ||
| 8 | XLI State Street Industrial Select Sector SPDR ETF | 166.80 | +0.07% | 1.13% | $30.27B | 0.08% | +11.10% | ||
| 9 | FTXR First Trust Nasdaq Transportation ETF | 41.03 | +0.44% | 1.10% | $165.5M | 0.60% | +18.20% | ||
| 10 | VIS Vanguard Industrials ETF | 319.09 | +0.13% | 0.96% | $8.60B | 0.09% | +9.77% | ||
| 11 | IYT iShares U.S. Transportation ETF | 79.86 | +0.60% | 0.95% | $1.91B | 0.37% | +12.96% | ||
| 12 | FIDU Fidelity MSCI Industrials Index ETF | 88.28 | +0.08% | 0.94% | $2.32B | 0.08% | +9.80% | ||
| 13 | RSPN Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Industrials ETF | 59.05 | +0.83% | 0.92% | $718.8M | 0.40% | +6.90% | ||
| 14 | GRID First Trust NASDAQ Clean Edge Smart Grid… | 167.91 | -0.53% | 0.92% | $11.49B | 0.56% | +10.44% | ||
| 15 | PAVE Global X - U.S. Infrastructure Development ETF | 52.65 | -0.23% | 0.82% | $13.60B | 0.47% | +12.80% | ||
| 16 | FXR First Trust Industrials/Producer Durables… | 83.73 | +1.11% | 0.80% | $683.5M | 0.60% | +6.71% | ||
| 17 | XTN State Street SPDR S&P Transportation ETF | 97.77 | +1.20% | 0.77% | $206.9M | 0.35% | +14.90% | ||
| 18 | FIW First Trust Water ETF | 107.69 | +0.96% | 0.74% | $1.74B | 0.50% | -5.27% | ||
| 19 | SHLD Global X - Defense Tech ETF | 61.33 | +0.03% | 0.69% | $6.35B | 0.50% | -5.09% | ||
| 20 | IYJ iShares U.S. Industrials ETF | 156.84 | +0.32% | 0.68% | $1.80B | 0.37% | +8.88% | ||
| 21 | PPA Invesco Aerospace & Defense ETF | 155.18 | -0.50% | 0.42% | $7.39B | 0.58% | +2.77% | ||
| 22 | EUAD Select STOXX Europe Aerospace & Defense ETF | 40.91 | +0.52% | 0.41% | $990.1M | 0.50% | -5.48% | ||
| 23 | UFO Procure Space ETF | 39.44 | -0.03% | 0.39% | $466.4M | 0.75% | +4.12% | ||
| 24 | IDEF iShares Defense Industrials Act | 30.23 | -0.40% | 0.35% | $3.67B | 0.55% | -1.88% | ||
| 25 | WELD Tema U.S. Manufacturing & Reshoring ETF | 51.30 | -0.08% | 0.26% | $248.5M | 0.75% | +20.07% | ||
| 26 | ROKT State Street SPDR S&P Kensho Final Frontiers… | 101.67 | +0.64% | 0.21% | $152.6M | 0.45% | +29.60% | ||
| 27 | EVX VanEck Environmental Services ETF | 40.08 | +0.69% | 0.18% | $97.6M | 0.55% | +3.43% | ||
| 28 | AIRR First Trust RBA American Industrial… | 98.45 | -0.33% | 0.10% | $8.52B | 0.69% | +3.50% | ||
| 29 | MISL First Trust Indxx Aerospace & Defense ETF | 40.91 | -0.49% | 0.07% | $672.4M | 0.60% | -1.93% |
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