# How do you find ETFs by yield?

> As of Nov 4, 2026, the median income ETF has a 12-month yield of 16.5%, against 1.6% for stock ETFs, and 392 stock ETFs yield 3% or more.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026. Rebuilt every trading night.

## How do you find ETFs by yield?

Data as of Nov 4, 2026. Rebuilt every trading night.

As of Nov 4, 2026, the median income ETF has a 12-month yield of 16.5%, against 1.6% for stock ETFs, and 392 stock ETFs yield 3% or more.

### In plain words

Filter by yield in the screener, then check what lies behind it. A 12-month yield is cash paid divided by price; it says nothing about whether the fund kept its value.

Median yields run from 1.6% for stock funds to 4.4% for bonds and 16.5% for income funds, and 392 stock funds yield 3% or more. For income funds, compare cash with price change: 189 of 264 with a full year ended with a lower price. Then check how the cash is made and what share was labelled return of capital, shown on the fund page, dated.

### Questions

Is a higher yield the same as a higher return? Not on its own. Compare total return over the same dates.

What is return of capital? The part of a payment that is not income or realized gains.

Where do I filter by yield? In the screener.

### Where to next

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Source: ETFIQ, independent ETF data. Recomputed nightly from public filings and prices.
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