{"url":"https://etfiq.com/learn/how-high-can-an-income-etf-yield-go","section":"learn","title":"How high can an income ETF yield go? | ETFIQ","description":"As of Nov 4, 2026, the highest 12-month yield among 377 income ETFs is 125.5%, while the median is 16.5%. 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If the price falls, the yield rises. It tells you nothing about the next year."}},{"@type":"Question","name":"Is a high yield the same as a high return?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"No. Total return adds the price change. A fund can pay a lot and lose value."}},{"@type":"Question","name":"Where do I see the numbers?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"The income desk shows cash paid, price change and total return for every income fund."}}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"ETFIQ","item":"https://etfiq.com/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Learn","item":"https://etfiq.com/learn/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"How high can an income ETF yield go?","item":"https://etfiq.com/learn/how-high-can-an-income-etf-yield-go"}]},{"@type":"WebPage","name":"How high can an income ETF yield go?","description":"As of Nov 4, 2026, the highest 12-month yield among 377 income ETFs is 125.5%, while the median is 16.5%. Updated every trading night.","url":"https://etfiq.com/learn/how-high-can-an-income-etf-yield-go","dateModified":"2026-11-04","isPartOf":{"@type":"WebSite","name":"ETFIQ","url":"https://etfiq.com"},"speakable":{"@type":"SpeakableSpecification","cssSelector":[".lede",".faq"]},"publisher":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org"}}],"characters":2165,"truncated":false,"content":"ETFIQ / Learn / How high can an income ETF yield go? \n \n How high can an income ETF yield go?\n Data as of Nov 4, 2026. Rebuilt every trading night.\n As of Nov 4, 2026, the highest 12-month yield among 377 income ETFs is 125.5%, while the median is 16.5%.\n \n In plain words\n Some option income ETFs show a 12-month yield above 100%. Yield is cash paid over the year divided by today\u2019s price, so if the price has fallen, the same cash looks like a larger yield.\n The highest among 377 income ETFs is 125.5%; the median is 16.5%. A yield this high usually comes with a price that fell during the year and a large share of payments labelled return of capital: real cash, but partly your own money handed back. Among 264 funds with a full year, 189 ended with a lower price. ETFIQ shows cash and price change over the same window.\n Questions\n Can a yield over 100% last? A yield is a look back. If the price falls, the yield rises. It tells you nothing about the next year.\n Is a high yield the same as a high return? No. Total return adds the price change. A fund can pay a lot and lose value.\n Where do I see the numbers? The income desk shows cash paid, price change and total return for every income fund.\n Where to next\n Income ETFs Return of capital Screener: filter every ETF What is the 12-month yield of an ETF? What is the difference between price return and total return? What is a single-stock income ETF? All ETF explainers How ETFIQ computes these numbers \n Cite this page. 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