Ranked by the issuer's own estimate for its latest distribution, latest distribution, as of . Rebuilt every trading night.
The income ETFs with the highest estimated return of capital
A high figure is a tax characterisation, not proof of erosion. Whether the fund earned what it paid is the total return column.
| # | Ticker | Fund | Return of capital | Cash paid 1Y | Price change 1Y | Total return 1Y |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IWMY | Defiance R2000 Weekly Distribution ETF | 100% | 31.6% | −20.0% | +14.1% |
| 2 | QQQY | Defiance Nasdaq 100 Weekly Distribution ETF | 100% | 31.7% | −11.0% | +24.7% |
| 3 | WDTE | Defiance S&P 500 Weekly Distribution ETF | 100% | 28.3% | −12.6% | +18.6% |
| 4 | BCCC | Global X Bitcoin Covered Call ETF | 100% | 26.0% | −46.7% | −22.3% |
| 5 | EHCC | Global X Ethereum Covered Call ETF | 100% | not published | not published | not published |
| 6 | RYLD | Global X Russell 2000 Covered Call ETF | 100% | 12.4% | +7.3% | +21.0% |
| 7 | RYLG | Global X Russell 2000 Covered Call & Growth ETF | 100% | 11.2% | +10.5% | +23.2% |
| 8 | TYLG | Global X Information Technology Covered Call & Growth ETF | 100% | 10.7% | +23.8% | +36.4% |
| 9 | KYLD | Kurv High Income ETF | 100% | not published | not published | not published |
| 10 | IWMI | NEOS Russell 2000 High Income ETF | 100% | 15.1% | +8.8% | +25.5% |
| 11 | NLSI | NEOS Long/Short Equity Income ETF | 100% | not published | not published | not published |
| 12 | XQQI | NEOS Boosted Nasdaq-100(R) High Income ETF | 100% | not published | not published | not published |
| 13 | AIPI | REX AI EQUITY PREMIUM INCOME ETF | 100% | 31.2% | −10.2% | +25.5% |
| 14 | CEPI | REX Crypto Equity Premium Income ETF | 100% | 35.9% | −18.4% | +22.3% |
| 15 | ULTI | REX IncomeMax Option Strategy ETF | 100% | not published | not published | not published |
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