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Rebuilt every trading night.\n The income ETFs with the highest return of capital\n CAIE leads the income ETFs with the highest return of capital at 100% (return of capital, latest distribution), as of Oct 21, 2026. 15 funds ranked by the issuer's own estimate for its latest distribution. A high figure is a tax characterization, not proof of erosion. Whether the fund earned what it paid is the total return column.\n The income ETFs with the highest return of capital, ranked by the issuer's own estimate for its latest distribution, as of Oct 21, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. # Ticker Fund Return of capital Cash paid 1Y Price change 1Y Total return 1Y \n 1 CAIE Calamos Autocallable Income ETF 100% 14.1% \u22122.5% +12.5% \n 2 CAIQ Calamos Nasdaq Autocallable Income ETF 100% not published not published not published \n 3 QLDY Defiance Nasdaq 100 LightningSpread Income ETF 100% 35.6% \u221222.8% +15.7% \n 4 QQQY Defiance Nasdaq 100 Weekly Distribution ETF 100% 29.9% \u221214.0% +19.1% \n 5 WDTE Defiance S&P 500 Weekly Distribution ETF 100% 27.8% \u221214.6% +15.8% \n 6 GOIB Direxion GOOGL Defined Income Boost ETF 100% not published not published not published \n 7 DFII FT Vest Bitcoin Strategy & Target Income ETF 100% 11.7% \u221238.0% \u221225.7% \n 8 LQTI FT Vest Investment Grade & Target Income ETF 100% 8.4% \u221211.7% \u22123.4% \n 9 LTTI FT Vest 20+ Year Treasury & Target Income ETF 100% 8.1% \u221216.1% \u22128.3% \n 10 SLVY FT Vest Silver Strategy & Target Income ETF 100% not published not published not published \n 11 XIDE FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer & Premium Income ETF - December 100% 6.2% \u22120.1% +6.4% \n 12 XIJN FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer & Premium Income ETF - June 100% 6.9% \u22120.6% +6.5% \n 13 XISE FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer & Premium Income ETF - September 100% 6.0% +0.1% +6.3% \n 14 XVAP FT Vest AAPL & Target Income ETF 100% not published not published not published \n 15 XVSP FT Vest SPCX & Target Income ETF 100% not published not published not published \n \n Method\n Every figure is the issuer's Rule 19a-1 estimate for its most recent distribution, not an ETFIQ calculation, and not final until the tax year closes. 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