# The income ETFs with the highest return of capital

> CAIE leads the income ETFs with the highest return of capital at 100% (return of capital, latest distribution), as of Oct 21, 2026.

Data as of Oct 21, 2026. Rebuilt every trading night.

As of Oct 21, 2026 . Rebuilt every trading night.

## The income ETFs with the highest return of capital

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.

| # | Ticker | Fund | Return of capital | Cash paid 1Y | Price change 1Y | Total return 1Y |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | CAIE | Calamos Autocallable Income ETF | 100% | 14.1% | −2.5% | +12.5% |
| 2 | CAIQ | Calamos Nasdaq Autocallable Income ETF | 100% | not published | not published | not published |
| 3 | QLDY | Defiance Nasdaq 100 LightningSpread Income ETF | 100% | 35.6% | −22.8% | +15.7% |
| 4 | QQQY | Defiance Nasdaq 100 Weekly Distribution ETF | 100% | 29.9% | −14.0% | +19.1% |
| 5 | WDTE | Defiance S&P 500 Weekly Distribution ETF | 100% | 27.8% | −14.6% | +15.8% |
| 6 | GOIB | Direxion GOOGL Defined Income Boost ETF | 100% | not published | not published | not published |
| 7 | DFII | FT Vest Bitcoin Strategy & Target Income ETF | 100% | 11.7% | −38.0% | −25.7% |
| 8 | LQTI | FT Vest Investment Grade & Target Income ETF | 100% | 8.4% | −11.7% | −3.4% |
| 9 | LTTI | FT Vest 20+ Year Treasury & Target Income ETF | 100% | 8.1% | −16.1% | −8.3% |
| 10 | SLVY | FT Vest Silver Strategy & Target Income ETF | 100% | not published | not published | not published |
| 11 | XIDE | FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer & Premium Income ETF - December | 100% | 6.2% | −0.1% | +6.4% |
| 12 | XIJN | FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer & Premium Income ETF - June | 100% | 6.9% | −0.6% | +6.5% |
| 13 | XISE | FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer & Premium Income ETF - September | 100% | 6.0% | +0.1% | +6.3% |
| 14 | XVAP | FT Vest AAPL & Target Income ETF | 100% | not published | not published | not published |
| 15 | XVSP | FT Vest SPCX & Target Income ETF | 100% | not published | not published | not published |

### Method

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. The list sorts one published figure, with no scoring or weighting. Every fund ETFIQ covers in this category is eligible, closed funds included.

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