High Dividend Yield ETF Overview

High-dividend-yield ETFs invest in stocks that pay out higher dividends than your typical dividend-paying stock.

With 64 ETFs traded on the U.S. markets, High Dividend Yield ETFs have total assets under management of $201.16B. The average expense ratio is 0.52%. High Dividend Yield ETFs can be found in the following asset classes:

  • Equity

The largest High Dividend Yield ETF is the Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF VYM with $47.70B in assets. In the last trailing year, the best-performing High Dividend Yield ETF was DIVI at 4.42%. The most recent ETF launched in the High Dividend Yield space was the AB US High Dividend ETF HIDV on 03/22/23.

Top ETF Performers

HIDV AB US High Dividend ETF --
JHID John Hancock International High Dividend ETF --
FDV Federated Hermes U.S. Strategic Dividend ETF --
SNPD Xtrackers S&P ESG Dividend Aristocrats ETF --
DIVD Altrius Global Dividend ETF --

Bottom ETF Performers

FDL First Trust Morningstar Dividend Leaders Index Fund --
SDY SPDR S&P Dividend ETF --
PEY Invesco High Yield Equity Dividend Achievers ETF --
DVY iShares Select Dividend ETF --
FVD First Trust Value Line Dividend Index Fund --

Top Creations

SCHD Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF 1.35K
IDV iShares International Select Dividend ETF 142.43
VYMI Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF 126.41
FDL First Trust Morningstar Dividend Leaders Index Fund 121.69
DEM WisdomTree Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund 90.99

Top Redemptions

SDY SPDR S&P Dividend ETF -2,364.36
SPYD SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 High Dividend ETF -2,113.85
SPHD Invesco S&P 500 High Dividend Low Volatility ETF -585.94
HDV iShares Core High Dividend ETF -475.15
RDIV Invesco S&P Ultra Dividend Revenue ETF -245.02

AUM Winners

DIVD Altrius Global Dividend ETF 50.28%
EEMD AAM S&P Emerging Markets High Dividend Value ETF 40.20%
NUDV Nuveen ESG Dividend ETF 32.21%
DIVI Franklin International Core Dividend Tilt Index ETF 16.83%
LVHD Legg Mason Low Volatility High Dividend ETF 11.38%

AUM Losers

SMHB ETRACS 2xMonthly Pay Leveraged U.S. Small Cap High Dividend ETN Series B -29.45%
SPYD SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 High Dividend ETF -14.41%
RDIV Invesco S&P Ultra Dividend Revenue ETF -13.34%
HDLB ETRACS Monthly Pay 2xLeveraged U.S. High Dividend Low Volatility ETN Series B -13.25%
DIV Global X SuperDividend U.S. ETF -11.99%

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