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Does the top-yield ETF really pay the most?

14 Nov 2026 · EN

A ranking by one number, not a recommendation. Among a list of the largest US-listed dividend and income ETFs (over $10B in assets, real estate funds left out), the five with the highest trailing 12-month yield on 13 Nov 2026 were JEPQ, SPYI, JEPI, VYMI and DVY. Yield is only part of a return: VYMI yielded less than half of JEPI's, yet its five-year total return was about double. Past results, not a promise.

Key points

  • Highest trailing 12-month yields on 13 Nov 2026: JEPQ 12.4%, SPYI 12.1%, JEPI 7.9%, VYMI 3.6%, DVY 3.3% (stockanalysis.com and Yahoo Finance dividend data).
  • Expense ratios in this group run from 0.07% to 0.68% (stockanalysis.com, Dividend Vision).
  • Five-year total return to 13 Nov 2026: VYMI about +88%, DVY about +62%, JEPI about +44% (Yahoo Finance, ChartRow). VYMI's was about double JEPI's.
  • JEPQ and SPYI launched in 2022, so they have no five-year record; the video shows since-launch figures marked as a shorter window, not like-for-like.
  • The universe is the largest dividend ETFs from one top-50 list with over $10B in assets; funds missing from that list were not checked. Past performance is not a promise.

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