Active ETF Income Scorecard: Foreign Dividend Rebounds, Covered Calls Catch Up

Each week, we calculate the average YTD total return for hundreds of income-generating active ETFs across six equity and equity-like income categories — from dividend growth and covered calls to preferred stock and alternative income strategies — apply a minimum AUM threshold of USD 10 million to filter out ETFs lacking sufficient scale, and rank categories by that average, surfacing the top performers within each. The result is a consistent, data-driven weekly snapshot that helps income investors quickly identify where active management is delivering results right now.

This week’s Active ETF Income Scorecard finds income investors navigating a market where the international rotation has not only endured but accelerated: active foreign dividend funds extended their lead to an average YTD return of +20.26%, while domestic equity-income strategies posted across-the-board gains that reshuffled the middle of the rankings.

Income-generating active ETF categories are ranked below by the average YTD total return of some of the largest active ETFs in each category, as measured by their latest reported AUM.

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