High Dividend ETF Portfolios

If you need a regural income from your investments, you should look for stocks/bonds that give you periodic dividends/distributions.

If you invest in an ETF Portfolio, with low cost fees and very little maintenance needed, you can actually build your financial freedom path.

Choose your Lazy Portfolio, and implement it with ETFs.
Portfolios are ordered by their most recent Dividend Yield. Click on column header to sort table.

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Last Update - 31 Dec 2025
% Allocation
Div.Yield (%)
Ann. Returns (%)
Portfolio Stocks Bonds Comm. 2025  ▾ 2024 1Y 5Y 10Y
High Yield Bonds Income
The Lazy Team
0 100 0 5.62 5.95 +9.57 +1.39 +4.55
Developed World ex-US Stocks Momentum
100 0 0 4.70 2.93 +34.50 +8.79 +9.61
Developed World ex-US 60/40 Momentum
60 40 0 4.58 3.43 +21.85 +5.31 +6.80
Developed World ex-US 40/60 Momentum
40 60 0 4.52 3.68 +15.52 +3.50 +5.30
Total Bond Developed World ex-US
0 100 0 4.40 4.18 +2.87 -0.24 +2.08
Dynamic 40/60 Income
The Lazy Team
40 60 0 4.38 4.69 +9.87 +4.28 +5.81
All Country World Bonds
0 100 0 4.21 4.12 +6.62 -0.15 +2.30
Dynamic 60/40 Income
The Lazy Team
60 40 0 4.17 4.37 +7.75 +5.15 +6.16
Developed World ex-US 20/80
20 80 0 4.16 4.01 +9.33 +1.75 +3.55
US Cash
0 100 0 4.13 5.03 +4.15 +3.10 +2.04
Conservative Income
Charles Schwab
5 95 0 4.01 4.03 +5.99 +1.29 +2.62
Developed World ex-US 40/60
40 60 0 3.92 3.85 +15.79 +3.69 +4.95
Total Bond US
0 100 0 3.86 3.67 +7.08 -0.49 +1.95
Robo Advisor 0
Betterment
0 100 0 3.81 3.81 +5.16 +1.58 +1.77
Short Term Treasury
0 100 0 3.81 3.91 +4.95 +1.59 +1.69
Aggressive Global Income
The Lazy Team
80 20 0 3.78 3.90 +15.88 +8.79 +8.36
10-year Treasury
0 100 0 3.77 3.62 +8.03 -1.82 +1.27
All Country World 20/80
20 80 0 3.74 3.68 +9.78 +2.14 +4.27
Rob Arnott Portfolio
Rob Arnott
30 60 10 3.71 3.76 +9.43 +3.27 +5.18
Robo Advisor 10 Value Tilt
Betterment
9.9 90.1 0 3.70 3.69 +7.20 +2.27 +2.84
Developed World ex-US 60/40
60 40 0 3.69 3.68 +22.25 +5.58 +6.28
Edge Select Conservative
Merrill Lynch
21 79 0 3.68 3.85 +8.93 +3.35 +4.45
Sheltered Sam 0/100
Bill Bernstein
0 100 0 3.67 3.36 +5.68 +1.22 +2.15
LifeStrategy Income Fund
Vanguard
20 80 0 3.60 3.47 +9.29 +1.99 +4.10
Robo Advisor 20 Value Tilt
Betterment
19.9 80.1 0 3.60 3.57 +9.23 +2.95 +3.88
Sheltered Sam 10/90
Bill Bernstein
9.7 90 0.3 3.52 3.26 +7.08 +2.22 +3.06
US Inflation Protection
0 100 0 3.46 2.52 +6.76 +0.58 +2.76
Developed World ex-US 80/20
80 20 0 3.45 3.52 +28.71 +7.42 +7.55
Dimensional Retirement Income Fund
DFA
20.4 79.6 0 3.44 2.63 +9.44 +3.97 +4.78
Global Market Portfolio
Credit Suisse
45 55 0 3.41 3.38 +13.23 +3.23 +6.11
Sheltered Sam 20/80
Bill Bernstein
19.4 80 0.6 3.37 3.16 +8.49 +3.21 +3.97
Stocks/Bonds 20/80
20 80 0 3.31 3.19 +9.09 +2.34 +4.50
One-Decision Portfolio
Marvin Appel
50 50 0 3.29 3.59 +7.67 +5.83 +6.47
Edge Select Moderately Conservative
Merrill Lynch
37 63 0 3.27 3.27 +12.53 +4.65 +6.48
Stocks/Bonds 20/80 Momentum
20 80 0 3.27 3.09 +10.10 +1.80 +4.56
All Country World 40/60
40 60 0 3.26 3.25 +12.95 +4.41 +6.20
Sheltered Sam 30/70
Bill Bernstein
29.1 70 0.9 3.22 3.06 +9.89 +4.20 +4.86
Developed World ex-US Stocks
100 0 0 3.22 3.36 +35.17 +9.22 +8.75
Six Ways from Sunday
Scott Burns
66.7 33.3 0 3.21 3.07 +11.70 +9.30 +7.78
Eliminate Fat Tails
Larry Swedroe
30 70 0 3.20 3.31 +9.80 +3.14 +4.57
Five Fold
Scott Burns
60 40 0 3.20 3.01 +12.46 +5.55 +6.84
Robo Advisor 50 Value Tilt
Betterment
49.9 50.1 0 3.19 3.15 +14.93 +5.11 +6.77
LifeStrategy Conservative Growth
Vanguard
40 60 0 3.17 3.12 +12.77 +4.36 +6.16
Nano Portfolio
John Wasik
60 40 0 3.15 2.91 +13.15 +5.65 +6.71
Larry Portfolio
Larry Swedroe
30 70 0 3.13 3.02 +10.96 +2.35 +3.92
Five Asset
Roger Gibson
60 20 20 3.10 3.48 +13.32 +8.11 +7.89
GAA Global Asset Allocation
Mebane Faber
40.5 49.5 10 3.09 3.07 +15.83 +4.74 +6.68
Ultimate Buy&Hold
FundAdvice
60 40 0 3.08 3.16 +16.25 +5.89 +6.50
Sheltered Sam 40/60
Bill Bernstein
38.8 60 1.2 3.07 2.96 +11.30 +5.18 +5.75
Seven Value
Scott Burns
71.5 28.5 0 3.04 2.96 +12.22 +9.79 +8.36
Four Square
Scott Burns
50 50 0 3.02 2.80 +14.77 +5.57 +7.12
Lifepath Fund
iShares
40.4 59.6 0 3.00 2.91 +12.87 +4.50 +6.28
Simple Money Portfolio
Tim Maurer
60 40 0 2.97 3.05 +17.36 +6.30 +6.79
Talmud Portfolio
Roger Gibson
66.7 33.3 0 2.97 2.93 +9.14 +6.04 +7.34
Late Sixties and Beyond
Burton Malkiel
71 29 0 2.94 3.12 +15.21 +7.05 +8.46
Simple and Cheap
Time Money Inc
60 40 0 2.94 2.93 +14.34 +6.11 +7.54
Big Rocks Portfolio
Larry Swedroe
60 40 0 2.94 3.15 +12.81 +6.63 +6.87
Sheltered Sam 50/50
Bill Bernstein
48.5 50 1.5 2.92 2.86 +12.71 +6.15 +6.63
Tilt Toward Value
Time Money Inc
60 40 0 2.92 2.91 +12.95 +6.12 +7.46
All Weather Portfolio
Ray Dalio
30 55 15 2.88 2.97 +13.26 +3.19 +6.30
Ideal Index
Frank Armstrong
70 30 0 2.88 3.01 +15.25 +6.88 +7.39
Gretchen Tai Portfolio
Gretchen Tai
70 30 0 2.87 2.95 +19.67 +6.78 +8.31
Coffeehouse
Bill Schultheis
60 40 0 2.86 2.92 +10.97 +5.58 +6.96
Edge Select Moderate
Merrill Lynch
53 47 0 2.86 2.91 +15.15 +6.38 +8.13
European Stocks
100 0 0 2.86 3.61 +35.84 +10.31 +8.82
Ulcer Free Strategy
Aim Ways
11 77 12 2.85 2.77 +15.64 +4.09 +6.93
All Weather Portfolio with Bitcoin
Ray Dalio
30 55 15 2.85 2.92 +12.41 +3.80 +9.72
Gone Fishin' Portfolio
Alexander Green
65 30 5 2.79 2.88 +20.46 +6.86 +8.40
All Country World 60/40
60 40 0 2.78 2.82 +16.11 +6.64 +8.09
Sheltered Sam 60/40
Bill Bernstein
58.2 40 1.8 2.78 2.76 +14.11 +7.12 +7.50
Coward's Portfolio
Bill Bernstein
60 40 0 2.77 2.91 +12.46 +6.79 +7.30
Andrew Tobias Portfolio
Andrew Tobias
66.7 33.3 0 2.77 2.81 +17.87 +8.18 +8.30
Sandwich Portfolio
Bob Clyatt
55 45 0 2.77 2.80 +14.46 +5.32 +6.78
Stocks/Bonds 40/60
40 60 0 2.76 2.71 +11.09 +5.10 +7.00
Yale Endowment
David Swensen
70 30 0 2.75 2.63 +14.81 +6.84 +7.95
LifeStrategy Moderate Growth
Vanguard
60 40 0 2.75 2.76 +16.25 +6.69 +8.19
Lazy Portfolio
David Swensen
70 30 0 2.74 2.61 +14.39 +6.68 +7.93
Aim comfortable trip
Aim Ways
40 45 15 2.72 2.69 +20.26 +8.16 +8.43
Stocks/Bonds 40/60 with Bitcoin
39 59 2 2.71 2.66 +10.72 +5.90 +10.55
Stocks/Bonds 40/60 ESG
40 60 0 2.71 2.53 +10.64 +5.01 +6.38
Family Taxable Portfolio
Ted Aronson
70 30 0 2.70 2.62 +16.71 +5.62 +8.15
Mid-Fifties
Burton Malkiel
80 20 0 2.70 2.83 +17.81 +7.77 +9.26
Ultimate Buy and Hold Strategy
Paul Merriman
100 0 0 2.69 2.97 +22.62 +9.05 +9.36
Stocks/Bonds 40/60 Momentum
40 60 0 2.68 2.50 +13.11 +4.03 +7.11
PISI Portfolio
Davide Pisicchio
30 60 10 2.67 2.64 +16.30 +4.94 +6.89
Weird Portfolio
Value Stock Geek
60 20 20 2.65 2.69 +21.96 +6.18 +7.74
All Weather Portfolio 2x Leveraged
Ray Dalio
37.5 55 7.5 2.65 2.90 +20.73 +4.17 +9.01
Sheltered Sam 70/30
Bill Bernstein
67.9 30 2.1 2.63 2.66 +15.52 +8.07 +8.36
Long Term Portfolio
Ben Stein
80 20 0 2.61 2.84 +16.64 +8.45 +8.92
Jane Bryant Quinn Portfolio
Jane Bryant Quinn
70 30 0 2.60 2.55 +16.29 +7.76 +8.84
Pinwheel
Tyler
65 25 10 2.58 2.66 +19.66 +7.83 +8.21
Margaritaville
Scott Burns
67 33 0 2.54 2.33 +18.72 +7.51 +8.78
Paul Boyer Portfolio
Paul Boyer
25 50 25 2.52 2.61 +23.20 +4.43 +6.54
Late Thirties to Early Forties
Burton Malkiel
85 15 0 2.51 2.64 +19.24 +8.36 +9.77
Robo Advisor 80 Value Tilt
Betterment
80 20 0 2.49 2.58 +20.23 +8.27 +9.41
Odd-Stats Strategy
Aim Ways
47 43 10 2.48 2.44 +14.68 +7.07 +9.05
Sheltered Sam 80/20
Bill Bernstein
77.6 20 2.4 2.48 2.56 +16.92 +9.03 +9.21
Edge Select Moderately Aggressive
Merrill Lynch
69 31 0 2.47 2.56 +17.70 +8.25 +9.82
Mid-Twenties
Burton Malkiel
87 13 0 2.46 2.59 +19.85 +8.51 +9.87
Perfect Portfolio
Ben Stein
80 20 0 2.46 2.75 +19.35 +10.12 +9.93
Stocks/Bonds 40/60 2x Leveraged
40 60 0 2.46 2.80 +16.63 +4.51 +9.29
Marc Faber Portfolio
Marc Faber
50 25 25 2.43 2.41 +25.03 +8.78 +8.84
Desert Portfolio with Bitcoin
Gyroscopic Investing
30 60 10 2.42 2.29 +14.27 +6.59 +10.41
Desert Portfolio
Gyroscopic Investing
30 60 10 2.42 2.29 +15.67 +6.00 +6.94
Permanent Portfolio
Harry Browne
25 50 25 2.42 2.65 +22.29 +6.83 +8.00
Permanent Portfolio with Bitcoin
Harry Browne
25 50 25 2.42 2.65 +20.89 +7.43 +11.44
Margherita Portfolio
Davide Pisicchio
30 60 10 2.40 2.26 +16.14 +6.24 +7.59
Ivy Portfolio
Mebane Faber
60 20 20 2.40 2.41 +13.14 +8.43 +7.54
Desert Portfolio 2x Leveraged
Gyroscopic Investing
30 60 10 2.39 2.71 +27.77 +5.57 +9.51
Core Four
Rick Ferri
80 20 0 2.36 2.43 +17.65 +8.74 +9.91
No Brainer Portfolio
Bill Bernstein
75 25 0 2.35 2.61 +15.32 +8.01 +8.98
7Twelve Portfolio
Craig Israelsen
50 33.3 16.7 2.34 2.44 +11.77 +7.00 +6.66
Sheltered Sam 90/10
Bill Bernstein
87.3 10 2.7 2.33 2.47 +18.33 +9.97 +10.06
LifeStrategy Growth Fund
Vanguard
80 20 0 2.33 2.41 +19.72 +9.00 +10.17
In Saecula Saeculorum
Fulvio Marchese
45 45 10 2.31 2.35 +17.35 +7.63 +9.01
All Country World 80/20
80 20 0 2.30 2.38 +19.27 +8.85 +9.95
Couch Potato
Scott Burns
50 50 0 2.29 1.89 +11.93 +6.97 +8.62
Gold Pivot Ptf
Aim Ways
22 44 34 2.27 2.33 +27.44 +9.97 +10.54
Robo Advisor 90 Value Tilt
Betterment
90.1 9.9 0 2.26 2.39 +21.80 +9.35 +10.29
Three Funds
Bogleheads
80 20 0 2.26 2.34 +19.67 +9.08 +10.27
Talmud Portfolio 2x Leveraged
Roger Gibson
66.7 33.3 0 2.25 2.34 +10.93 +5.73 +9.23
Robust
Alpha Architect
70 20 10 2.24 2.24 +16.31 +8.66 +8.96
Emerging Markets Stocks
100 0 0 2.22 2.43 +33.98 +3.55 +7.82
Golden Ratio Portfolio
Frank Vasquez
52 32 16 2.22 2.28 +17.31 +6.91 +9.09
Four Funds
Bogleheads
80 20 0 2.22 2.23 +19.64 +9.18 +10.35
Stocks/Bonds 60/40
60 40 0 2.22 2.23 +13.09 +7.81 +9.46
Dedalo Eleven
Dedalo Invest
80 20 0 2.20 2.26 +18.99 +8.90 +10.47
Golden Butterfly with Bitcoin
Tyler
40 40 20 2.20 2.25 +17.90 +7.57 +11.75
Golden Butterfly
Tyler
40 40 20 2.20 2.25 +19.30 +6.99 +8.32
Sheltered Sam 100/0
Bill Bernstein
97 0 3 2.18 2.37 +19.73 +10.91 +10.89
Cockroach Portfolio
Tony Dong
60 20 20 2.17 2.20 +20.75 +8.18 +8.97
Stocks/Bonds 60/40 with Bitcoin
59 39 2 2.17 2.18 +12.72 +8.58 +12.97
Simplified Permanent Portfolio
The Lazy Team
25 50 25 2.16 2.13 +24.21 +7.10 +8.12
Four Seasons Portfolio
Davide Pisicchio
40 50 10 2.16 2.07 +17.16 +7.56 +8.86
Stocks/Bonds 60/40 ESG
60 40 0 2.11 2.03 +12.59 +7.67 +8.50
Capricciosa Portfolio
Davide Pisicchio
50 45 5 2.10 2.07 +15.35 +7.92 +9.39
Edge Select Aggressive
Merrill Lynch
84 16 0 2.09 2.22 +19.85 +9.77 +11.20
Robo Advisor 100 Value Tilt
Betterment
100 0 0 2.09 2.17 +22.35 +10.30 +10.99
Stocks/Bonds 60/40 Momentum
60 40 0 2.09 1.92 +16.12 +6.21 +9.60
Simplified Permanent Portfolio 2x Leveraged
The Lazy Team
25 50 25 1.99 2.26 +46.07 +9.81 +12.06
Second Grader's Starter
Paul Farrell
90 10 0 1.98 2.10 +20.67 +10.41 +11.47
Dedalo Four
Dedalo Invest
80 20 0 1.95 2.02 +15.59 +10.01 +11.30
Pepperoni Portfolio
Davide Pisicchio
60 40 0 1.92 1.91 +13.84 +8.64 +10.48
Shield Strategy
Aim Ways
42 38 20 1.91 1.91 +23.01 +9.80 +11.04
Stocks/Bonds 60/40 2x Leveraged
60 40 0 1.87 2.15 +19.82 +10.26 +13.97
All Country World Stocks
100 0 0 1.82 1.95 +22.43 +11.03 +11.77
Golden Butterfly 2x Leveraged
Tyler
40 40 20 1.81 2.08 +36.91 +9.23 +12.03
Simple Path to Wealth
JL Collins
75 25 0 1.80 1.87 +14.59 +9.81 +11.28
US Stocks Value
100 0 0 1.78 2.15 +12.85 +12.79 +11.68
Stocks/Bonds 80/20
80 20 0 1.67 1.75 +15.10 +10.47 +11.88
US Stocks Equal Weight
100 0 0 1.64 1.52 +11.21 +10.28 +11.48
Stocks/Bonds 80/20 Momentum
80 20 0 1.50 1.33 +19.14 +8.34 +12.04
US Stocks Minimum Volatility
100 0 0 1.49 1.67 +7.65 +8.51 +10.46
Cape US Sector Value
Robert Shiller
100 0 0 1.40 1.23 +9.10 +11.43 +14.17
Warren Buffett Portfolio
Warren Buffett
90 10 0 1.36 1.50 +16.79 +12.82 +13.57
Dedalo Three
Dedalo Invest
100 0 0 1.33 1.47 +18.70 +12.48 +13.52
Diavola Portfolio
Davide Pisicchio
90 10 0 1.21 1.29 +16.95 +12.62 +14.52
US Stocks
100 0 0 1.12 1.27 +17.10 +13.07 +14.25
US Stocks Quality
100 0 0 0.94 1.02 +12.65 +12.72 +13.64
US Stocks ESG
100 0 0 0.91 1.05 +16.48 +12.74 +12.50
US Stocks Momentum
100 0 0 0.91 0.75 +22.15 +10.42 +14.44
Ark Tech Portfolio
Cathie Wood
100 0 0 0.46 0.00 +36.57 -3.91 +16.66
Technology
100 0 0 0.45 0.56 +20.77 +15.07 +19.43
Berkshire Hathaway
Warren Buffett
100 0 0 0.00 0.00 +10.85 +16.76 +14.33
Gold
0 0 100 0.00 0.00 +63.68 +17.31 +14.60

Annual Returns are calculated assuming the reinvestment of dividends. They are also calculated on the hypothesis of a yearly rebalancing of the portfolios (at the beginning of the year)

Returns refer to investiments in US Dollars.

If you need a deeper analysis, not only focused on dividend yield, visit the Lazy Portfolio ETF Homepage.