Key Highlights

  • Six ASX-listed ETFs display annual yields above 15%: CIVH at 20.72%, CIIH at 17.65%, VLUE at 17.41%, GDX at 16.49%, CUIV at 16.00% and ACDC at 15.04%.
  • All six traded lower on 20 October 2026, with declines ranging from 0.94% for VLUE to 2.79% for ACDC.
  • Management fees run from 0.40% for VLUE to 1.03% for the hedged CB infrastructure funds, CIIH and CIVH.
  • Latest distributions differ in timing: ACDC, GDX and VLUE paid finals in July, while the three CB funds paid interims in October.

Annual Yield figures above 15% have drawn attention to a group of ASX-listed exchange traded funds: the Global X Battery Tech & Lithium ETF (ASX:ACDC), VanEck Gold Miners ETF (ASX:GDX), VanEck MSCI International Value ETF (ASX:VLUE) and three CB Global Infrastructure active ETFs (ASX:CUIV, ASX:CIIH and ASX:CIVH). The figures below come from ASX fund pages on 20 October 2026, exclude past returns and are not a recommendation.

Equity and resources funds

ACDC traded at $105.57, down $3.03 or 2.79%, with a fund size of $544.92 million, a 0.69% management fee and a displayed yield of 15.04%. Its final distribution was $16.336, with an ex date of 2 July 2026. It holds 47 companies, led by Panasonic at 4.13% and Hitachi at 3.50%.

GDX traded at $107.01, down $2.05 or 1.88%, with $1.49 billion in assets, a 0.53% fee and a 16.49% yield. Its final distribution was $17.990, paid on 27 July 2026. It holds 68 gold and silver miners, led by Newmont at 11.04%.

VLUE traded at $37.83, down $0.35 or 0.94%, with $635.91 million in assets, a 0.40% fee and a 17.41% yield. Its final distribution was $6.650. It holds 258 companies, led by Micron at 4.84%.

Infrastructure funds

CUIV traded at $1.26, down $0.01 or 1.17%, with a 0.97% fee and a 16.00% yield. Its interim distribution was $0.006, against $0.118 in July 2026. It holds 32 companies, led by Entergy at 5.06%.

CIIH traded at $1.43, down $0.02 or 1.37%, with $1.42 billion in assets, a 1.03% fee and a 17.65% yield. Its interim distribution was $0.015, against $0.136 in July 2026. CIVH traded at $1.06, down $0.02 or 2.29%, with a 1.03% fee and a 20.72% yield, and an interim distribution of $0.016 against $0.134 in July. ASX pages for the two hedged funds do not display holdings or sector data.

Sector context

GDX is 100% basic materials. ACDC has 34.06% in industrials and 23.45% in basic materials, against category averages of 13.98% and 3.37%. VLUE has 31.17% in technology against a category 21.08%, while CUIV has 53.98% in utilities.

Risks

A displayed yield reflects distribution amounts, and those have varied. GDX paid $17.990 in July 2026 against $0.630 a year earlier, ACDC paid $16.336 against $1.262, and VLUE paid $6.650 against $1.020. The CB funds paid far less in their October interims than in July. GDX shows a Beta of 2.18 and ACDC 1.32. Data gaps exist, as CUIV and CIVH display a fund size of $0.00 and zero units outstanding.

What to watch ahead

Investors may follow distribution announcements, monthly units-on-issue notices and annual reports, all listed on the ASX fund pages. ACDC also announced on 15 October 2026 the appointment of Citigroup Pty Limited as fund service provider.

The bottom line

The six funds share a yield above 15%, but they differ in underlying assets, fees from 0.40% to 1.03%, distribution size and timing, and the data shown, and every one traded lower on 20 October 2026.