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Highest-yielding Markets

Compare asset classes, sectors, countries and regions through consistent market proxies.

Latest complete snapshotNov 1, 2026

Yield basis varies by exposure. Equity, sector, country, region and listed-real-estate proxies use portfolio dividend yield. Fixed-income and Treasury-bill proxies use portfolio YTM. These measures use different conventions and are not directly interchangeable.

What the data shows

Latin America (ILF) is first on the displayed page, with 5.26% yield (portfolio dividend yield). Dividend yield and YTM are different measures, not a like-for-like yield comparison.

Displayed results · 8 of 8 displayed fundamentals dates unverified

Dividend basis: median 2.89% across 6 qualifying proxies. Dividend yield and YTM are not interchangeable.

YTM basis: median 4.36% across 2 qualifying proxies. Dividend yield and YTM are not interchangeable.

Top 8 · Full-universe context

Yield

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ILFLatin America5.26%

5.26%

AGGUS Aggregate Bonds5.00%

5.00%

BILUS Treasury Bills3.73%

3.73%

VNQUS Real Estate3.53%

3.53%

VGKEurope3.11%

3.11%

VWOEmerging Markets2.66%

2.66%

VPLPacific2.28%

2.28%

ACWIGlobal Equities1.65%

1.65%

A comparable full-universe distribution is unavailable for this measure. Different currencies or yield bases are not combined.

Market yield rankings. Rankings use the selected methodology and latest complete published snapshot.
Rank	Instrument	Classification	Region	AUM	Yield^*	Basis^*
1	ILFLatin AmericaRegion · Latin America	Region	Latin America	$3.9B	5.26%	Dividend
2	AGGUS Aggregate BondsAsset class · North America	Asset class	North America	$136.5B	5.00%	YTM
3	BILUS Treasury BillsAsset class · North America	Asset class	North America	$48.1B	3.73%	YTM
4	VNQUS Real EstateAsset class · North America	Asset class	North America	$36.5B	3.53%	Dividend
5	VGKEuropeRegion · Europe	Region	Europe	$30.2B	3.11%	Dividend
6	VWOEmerging MarketsRegion · Global	Region	Global	$127.2B	2.66%	Dividend
7	VPLPacificRegion · Asia Pacific	Region	Asia Pacific	$8.8B	2.28%	Dividend
8	ACWIGlobal EquitiesRegion · Global	Region	Global	$33.3B	1.65%	Dividend

Universe and eligibility

History: At least one year. Refresh: Monthly. Universe: Curated asset-class, sector, country and regional market proxies. Yield: Portfolio dividend yield for equity exposures; portfolio YTM for fixed-income and Treasury-bill exposures.

Underlying observation dates are shown above for the displayed results; the snapshot date is publication metadata, not a substitute for missing price or fundamentals dates. Full methodology →

* Column definitions: Yield: Uses portfolio dividend yield for equity exposures and portfolio YTM for fixed-income and Treasury-bill exposures. Basis: Dividend yield and yield to maturity describe different exposures and are not interchangeable.

Measurement percentiles shown on hover compare qualifying observations, not investment suitability. Peer percentiles require at least 20 observations. Distribution views use the complete comparable eligible universe; unavailable or incompatible measures are not combined.

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