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Harvest Equal Weight Global Utilities Income ETF
HUTL-T
BUY
Jun 16, 2025
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HUTL owns global utility companies, and sells options on 33% of its portfolio. Considering the sector and the possibility of lower interest rates ahead, we would be comfortable buying for income-seeking investors. Unlock Premium - Try 5i Free
Stockchase Research Editor: Michael O'Reilly Those looking for global diversification, invested in utilities, with an enhanced yield will like HUTL. We like that about one-third of the portfolio is in US equities, Canada is just over 10%, with Europe representing the rest. It uses a covered-call writing strategy to boost the dividend yield from a portfolio average of 4.0% up over 7.5%. The MER is only 0.5%. In a market that is priced efficiently, this is a good diversification strategy. Yield 7.73%
Global utilities are a good source of dividends and yields. When you own global utilities, it is treated as income. ZWU, the Canadian version, should go in the taxable account and HUTL in a registered account.
Stockchase Research Editor: Michael O'Reilly We reiterated HUTL as a TOP PICK for those looking for global diversification, invested in utilities, with an enhanced yield. We like that about one-third of the portfolio is in US equities, Canada is just over 10%, with Europe representing the rest. It uses a covered-call writing strategy to boost the dividend yield from a portfolio average of 4.0% up over 7.49%. The MER is only 0.5%. In a market that is priced efficiently, this is a good diversification strategy. We would recommend placing a stop loss at $17.00. Yield 7.73%
Stockchase Research Editor: Michael O’Reilly We again reiterate HUTL as a TOP PICK for those looking for global diversification, invested in utilities, with an enhanced yield. We like that about one-third of the portfolio is in US equities, Canada is just over 10%, with Europe representing the rest. It uses a covered-call writing strategy to boost the dividend yield from a portfolio average of 4.0% up over 7.0%. The MER is only 0.5%. In a market that is priced efficiently, this is a good diversification strategy. We would recommend trailing up the stop (from $17.00) to $18.50. Yield 7.08%
Stockchase Research Editor: Michael O'Reilly With overriding concerns growing about the state of markets, we again reiterate this defensive global utility ETF priced in Canadian dollars as a TOP PICK. Utilities are better able to manage inflationary pressures and rising interest rates than most companies as these costs are able to be passed directly along to the consumer. We like the global diversification and its yield. We recommend sliding the stop loss down to $17.75 to account for current market volatility. Yield 7.4%
(A Top Pick May 17/22, Down 2.3%)Stockchase Research Editor: Michael O'Reilly Our PAST TOP PICK with HMUTL has triggered its stop $17.75. To remain disciplined, we recommend covering the position at this time. When combined with the previous buy recommendation, this will result in net investment loss of 6%.
Utility valuations are reasonable vs. the market. There's strong demand for energy because of AI. This sector is bullish. HUTL offers dynamic covered call which adds income. Also, utilities are low volatility, dependable.
Both offer similar exposure. He doesn't looked at HUTL's foreign exposure, but likes both as a strategy. They take turns outperforming each other. Even. Both are good.
Global in nature. Good dividend with a call-writing strategy. If you want more growth from your utility stocks, look for a global utility ETF that doesn't write calls and put both types in your portfolio.
HUTL owns global utility companies, and sells options on 33% of its portfolio. Considering the sector and the possibility of lower interest rates ahead, we would be comfortable buying for income-seeking investors.
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