Stock price when the opinion was issued
Likes it. A little more restricted than the ZWH, and the yield is about 1.5% lower than that one. Might be better for growth instead of income.
His least favourite BMO ETF, terrible way to get exposure to US equities. Not because it's BMO or because of the structure, but because it's the Dow. DJIA is weighted by the size of a company's stock, so higher prices get more weight than lower. Terrible index.
He'd much prefer an ETF that's in the S&P 500 or an equal-weight US market exposure.
We have to remember what a Covered Call is. Money comes into this ETF and there is an obligation to Sell stock at a particular price. Covered Calls can limit your upside. Covered calls look great in a trendless market. You don’t want markets way up and you don’t want markets way down. It definitely adds income to your portfolio. When looking at this, you have to look at the marketplace and get some idea where you think the markets are going.