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This summary was created by AI, based on 11 opinions in the last 12 months.
The BMO Europe High Dividend Covered Call Hedged to CAD ETF (ZWE-T) is gaining positive attention from various experts due to its potential in the European market. Many see Europe as an opportunity for growth, particularly with increasing budgets and fiscal spending. There is a strong preference for high dividend strategies combined with covered calls for generating additional income. Experts highlight that while the return from holding the underlying securities may outperform in a rising market, ZWE still offers appealing yields around 6.6%. Overall, the consensus suggests a favorable outlook for ZWE, especially in registered accounts that can mitigate tax drawbacks on foreign dividends.
Likes exposure to Europe, of which many Canadians have minimal exposure. ZWE looks at the dividend yields of its holdings. Plus, it does some covered writing, which gives you income along the way in tradeoff for upside. Attractive yield, but consider also owning some European stocks on their own. Nice piece of diversification for your portfolio, good bit of income.
In general, Europe is good value compared to US or NA markets. Lower PE and book value, higher dividend. This one has high dividend stocks, with covered call overlay. Up 11% YTD. Makes sense for cashflow. But ZWP, holding underlying securities, gives better total return. Yield is around 7.5%.
Right now, this is his preference. Going over the history of this ETF, the extreme was $1.50-1.60 CAD to euro. So anything above $1.50-1.55, you'd want to be hedged. Anything lower than $1.35-1.40, you want to be exposed to the foreign currency.
Recently we got back above $1.50. If it keeps going higher, that's fine. When you're hedging the CAD relative to Europe, their interest rates are lower than ours, and so you actually earn extra doing it.