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Yield gets up to about 10% with the covered call overlay. Likes US banks, cheap relative to 5-10 year history. If economy continues to recover, banks should be there. Last 3 months, this has returned 17.5%.
Are you looking for income, or do you just want exposure to US banks? Makes sense if you need the income. He'd argue that you'll get a better total return owning the underlying shares, or an ETF of US banks, instead of using the covered call strategy.
These are covered call ETFs for banks, US (ZWK) or Canadian (ZWB). If tariffs and such are going to be negative for the economy, typically banks would underperform broader markets. He'd be cautious. Don't go out and sell right now, but be wary.
You'll probably get a better chance to buy in the next couple of months, when banks get a bit cheaper. In the meantime, ZST is a good place to park your cash.
This is an accounting item. There are 2 types of ROC, 1 good and 1 bad. The bad one is where the ETF provider is goosing up the return to be seen to be giving you more of a yield, but they end of giving you some of your own money back. That's not good. BMO doesn't do that.
To find out which one it is, you can call the ETF provider. Here's another way. Look at the underlying holdings. For example, assume they pay a dividend of 4%, there's an MER for the fund, and the option overlay generates a return of 2-3% a year. If you're being paid 6-7%, it's all good and you're getting it all. But if you're being paid 6%, but none of the underlying holdings pay 6% and there's no covered call overlay, then you're getting some of your own money back
Good yield with covered call strategy. Currency exposure a concern, but likes Canadian banking sector. Expecting strong earnings going forward. Housing pressure with renewing mortgages a concern, but overall a good product for long term investors.