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2023-06-22 15:07:01 ET Summary Global X Alternative Income ETF is a multi-asset fund with a 7.3% yield. It has beaten its 3 closest competitors since 2018, and also in 2023. However, the ALTY ETF has lost about 24% in share price and 31% in distributions since inception. B...

2023-06-02 12:12:31 ET Summary First Trust Multi-Asset Diversified Income Index Fund ETF invests in 5 categories of high-yield securities. Historical performance is close to competitors. It has suffered large losses in inflation-adjusted value and distributions. Bonus: how...

2023-05-05 17:44:14 ET Summary iShares Morningstar Multi-Asset Income ETF is a fund of funds with a 5%+ yield. The IYLD ETF implements a multi-asset strategy targeting 60% in bonds, 20% in equities, and 20% in alternative securities. IYLD has lagged three other multi-asset inc...

2023-04-04 08:00:00 ET Summary GraniteShares HIPS US High Income ETF holds an equal weight portfolio in CEFs, MLPs, REITs, and BDCs. The change in underlying index last month was not a major one. The 4 asset categories are characterized by capital decay. HIPS has a stable ...

Summary iShares Morningstar Multi-Asset Income ETF is a multi-asset income exchange-traded fund. IYLD is a fund of funds, with about 60% in bond ETFs  and 40% in equity ETFs. It has lagged 3 other multi-asset income ETFs since 2015. Since inception, IYLD share price is down...

Summary HIPS is an ETF that has the potential to lure investors in with its high yield. But this strategy is built for bull markets in high yield bonds. We are not in one. In fact, this might be the most dangerous few years for high yield debt since the Global Financial Crisis. ...

Summary MDIV invests in 5 categories of high-yield securities in equal weight. It has lagged 2 similar ETFs for 6 years but beats them in 2022. Since 2012, the share has lost about 24% in price and 26% in distribution. How to manage capital decay in high-yield securities. ...

Summary HIPS is a high-yield ETF with a portfolio diversified in CEFs, MLPs, mortgage REITs, and BDCs. The yield is very attractive, but price history shows a steep capital decay. The problem is structural: the 4 asset categories of its portfolio have the same issue. An al...

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HIPS is an income fund invested in CEFs, MLPs, REITs, and BDCs. The high yield comes with a high expense ratio and share price decay. The current distribution per share doesn’t look sustainable in the long term. An alternative high-yield strategy taking into account tot...