RYLD News and Press, Global X Russell 2000 Covered Call From 11/07/22

Summary I looked at RYLD, QYLD, and XYLD since the beginning of 2021, and RYLD has been the superior covered-call fund from Global X. Since its inception in 2019, RYLD has paid $9.24 per share through 42 consecutive distributions, which is a 36.95% yield on its initial share price...

Summary Ten months of this troubling 2022 have passed, and my overall portfolio is beginning to take its final shape. Some positions have long since been completed, while for others, I am taking small acquisition steps each time the market turns downward. In spite of everythin...

Summary In this challenging macroeconomic environment, options-based strategies may provide investors with degrees of insulation. For many investors, such as retirees or individuals on fixed income levels, protecting principal during market selloffs can be just as important as inc...

Summary Asset prices have dropped all year, while dividend yields increase. Several ETFs offer strong, double-digit TTM dividend yields to investors. A quick overview of the best of these follows. Author's note: This article was released to CEF/ETF Income Laboratory me...

Summary Headlines in the past week have been swirling around Credit Suisse: whether it will go bankrupt, whether it will be Lehman Brothers 2.0, and whether 2008 would repeat. There are indeed Lehman-scale warning signs both for Credit Suisse and for the overall economy using its ...

Summary Few strategies thrive in volatile markets like the one witnessed in the first half of 2022, but covered call strategies on the Russell 2000 have proven to be resilient and well-positioned. The Russell 2000 Index has performed well over the last decade due to the benefits o...

Summary On October 5th, we launched the Global X Russell 2000 Covered Call & Growth ETF, RYLG. RYLG uses covered call writing on half of its portfolio in an effort to achieve both income and growth. RYLG may be suited for investors who are looking for both growth and incom...

Summary Recently, small-cap ETFs showed up on our radar because their current dividend yields have exceeded their multi-year average substantially. The iShares Russell 2000 ETF currently yields 1.47%, about 24% above its 4-year average of 1.19%. As a result, cover-call ETFs wi...

Summary XYLD has established a long-term track record of paying monthly distributions with 111 consecutive monthly distributions paid to its investors. With the 10-Year Treasury Note at 3.83%, high-yield funds should become more attractive as yields that were considered attractive...

Summary We all look to CEFs because of their high yields, but how often do you think about how much of that high yield you actually get to keep? Some funds claim they specialize in "tax-efficiency" by owning stocks that have qualified dividends while others specialize in 'tax-adva...