RYLD News and Press, Global X Russell 2000 Covered Call From 01/26/23

Summary I mostly write about dividend-paying equity and bond ETFs, perfect for income investors and retirees. Some of these are offering particularly high yields right now, and seem well-positioned for 2023. A look at some of the best of these. Author's note: This article wa...

Summary Funds such as the Global X Russell 2000 Covered Call Fund should outperform most of the major indexes over the next several years as growth rates likely continue to slow. RYLD is uniquely well-positioned to offer strong income in a range-bound market because the fund is indexed ...

Summary Throughout the life span of the Global X Covered Call ETFs' December options contracts, implied volatilities across major U.S. equity market indices were relatively lower. Equity markets only declined marginally in value during the period and option premiums received by our cove...

Summary Global equities closed out their worst year since the 2008 financial crisis as central banks launched increasingly aggressive efforts to bring rampant inflation under control. Much of the US’s underperformance versus its peers is an outgrowth of its much larger exposure t...

Summary XYLD outperformed RYLD and QYLD in 2022 in yield on invested capital and total ROI. Since the beginning of 2021, XYLD has had the least losses from an initial investment perspective compared to RYLD and QYLD, but RYLD's distributions put RYLD ahead on total ROI. Of the three...

Summary Financial markets are set to close a difficult year amid the war in Ukraine, pandemic aftershocks, and inflation-eroding purchasing power. As always, the first rule for every investor is to try to survive and avoid making mistakes that could prove fatal. As for me, I hope I ...

Summary JPMorgan Equity Premium Income ETF has been benefiting from increased volatility as option premiums rose. JEPI is overweight defensive sectors, which should be more resilient to a recession. The Fund has beaten its benchmark since inception, while achieving lower volatility....

Summary RYLD has stayed in lockstep with VTWO during the downturn in 2022. Since its inception in 2019, an investor would be in positive territory regardless if they took the distributions as cash or reinvested them. I crunched all of the numbers and illustrated where an investment ...

Summary Futures markets are projecting a path to rate increases tapering off in the earlier stages of 2023. Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS) can help investors monetize elevated inflation by readjusting the coupon payment. We see certain option-based strategies like co...

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...