RYLD News and Press, Global X Russell 2000 Covered Call From 04/25/23

2023-04-25 15:50:26 ET Summary Undervalued industries, regions, and equity market segments, offer investors the potential for strong, market-beating returns. There are ETFs tracking most of these. An overview of these follows. Author's note: This article was releas...

2023-04-20 08:57:00 ET Summary Functionally, these ETFs pay you back your own capital and call it "Yield". Income will shrink over time for long term investors as principal erodes as a result of the funds' flawed underlying mechanics. In reality, these funds don't offer much t...

2023-04-03 11:59:27 ET Summary The world seeks complexity, but simplicity often trumps complexity. For my investment goals, I have made the choice to focus mainly on CEFs and ETFs, carefully weighing their merits and drawbacks. Those of us who invest in these income vehicles a...

Summary As in Led Zeppelin’s famous song, for me, investments in high-dividend securities represent a kind of stairway to heaven. Indeed, their steady flow of money relieves psychological pressure during times of market uncertainty and helps me experience them with greater peace ...

Summary Global X Russell 2000 Covered Call ETF implements a Covered-Call "Income" Strategy over the Russell 2000. The fund structure extracts expensive fees and high trading costs in return for the promise of monthly dividend income. This dividend income presents itself as forced withdr...

Summary RYLD is a covered call ETF that yields 13.2% but sacrifices capital appreciation for current income by capping upside potential through selling covered calls. RYLD has been a better investment by the numbers since 2021 compared to XYLD and QYLD. If you are able to reinvest t...

Summary Constantly swaying between narrative and reality, financial markets are supported and fueled by emotions, feelings, dreams, aspirations, and fears. When the narrative is shared, financial markets take a definite direction, drawing scenarios of growth or recession, as in the curr...

Summary We called RYLD's double-digit yield "imaginary" as in one that would see poor total returns. The thesis has played out and total returns have been nowhere in the ballpark of the yield. We examine where the fund stands today and give ideas for income investors not wanting the...

Summary Covered Call ETFs offer strong dividend yields to investors. Some yields reach double digits. Covered Call ETFs also outperformed in 2022, albeit still posted losses. Will these ETFs continue to outperform in 2023? Let's find out. Author's note: This article was ...

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...