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WisdomTree CBOE S&P 500 PutWrite Strategy Fund

PUTW tracks an index that consists of short SPY put options and cash collateral. The index selects put options that target a premium of 2.5% and rolls its exposure twice a month.

The WisdomTree PutWrite Strategy Fund ETF offers monthly income by selling put options on the S&P 500, trading growth potential for steady yields. PUTW's strategy limits upside in bull markets, underperforming the S&P 500, but benefits from high volatility, enhancing income through higher option premiums. Suitable for income-focused investors, particularly retirees, but less ideal for long-term capital growth due to capped upside and potential capital erosion.

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By Bradley Krom, U.S. Head of Research Key Takeaways The S&P 500 Index has shown strong performance since its pandemic lows, with shallow drawdowns, except in 2022, penalizing investors for changing their asset allocation. The WisdomTree PutWrite Strategy Fund (PUTW) generates a 2.

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WisdomTree PutWrite Strategy Fund ETF sells put options on S&P 500 ETF to generate income beyond traditional sources. The PUTW fund's strategy involves selling cash-covered put options twice a month and investing premiums in US 3-Month Treasury Bills. While the fund has worked well in the current market cycle, potential risks include exposure to equity draw-downs and the complexities of options trading.

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By Alejandro Saltiel, CFA Head of Indexes, U.S. Key Takeaways PUTW is an option-writing ETF that aims to provide investors with income and reduced volatility. PUTW tracks the Volos US Large Cap Target 2.5% PutWrite Index (VULPW25), which follows a systematic, fully collateralized put-write strategy.

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WisdomTree CBOE S&P 500 Put Write Strategy ETF is a vehicle employing a systematic cash covered put writing overlay. The fund writes 1-month at the money puts on the S&P 500 index.

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Investors have had a long-term admiration of call writing strategies. But selling (writing) puts can have its own benefits. PUTW targets the less popular but still viable approach of selling at-the-money put options on the S&P 500.

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By Alejandro Saltiel, CFA Head of Indexes, U.S. We've written previously about how we believe that the WisdomTree PutWrite Strategy Fund (PUTW) can provide investors with ways to enhance income, lower a portfolio's overall expected volatility or even help manage taxable gains.

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A reader and subscriber asked for my thoughts on PUTW. PUTW sells cash-secured in-the-money S&P 500 put options.

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WisdomTree's options writing ETF, the WisdomTree PutWrite Strategy Fund (PUTW) has changed its index and name as it refocuses its strategy to provide more consistent income for investors.

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The WisdomTree CBOE S&P 500 PutWrite Strategy ETF invests based on the CBOE S&P 500 PutWrite Index, which tracks the value of a Cash-Secured-Put option sales strategy. This ETF was mentioned in many of my articles that reviewed my CSP results which I restarted three years ago. I will explain my strategy and compare it to PUTW's.

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PUTW is an ETF which seeks to track the CBOE S&P 500 PutWrite Index. The strategy is designed to receive a premium from the option buyers by selling a sequence of one-month, at-the-money, S&P 500 Index puts.

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