Apple

Microsoft

NVIDIA

Amazon

Broadcom

Tesla

Costco

Alphabet

Global X NASDAQ 100 Covered Call ETF

QYLD tracks an index that holds Nasdaq 100 stocks and sells call options on those stocks to collect the premiums.

Global X S&P 500 Covered Call ETF

Five-year performance analysis shows the correct way to play QYLD and XYLD. The daily option theta haircut takes place at the open.

QYLD And XYLD: Low-Risk, High-Return Theta Thwacking

Algonquin Power & Utilities

Kraft Heinz

After 33 weeks and $3,300, the Dividend Harvesting Portfolio is generating $225.22 in estimated annual income and $18.77 in monthly estimated income.

Dividend Harvesting: Week 33 Update, $3,300 Allocated, $225.22 In Annual Dividends Yielding 6.79% With 49 Positions

iShares MSCI ACWI ETF

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF

iShares Core S&P 500 ETF

iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF

iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF

ProShares UltraPro Short S&P500

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF

Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund

For the second consecutive month, mutual fund investors injected $6.9 billion into conventional funds for September. Fixed income funds (+$35.5 billion) witnessed net inflows for the seventeenth month in a row, while money market funds (+$2.6 billion) experienced net inflows for the second.

Investors Prefer Equity ETFs Over Equity Funds In September

QYLD is an interesting investment vehicle that utilizes a buy-write covered call strategy to generate monthly distributions with a forward yield that exceeds 10%. If your looking for capital appreciation the way an S&P 500 index fund appreciates, QYLD may not be the best investment for you as its main focus is income generation.

QYLD: This 10% Plus Yielding Fund Is Becoming A Larger Portion Of My Passive Income

10% Yielding Monthly Tech And Small-Cap Dividends: QYLD And RYLD

The Global X NASDAQ 100 Covered Call ETF follows a covered call strategy on the Nasdaq 100 Index to collect premiums and provide high current income distributions. My earlier article analyzed its yield spread, showing that the yield spread was close to the widest level of the historical spectrum and signaling low risk in the near term.

QYLD: Sharp Narrowing Of Yield Spread And Alpha Generation

BHP Billiton

British American Tobacco

Cherry Hill Mortgage

Enterprise Products Partners

FS KKR Capital Corp

abrdn Healthcare Investors 

Icahn Enterprises

Imperial Brands PLC

LTC Properties

M&T Bank

Oxford Lane Capital

People's United Financial

Qiwi

AT&T

USA Compression Partners

August 30-September 23, 2021 readers mentioned 46 equities in their comments. Some lamented bad news, so bad news investments (rogues) mixed with (mostly) favorites. Hence, these are the ReFa/Ro. Ten analyst-target-estimated top net gain reader faves and rogues, QIWI, IEP, IMBBY, BTI CHMI, EPD, MAGS, LTC, HQH, and T, averaged 39.21% net gains from data collected 9/30/21.

September Readers Reveal 38 Ideal Dividend Dogs Primed To Buy

QYLD earns all of its income from option writing. It is a play on the "volatility premium" as a source of return.

QYLD: Option Premiums Are Not Dividends

iShares MSCI Brazil ETF

SPDR Gold Trust

KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF

iShares MBS ETF

iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF

SPDR S&P Dividend ETF

ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF

Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF

For the first month in three, mutual fund investors were net purchasers of fund assets, injecting $44.6 billion into conventional funds for August. Fixed income funds (+$38.9 billion for August) witnessed net inflows for the sixteenth month in a row, while money market funds (+$23.8 billion) experienced net inflows.

Investors Prefer Large-Cap ETFs Over Large-Cap Funds In August

QYLD offers investors a simple way to access a "buy-write" or "covered call" income strategy based on securities in the Nasdaq-100.

QYLD: A High Yield Buy-Write Strategy

QYLD offers a stellar 10% annual dividend yield with monthly payouts, beating most "dividend stocks". QYLD has offered steady stock performance over the past 5 years, which beats most stocks with a similar yield.

QYLD: Fantastic For Income Investors, But There May Be A Better Option

The Global X NASDAQ 100 Covered Call ETF (QYLD) follows a covered call strategy on the Nasdaq 100 Index to collect premiums and provide high current income distributions. My last article performed a comparative analysis of this fund to other similar funds, so potential investors could be more informed when choosing the right fund.

QYLD: Benchmarking Its Yield Against High Yield Bonds

A heavy dose of volatility could be in store for Nasdaq 100 investors this fall, making ETFs such as the Global X Nasdaq 100 Covered Call ETF (QYLD) a worthy fund to consider for income. The fund's strategy employs covered calls in order to hedge out volatility and still capture market upside.

Get Income Amid Volatility With This Global X ETF

Enbridge

Coca-Cola

Altria

Owl Rock Capital Corp

Southern Company

Starwood Property

abrdn World Healthcare Fund 

Exxon Mobil

After 26 weeks and $2,600, the Dividend Harvesting Portfolio is generating $177.59 in estimated annual income and $14.80 in monthly estimated income. In week 26, I added Owl Rock Capital Corporation to the Dividend Harvesting portfolio and added an additional share to AT&T, QYLD and THW.

Dividend Harvesting: Week 26 Update, $2,600 Invested, 46 Positions, 6.75% Yield And $177.59 In Annual Dividends

Cornerstone Strategic Value Fund Inc

Cornerstone Total Return Fund Inc

Chevron

KNOT Offshore Partners

Lockheed Martin

Global X Russell 2000 Covered Call ETF

United Bankshares

July 27-August 30, 2021 readers mentioned 40 equities in their comments. Some lamented bad-news, some bad-news investments (rogues) mixed with (mostly) favorites. (Hence, these are the ReFa/Ro.). Ten analyst-target-estimated TOP-NET-GAIN reader faves & rogues, LTC, MTB, LMT, T, XOM, UBSI, KHC, PBCT, CVX, & EPD averaged 26.43% net gains from data collected 8/30/21.

40 Reader Favorites And Rogues 7/23-8/30/21 Reveal 18 Ideal Dividend Dogs, Ready To Run

iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF

iShares iBoxx High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF

Nationwide Risk-Managed Income ETF

Invesco QQQ

'NUSI' uses puts and calls to temper the volatility of mega-cap growth stocks.

A Tamer Take On Mega Cap Growth

DoubleLine Income Solutions Fund

Eaton Vance Tax Advantaged Global Dividend Opportunities Fund

Eaton Vance Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund

GGM Macro Alignment ETF

Credit Suisse X-Links Gold Shares Covered Call ETN

John Hancock Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund

JPMorgan Equity Premium Income ETF

Invesco CEF Income Composite ETF

PIMCO Corporate & Income Strategy Fund

PIMCO Dynamic Income Fund

John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund

PIMCO Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund

Cohen & Steers Quality Income Realty Fund

Global X Superdividend ETF

Credit Suisse X-Links Silver Shares Covered Call ETN

Credit Suisse X-Links Crude Oil Shares Covered Call ETN

Cohen & Steers Infrastructure Fund Inc

Reaves Utility Income Fund

YieldShares High Income ETF

If rationality is the winning weapon of the Capricorn, I hope it will help me in the field of finance, preventing me from acting on impulse in the short term. One of my recent decisions was to reduce my Cupolone Income Portfolio to 12 CEFs by liquidating my entire position in RNP.

My Income Portfolio - Opinions Of A Capricorn

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF

iShares Core S&P Small Cap ETF

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF

Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund

For the second month running, mutual fund investors were net sellers of fund assets, redeeming $15.0 billion from conventional funds for July.

Investors Embrace Inflation Protected Bond Funds And ETFs In July

QYLD is a very popular monthly dividend fund among retail investors that buys the NASDAQ and sells calls on the index. However, the strategy adds little to no value relative to the NASDAQ, has high fees and transaction costs, and creates taxable income where there would otherwise be none.

Why QYLD's 12% Dividend Yield Is A Dog With Fleas

Aberdeen Income Credit Strategies Fund

AGNC Investment

ARMOUR Residential REIT

BlackRock 2022 Global Income Opportunity Trust

Bluerock Residential Growth REIT

Dynex Capital

Ellington Financial

First Trust Senior Floating Rate Income Fund II

Gladstone Capital

Gladstone Commercial

Horizon Technology Finance

Horizon Technology Finance Corp Notes 2017-15.09.22

Orchid Island Capital

Oxford Square Capital

Pembina Pipeline

PennantPark Floating Rate Capital

Prospect Capital

Credit Suisse X-Links Monthly Pay 2xLeveraged Mortgage REIT ETN

Sabine Royalty Trust

Stellus Capital Investment

San Juan Basin Royalty Trust

ETRACS 2xMonthly Pay Leveraged US Small Cap High Dividend ETN

Sunrise Realty Trust Inc

Imagine a stock or fund that paid out its dividends once a month! Instead of quarterly, semi-annually, or (ugh) annually, your anticipatory-angst waiting for money is reduced by 300% or more. The August U.S. exchange-traded monthly-paid (MoPay) dividends, upsides, and net gains include 1. Stocks by-yield (89); 2. Stocks by price-upside (30); 3. Closed-End-Investments, Exchange-Traded-Funds & Notes (CEICs/ETFs/ETNs) by-yield >6.70% (80).

89 Monthly Paying Dividend Stocks And 80 Funds Bloom In August

iShares PHLX Semiconductor ETF

VanEck Vectors Semiconductor ETF

Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3x Shares

SPDR NYSE Technology ETF

Q.ai's deep learning algorithms have identified several of the top US Tech Smart Beta ETFs based on fund flows over the last 90-days, 30-days, and 7-days.

IShares PHLX Semiconductor ETF Rated Best Among Top Tech ETFs

QYLD from Global X invests in the Nasdaq 100 Index, then utilizes a covered-call option strategy to generate double-digit yields. Today, QYLD pays a dividend of $2.68 per share which is a forward yield of 11.86% through a covered-call strategy for a low expense ratio of just 0.60%.

QYLD: It's Time To Grab This 11.86% Yielding Fund Before Tech's Next Run

QYLD is a high-yield ETF that sells covered calls on the Nasdaq 100 index. QYLD yields 11.84% and pays monthly.

QYLD: 12% Tech Yield, But There's A Hidden Outperforming Alternative

The Global X NASDAQ 100 Covered Call ETF (QYLD) follows a covered call strategy on the Nasdaq 100 Index to collect premiums and provide high current income distributions. My last article described a method based on yield spread to gauge the short-term risks, and the results show relatively low risk.

QYLD: Reassessment And Comparative Analysis

With market volatility showing signs of upside potential, options premiums will follow suit, potentially increasing the allure of strategies like the Global X Nasdaq 100 Covered Call ETF (QYLD) for income-starved investors. QLYD follows the CBOE Nasdaq-100 BuyWrite V2 Index.

It's Looking Like a Fine Time to Consider Covered Call ETFs

News for Global X NASDAQ 100 Covered Call ETF ETF (QYLD)