NVIDIA

Apple

Microsoft

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.

QYLD sells covered calls against the QQQs. QYLD's strategy should outperform during an extended drawdown.

QYLD: Generating Income From Tech And Volatility

QYLD should outperform for the foreseeable future. This selling episode is a chance to layer into a position.

QYLD: Make Rising Volatility Your Friend

2021 has come to an end and I compare QYLD against the other Global X covered call funds RYLD and XYLD.

QYLD: Year In Review, Generating Large Yield But Not ROI From Global X Covered Call ETFs

AGNC Investment

BlackRock Science & Technology

PIMCO Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund

Global X Russell 2000 Covered Call ETF

Starwood Property

Global X S&P 500 Covered Call ETF

After 44 weeks and $4,400, the Dividend Harvesting Portfolio is generating $289.20 in estimated annual income and $24.10 in monthly estimated income. In week 44 I added to 4 of my current positions including STWD, BST, AGNC, and PTY.

Dividend Harvesting Week 44 Update, $4,400 Allocated, $289.20 In Annual Dividends Yielding 6.5% Across 60 Positions

Amplify Transformational Data Sharing ETF

WisdomTree International Hedged Quality Dividend Growth Fund

iShares U.S. Home Construction ETF

Global X MLP ETF

NETLease Corporate Real Estate ETF

AXS Astoria Real Assets ETF

SPDR S&P Dividend ETF

 SPDR Blackstone Senior Loan ETF

iShares Edge MSCI Min Vol USA ETF

Investors' love affair with past winners is insatiable. The ‘conventional wisdom' on Wall Street is that US Large-Cap index stocks, Mega Cap Technology, and NFTs will continue to be the ‘big winners' in the years to come.

Special Report: Astoria's 10 ETF Themes for 2022

QYLD has become one of the most popular high-yield funds as its net assets have grown by more than $1.9 billion since 8/8/21.

QYLD: This Popular 12% Yielding Fund Isn't Performing As Well As XYLD And RYLD

This is an update to my previous coverage on the Global X NASDAQ 100 Covered Call ETF published on Sept 11, 2021. The main updates are twofold: to discuss the implications of the recent volatility spike and QYLD's widening spread yield against BAA bonds.

QYLD: Volatility Spike And Widening Yield Spread Are Good News

Aberdeen Income Credit Strategies Fund

InfraCap MLP

ARMOUR Residential REIT

Bluerock Residential Growth REIT

Broadmark Realty Capital Inc.

Cross Timbers Royalty

Dynex Capital

Ellington Residential Mortgage REIT

Ellington Financial

Generation Income Properties

Credit Suisse X-Links Gold Shares Covered Call ETN

LTC Properties

Oxford Lane Capital

Oxford Square Capital

PIMCO Dynamic Income Fund

PennantPark Floating Rate Capital

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

Stellus Capital Investment

San Juan Basin Royalty Trust

ETRACS 2xMonthly Pay Leveraged US Small Cap High Dividend ETN

Sunrise Realty Trust Inc

Credit Suisse X-Links Crude Oil Shares Covered Call ETN

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! These December U.S. exchange-traded monthly-paid (MoPay) dividends, upsides, and net-gains include: 1. Stocks by-yield (102); 2. Stocks by price-upside (30); 3. Closed-End-Investments, Exchange-Traded-Funds & Notes (CEICs/ETFs/ETNs) by-yield >6.99% (80).

102 Monthly Pay Dividend Stocks And 80 Funds: December's Gift Bag

iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF

iShares iBoxx High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF

iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF

Direxion Daily Small Cap Bear 3x Shares

Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF

Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF

Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund

Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund

For the fourth consecutive month, mutual fund investors were net purchasers of fund assets, injecting $45.8 billion into conventional funds for November. Fixed income funds (+$22.7 billion for November) witnessed net inflows for the nineteenth month in a row, while money market funds (+$66.3 billion) experienced net inflows for the fourth consecutive month.

Flows Into ETFs Outpace Those To Conventional Funds In November

Nuveen NASDAQ 100 Dynamic Overwrite Fund

I reviewed QQQX and QYLD and came to the conclusion that in September 2020 QQQX made more sense. Looking where shares are now conservative investors would be better off shifting their portfolio to QYLD because I see far less market upside than I did one year ago.

QQQX Or QYLD: Which Fund Makes More Sense (One Year Later)

Ares Capital

Intel

Global X Nasdaq 100 Covered Call & Growth ETF

AT&T

Global X S&P 500 Covered Call & Growth ETF

After 40 weeks and $4,000, the Dividend Harvesting Portfolio is generating $263.680 in estimated annual income and $21.97 in monthly estimated income.

Dividend Harvesting Week 40 Update, $4,000 Allocated, $263.68 In Annual Dividends Yielding 6.81% Across 58 Positions

Global X Nasdaq 100 Risk Managed Income ETF

Global X NASDAQ 100 Tail Risk ETF

Global X S&P 500 Tail Risk ETF

Investors have enjoyed great runs in the equities and fixed-income markets, but with traditional assets hitting new record highs, investors are more susceptible to greater downside risks. Investors may consider options-based strategies to help mitigate that potential downside and better manage their future risks.

How Options-Based Strategies May Provide Protection

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust

ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ

ProShares UltraPro QQQ

ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF

Broad-based index funds, Ark Invest ETFs and leveraged products saw heightened activity during Friday's sell-off, Webull CEO Anthony Denier says.

Investors bought and sold these ETFs during Friday's steep sell-off, market analysts say

QYLD is an ETF from Global X with a specific focus on generating income through writing covered calls on the Nasdaq 100 index. For more than 7 consecutive years, investors have enjoyed continuous distributions from QYLD even throughout periods of uncertainty in the markets.

QYLD: People Love To Criticise But QYLD Can Deliver Strong Income In Down Markets

If you are an income-oriented investor, the Global X NASDAQ 100 Covered Call ETF (QYLD) is appealing with its 11% dividend yield. Although under the unfolding macroeconomic conditions, the income needs to be carefully examined and adjusted for potential inflation and interest rate risks.

QYLD: Income Generation And Interest Rate Shock

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

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

M&T Bank

People's United Financial

Qiwi

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

ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures 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

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