On May 11th, 2023, we hosted a Q&A webcast with prominent Wall Street strategist Ed Yardeni, moderated by Rob Wessel. Throughout, Rob asked Ed for his thoughts on (i) U.S. equity markets and why he believes the S&P 500 bottomed on October 12, 2022; (ii) implications of changes in fiscal/monetary policy; (iii) recent events in the U.S. banking sector; (iv) what the yield curve is actually predicting and his…
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HYLD – Adding QQCC, USCC / Reducing QYLD, RYLD, XYLD; Change in Distribution
The objective of our ETFs, HDIV and HYLD, is to provide “attractive monthly income”. To accomplish this, we aim to create higher income ETF versions of the S&P/TSX 60 and S&P 500, respectively. Given the sector mix of the S&P/TSX 60 and the S&P 500 are highly complementary, and the two equity markets have related but different drivers, we believe there are benefits to holding a…
Video: Canadian Banks – What’s Next?
Watch our 15-minute Q&A video below with Rob Wessel on the Canadian banks, where we discuss key issues including macro volatility, depressed valuations, and recent events in the U.S. CLICK HERE for information on HEB, the lowest-fee Canadian bank ETF. Disclaimer: Commissions, management fees and expenses all may be associated with an investment in exchange traded funds (ETFs) managed by Hamilton ETFs. Please read the…
HDIV and HYLD – Performance Update; (Still) Working Well Together
In this insight, we provide an update on the performance of the Hamilton Enhanced Multi-Sector Covered Call ETF (HDIV) and the Hamilton Enhanced U.S. Covered Call ETF (HYLD). While the objective of each ETF is to generate “attractive monthly income”, we hope each ETF will pay higher monthly income while generating similar and highly correlated returns to the large benchmark indices of Canada (for HDIV) and…
Hamilton ETFs Announces Unitholder Approval for Proposed Investment Objective Change for Hamilton Enhanced Canadian Bank ETF
TORONTO, February 15, 2023 – Hamilton Capital Partners Inc. (“Hamilton ETFs”) is pleased to announce the results of the special meeting (the “Meeting”) for Hamilton Enhanced Canadian Bank ETF (TSX: HCAL) (the “ETF”) that was held today, February 15, 2023. As previously announced, the Meeting was convened for unitholders to consider and vote upon a proposal to change the investment objective of the ETF (the “Investment…
HDIV and HYLD – Working Together (as Shown in One Chart)
Before we talk about HDIV/HYLD, we wanted to highlight the launch of the Hamilton Canadian Financials Yield Maximizer ETF, or HMAX. This covered call ETF is ~75% Canadian banks and has an initial target yield of 13%+, paid monthly. This materially higher yield will be supported by an options coverage ratio of ~50% (higher than most covered call ETFs) and writing options at-the-money (versus out-of-the money).…
HDIV – Adding HMAX, Selling ZWB for Higher Yield and Lower Fees
Our overall goal for the Hamilton Enhanced Multi-Sector Covered Call ETF (HDIV) and the Hamilton Enhanced U.S. Covered Call ETF (HYLD, HYLD.U) is to create higher income ETF versions of the S&P/TSX 60 and S&P 500, respectively. As part of these two funds, we have modest cash leverage of 25%, the purpose of which is to help mitigate the yield/return trade-off inherent in covered call strategies,…
Canadian Banks: Opportunities and Risks in 2023
The Canadian banks had a very tough 2022 falling 8.9% – just the 5th decline in the last 20 years, which includes financial crisis years of 2007 and 2008[1] (the sector even rose 3.8% in 2020, despite COVID). The main reason for the decline last year was falling price-to-earnings multiples caused by the market’s concern that global central banks could cause a recession by aggressively raising…
Hamilton ETFs Announces Unitholder Meeting for Proposed Objective Change for Hamilton Enhanced Canadian Bank ETF
Toronto, Ontario – January 13, 2023 – Hamilton Capital Partners Inc. (“Hamilton ETFs” or the “Manager”) announced today a proposal to change the investment objective (the “Proposed Change”) of Hamilton Enhanced Canadian Bank ETF (TSX: HCAL) (the “ETF”). Hamilton ETFs is the trustee, manager and portfolio advisor of the ETF. The Proposed Change is as follows: Current Investment Objective Proposed New Investment Objective The investment objective…
U.S. Financials: Mid-Caps Look Attractive, Despite Clouds (4 Reasons to Invest)
The U.S. mid-cap financials held up very well in 2022, in what was a very difficult year for the global financials. Risks that had not been seen for decades – like inflation – have returned, and the market’s fears that rising central bank rates could trigger a recession remain high. This has resulted in significant compression in price-to-earnings multiples as the market anticipates clouds ahead. Yet,…
HBA – Top Performing Financials ETF in Canada (and 5 Reasons to Invest)
In 2022, our blue-chip Hamilton Australian Banks Equal Weight Index ETF (HBA) outperformed its 38 competitor financials ETFs, by rising ~1%, making it the top performing financials ETF in Canada – foreign or domestic[1]. This is the second year in a row that Hamilton ETFs had the top performing financials ETF in Canada[2]. In fact, HBA – which has a yield of 5.8% – was the…
HYLD – Adding JEPQ, Selling TXF for Higher Yield, Added Diversification, Lower Fees
For HDIV and HYLD, we aim to create higher income ETF versions of the S&P/TSX 60 and S&P 500, respectively. Investors in HYLD will recall we recently swapped HBF for JEPI (see HYLD – Adding JEPI, Selling HBF for Higher Yield, Added Diversification, Lower Fees for additional information). Today’s insight discusses our next meaningful adjustment to HYLD’s portfolio, and why we believe it will help better…