Nick Piquard was on BNN Bloomberg to talk about the launch of the Hamilton U.S. Bond Yield Maximizer ETF (ticker: HBND), which started trading on September 15, 2023 on the Toronto Stock Exchange. HBND: Canada’s first covered call fixed income ETF
Insights & Commentary
Canadian Banks: Three Ways the Banks Might “Clean Up” fQ4 (and Improve f2024)
The Canadian bank index is at roughly the same level it was two years ago – a very rare event[1]. Coming out of COVID, the sector rallied to a new peak in February 2022 when inflationary concerns took the index down over 20% in the following months, to levels it has remained on and off since. Part of the reason Canadian bank stocks have not risen…
Canadian Banks Q3 2023 Takeaways (BNN)
Rob Wessel was on BNN Bloomberg discussing the latest reporting results for the Canadian banks. More specifically, Rob provided his thoughts on how despite Canadian banks being flat over the last two years, the group is well positioned for a strong 2024 and how historically, buying the banks at these discounted valuations has proven to be an attractive opportunity for long-term investors. Canadian Banks Positioned for a…
Video: Canadian Banks – Weathering the Storm (15 min)
Watch our latest Q&A video update on the Canadian banks with Rob Wessel. In this 15-minute video, Rob provides our key takeaways from Q2 earnings, thoughts on depressed valuations, and potential risks/catalysts for the sector moving forward. Disclaimer: Commissions, management fees and expenses all may be associated with an investment in exchange traded funds (ETFs) managed by Hamilton ETFs.…
Canadian Banks: Q2 Takeaways (BNN)
Rob Wessel was on BNN Bloomberg discussing the latest reporting results for the Canadian banks. More specifically, Rob provided his thoughts on: (i) rising loan loss provisions and whether credit is deteriorating or normalizing; (ii) bank valuations and the ongoing tug of war between analysts and the market; and (iii) TD’s profit warning amidst the current macro environment. Credit is normalizing; Banks are Missing Estimates on…
Market Outlook with Ed Yardeni
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…
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,…