iShares Investment Grade Corporate Bond BuyWrite Strategy ETFLQDW
LQDW
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Funds holding %
of 6,809 funds
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Analysts bullish %
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2024 Q3 regulatory filings by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
267% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 11 | Existing positions reduced: 3
7.14% less ownership
Funds ownership: 20.31% [Q2] → 13.18% (-7.14%) [Q3]
17% less funds holding
Funds holding: 24 [Q2] → 20 (-4) [Q3]
21% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $35.1M [Q2] → $27.7M (-$7.4M) [Q3]
57% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 3 | Existing positions closed: 7
Research analyst outlook
We haven’t received any recent analyst ratings for LQDW.
Financial journalist opinion
Positive
Seeking Alpha
2 months ago
LQDW: Attractive Income With Low Volatility For Easing Cycle
Investors may be overexposed to cash, with money market assets totaling $6.1 trillion, highlighting the need for diversified income sources. Moving money to bonds can outperform cash, especially in the months after the first rate cut. But bond ETFs offers lower yields with certain volatility. LQDW deploys covered call strategies on the Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (LQD) to get high yield (16%) with historical volatility at low single digit.
Negative
Seeking Alpha
3 months ago
LQDW: NAV Erosion And Unsustainable Distributions
iShares Investment Grade Corporate Bond Buywrite Strategy ETF has significantly underperformed its underlying asset, LQD, due to its covered call strategy. LQDW's unsustainable options strategy causes significant NAV erosion, making it a poor choice for long-term investors. NAV drops that are larger than the underlying asset show that LQDW's trades are frequently unprofitable. The fund barely holds its value, even with all distributions reinvested.
Neutral
Seeking Alpha
4 months ago
LQDW: The Great Illusion Of 2-Digit Yields
iShares Investment Grade Corporate Bond Buywrite Strategy ETF pays a 2-digit yield thanks to a covered call strategy based on a bond ETF. Such a fund is likely to attract income-oriented investors. However, historical data point to a heavy loss in capital and a shrinking average distribution in just 2 years of existence.
Negative
Seeking Alpha
7 months ago
LQDW: Not The Best If Expecting Extreme Outcomes
LQDW is a covered call strategy based on writing calls on the LQD while also going long. It's not too bad if you expect downside in the LQD, though it still faces downside risk. It's not great if you expect a decent amount of upside or more in the LQD.
Negative
Seeking Alpha
10 months ago
LQDW: Taking Advantage Of Elevated Bond Volatility
The iShares Investment Grade Corporate Bond Buywrite Strategy ETF has lost money since its launch in August 2022 due to rising yields and extreme volatility. The ETF should perform better in 2024 as high Treasury yields and implied volatility rates result in strong income, while the scope for large moved in yields has diminished. A renewed rise in inflation poses the main risk to the LQDW as it would put upside pressure on yields as well as potentially triggering a rise in volatility.
Positive
Seeking Alpha
11 months ago
January's 83 Monthly Paid Dividend Stocks And 80 Funds
Imagine stocks or funds that pay-out their dividends once-a-month! Unlike waiting for quarterly, semi-annual or (ugh) annual payouts, your angst awaiting money is reduced by 300%, or more!. These January U.S. exchange-traded monthly-paid (MoPay) dividends, upsides, and net-gains include: 1. Stocks by-yield (83); 2. Stocks by price-upside (30); 3. Closed-End-Investments, Exchange-Traded-Funds & Notes (CEICs/ETFs/ETNs) by-yield >10.4% (80). Items: 1. Top MoPay stock gains; 2. Overall best MoPay gainers; 3. Funds vs. Equities; 4. Fund risks/rewards. All per prices as of 1/11/24.
Neutral
Seeking Alpha
1 year ago
79 Monthly-Paying Dividend Stocks And 80 Funds For December
Imagine stocks or funds that pay out their dividends once a month! Unlike waiting for quarterly, semi-annual or (ugh) annual payouts, your angst awaiting 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 (79); 2. Stocks by price upside (30); 3. Closed-End-Investments, Exchange-Traded Funds & Notes (CEICs/ETFs/ETNs) by yield >9.5% (80). Items: 1. Top MoPay stock gains; 2. Overall best MoPay gainers; 3. Funds vs. Equities; 4. Fund risks/rewards. All per prices as of 12/8/23.
Positive
ETF Trends
1 year ago
Recapping BlackRock's Strong Fixed Income Flows
The U.S. ETF industry continues to evolve. In the first 10 months of 2023, fixed income ETFs gathered more than 40% share of the net inflows, despite representing just 20% share of the market.
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