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BMO Europe High Dividend Covered Call Hedged to CAD ETZWE.TOCOMMENTOct 06, 2016
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Likes exposure to Europe, of which many Canadians have minimal exposure. ZWE looks at the dividend yields of its holdings. Plus, it does some covered writing, which gives you income along the way in tradeoff for upside. Attractive yield, but consider also owning some European stocks on their own. Nice piece of diversification for your portfolio, good bit of income.
In general, Europe is good value compared to US or NA markets. Lower PE and book value, higher dividend. This one has high dividend stocks, with covered call overlay. Up 11% YTD. Makes sense for cashflow. But ZWP, holding underlying securities, gives better total return. Yield is around 7.5%.
A covered call ETF based on the largest European stocks. It has a pretty attractive yield of about 7%. The dividend part will be classified as income, but the covered call is capital gain. The question is, do you want to be in Europe right now? He has basically left Europe and not adding it to positions. However, this is a really good ETF and a good way to participate in European markets with a covered call overlay giving you some downside protection.