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BMO Europe High Dividend Covered Call Hedged to CAD ETZWE.TOHOLDNov 16, 2023
Stan WongUnknown
$19.28
Stock price when the opinion was issued
$21.86
As of Jun 19, 2026. Market Open.
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PARTIAL BUY
In an RRSP for the long haul?
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.
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DON'T BUY
Popular. The "W" in the ticker symbol stands for writing, as it uses option overwriting. Nice yield. If there's stock appreciation in the underlying portfolio, about 50% of the stocks will get called away and be forcibly sold for strike prices lower than market prices. This happens in uptrending environments. Volatile. Long-term, will underperform. Fine for income and European exposure. But, if you want to participate in recovery and growth, albeit with a lower yield, look at XEH or ZEQ.
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DON'T BUY
Fairly high dividend yield of 7.5%, however he's underweight Europe at this point almost to the point of having nothing in Europe. He owns only an energy name or two. Energy crisis plus the Ukraine-Russia situation. Europe is a bit closer to a more severe downturn than we are on this side of the pond.
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DON'T BUY
It has a yield of about 6%. You are investing in the European market through covered call writing. There is uncertainty in oil and gas due to the conflict and he is less bullish on Europe. The world economy is not growing especially in Europe. This is a time when you should take less risk. We are in a 'return of your capital' market, not a 'return on your capital' market
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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%.