BMO Covered Call Utilities ETF (ZWU.TO) Buy,…

BMO Covered Call Utilities ETF (ZWU.TO)

11.95

+0.03 (0.21%)

as of Jun 19, 2026, 7:53:03 pm Market Open.

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BUY ON WEAKNESS

The corona virus could make for a couple of ugly quarters globally. Global growth is downgraded to basically zero. We saw a trading dip to $13 below which he suggested in the past you get into this but he would be looking below $13 now and have some patience here.

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COMMENT

A US ETF in infrastructure or utilities? Can't think of an infrastructure one, but ZWU holds Canadian as well as American utilities.

WAIT

Covered call Utilities, pipelines and telcos. It has not gone up and he has not sold it, but it could pull back 10% in a broad market correction. ZPAY-T combined with ZWU-T would give a nice diversified exposure. He would wait for pullbacks to deploy new money.

DON'T BUY

He wouldn't buy this now. It's up over 20%. He doesn't like covered calls usually. Chasing dividends could mean that you are taking on underlying risk. It's probably too late to enter.

WATCH

He loves the dividend and the strategy. He is the biggest holder of this fund by a long shot. Around $14 he finds he does not love it for capital growth. If we get a pull back then he would go for it.

COMMENT

He likes it for cash-flow with excellent yield. A great alternative to bond funds. There’s a good spread of dividend paying companies. The dividends are relatively safe. It hovers around $14. He would wait for a pullback below $14.

BUY

Harvest is the same as BMO except for being more global. ZWU-T has been outperforming HUTL-T over the last year or so because the European stocks have not performed as well as domestic or US stocks.

COMMENT

Yield is 6.25-6.5%, which is pretty good. If you believe the underlying securities will do well over the next few months, you're better off owning those securities as you'll get more in capital growth. But if you think they'll go sideways, you're better off with the ETF. Very defensive.

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PAST TOP PICK

(A Top Pick Nov 30/18, Up 16%) The utilities surprised him by going through a flat period where they didn’t do well. If you’re searching for yield, this is a good ETF. A yield over 6 percent. A good place to park your money for cash-flow.

PARTIAL SELL

Covered Call Bank ETF managed by Larry. It's one of his favourite holdings. Long term you can see it is very interest rate sensitive. Utilities, pipelines and telcos. This is not a bond replacement but it is a defensive way to play. He was adding previously but now he would be looking to trim it in preparation for adding in the next dip. He would not sell all and it is a phenomenal holding and is a core part of all his portfolios.

TOP PICK

A lot of analysts felt that utilities are trading at historically highs multiples but yields are very low. To earn a nice dividend yield, it's a good diversified way to do it.

BUY

ZWU-T vs. ZUT-T. ZWU-T includes non-traditional utilities and is a much broader way to play it. The pure utilities asset class is one of the most expensive equities on the planet. He prefers the broader diversification and the covered call overlay. ZWU-T is his preference.

BUY

It's quite popular with good yield. It's not just Canadian but also US utilities. The price has been driven up. A good choice for conservative investors.

WAIT

About a 6.2% dividend. When things are moving higher, you want to own the underlying equities or ETF. And utilities are breaking new highs.

BUY

ETF in Utilities Recommendation for TFSA. One of his favourite ways to play utilities is the ZWU-T to give exposure to Canadian and US utilities. 70/30. It has a covered call overlay. 6-7% yield expected. Not a lot of volatility.

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