Q: With UMAX trading close to its 52 week low and yielding 13.8% would this be a logical time to buy and expect a likely increase in share price plus the current dividend $?
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5i Research Answer:
Most of the names in UMAX are seeing downward pressure on their share prices mostly due to high debt levels and margin compression from high interest expenses. With a decline in rates, we could see several of the underlying names in UMAX bouncing higher, and we feel that this could bode well for UMAX, however, it is a covered call ETF and so its unit price will not see as large of an increase as the underlying holdings would in the event of a rebound. For an investor seeking high yield and the potential for a recovery in share price, we think this name can do well if rates continue to decline, although, due to its covered call strategy, the unit price can continue to slide from here.