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Hamilton U.S. Bond YIELD MAXIMIZER TM ETF (HBND)
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Harvest Premium Yield Treasury ETF (HPYT)
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Hamilton U.S. T-Bill YIELD MAXIMIZER TM ETF (HBIL)
Q: I purchased these 4-6 months ago thinking I should diversify away from stocks and equity based ETF's. All 3 of them are down (from 3.5% to 8%). While they all pay a healthy dividend (~8% to ~ 18%), I am wondering if I should continue to hold. Can you tell me what it will take to get them improving in value (identify for each). And the likelihood of an improvement in value in the next 6-12 months. As well, if you recommend selling and moving on, in what order would you sell?
5i Research Answer:
4 to 6 months is a fairly short holding period for any investment, so we would try not to read into the return too much here. These are all also more fixed income focused products, so we would not expect fireworks in terms of returns here either. All three are likely being impacted more by the FX rates than anything and are following a similar return path over the last six months.