Investment Q&A

Q: How do these two ETF's compare?

Q: WOW a 14 % yield ! Too good to be true ?
Good/ bad points of this product and should this
ETF play any role in a RRIF. Thanks. Derek

Q: Thank you for your reply this morning on my question about ZWB and HMAX . In your reply you indicated a preference for ZWB because of the upside potential being greater . Am I right in assuming that if that is the case HMAX would be the less volatile of the two ?

Also in 2018 I asked 5I to crunch the numbers on the big five banks over the 18 years { 2000 to 2018 }... I would assume that is a long enough segment to determine an average annual return of dividend plus capital gain. The answer I got ranged between 11% on the low end { TD } to 14.3% on the high end { RY }...... Please correct my reasoning but to me it looks like HMAX with its' current 15.1% dividend based on today's cost of the ETF is going to slightly beat those numbers annually, have less volatility, and give me diversification as an added bonus ? ..... Please advise if my reasoning is sound .....Thanks Garth .....

Q: My TD Waterhouse account shows ZWB { yielding 8.2% } and HMAX { yielding 15.1% } . Could you please confirm both yield numbers at today's ETF prices ? And why one might buy the lower yielding ETF considering that HMAX has nearly double the yield and a little more diversified { 75% banks } ? ...... { I'm not concerned about the short history of HMAX } ..... Hypothetically, if it were " you " and you wanted a covered call financial ETF which one would you pick and why ? { Of if there is another one you would prefer over both }

Q: I realize George was asking about HMAX's return of capital, and you are probably pretty close, as HDIV is about 20% in my account, and HYLD is about 50% in my account, just for information's sake.

Q: Roughly how much would be return of your own capital ?

Q: Is there any other reason this would go down other than the holdings values?
Would there tend to be some percentage of disconnect.

Q: With tough market and mounting losses to me 13% return looks very atractive at cost of much rise in the bank stocks(perhaps) can this stock return be good and perhaps sleep at night?
Which other stocks can we expect similar return in your opinion,I am trying to be high risk adverse having burnt since intrest rate rising.

Q: what your opinions on HMAX from hamilton etfs

Q: Too good to be true alert: Can HMAX consistently deliver a 13% return using call options? This is near triple the yield on some of the big six bank stocks. It's hard to believe that a 13% return can be consistently delivered. Doesn't seem real. What might the downside be to owning this vehicle? Thank you!

Q: Hi Team, my entire portfolio is in stocks(no ETF's) but i am intrigued by HMAX. I am thinking of replacing my two bank holdings (RBC,TD) with HMAX.
Is this basic understanding correct: If Canadian bank share prices decline HMAX unit price will do slightly better than bank index. In a steady share price enviornment for the banks HMAX will be about the same as the bank index. If the banks rise significantly HMAX will go up but will lag the index. All the while HMAX will yield approx. 13% while the individual banks will pay 4-5%.
My current view on the banks is cautious (hold) and I do not want to abadon the sector as it is such a significant part of the TSX and long-term they do well.
A 13% return with minimal volatility (arguably less volatility than holding an individual bank) seems pretty good for the banking allocation of a portfolio. Am I missing something?

Q: Can you please provide your views on hmax?