iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond Buywrite ETF News

There are more than 3,000 ETFs for advisors and heads of research — aka ETF nerds — like me to keep track of. The funds that get the most attention tend to be the largest based on either assets un

Covered call strategies often underperform in the long term because they are too aggressive at earning yield and sacrificing capital appreciation. TLTW has a total return that is higher than TLT but o

Investors are hungry for yields and there are new funds to generate high yields. One such fund writes covered calls against 20+ year treasury bonds.

The iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond BuyWrite Strategy ETF offers investors long-term bond exposure with enhanced yield in exchange for limited upside potential if bond prices rise. This ETF therefore m

TLTW invests in long-term treasuries and sells covered calls on its holdings. The fund offers a strong, double-digit yield to investors.

Stock markets started 2023 with a bang, as major indexes posted solid gains in January. Some of the best ETFs and mutual funds jumped.

The TLTW is a new ETF that applies buy/write strategies to fixed-income products like the TLT. I believe the fund can generate current distributions greater than 10%.

On August 22, BlackRock Inc (NYSE: BLK) unveiled three new fixed income exchange traded funds, offering investors a BuyWrite strategy on fixed income assets.