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Simeon Hyman Talks to Investment News about Covered Call ETFs
July 03, 2024

Covered call ETFs are a popular choice for investors seeking income, though usually at the expense of capturing upside. ProShares’ Global Investment Strategist Simeon Hyman recently spoke with Investment News to explain why ISPY and IQQQ are different.

 

For more information on these funds and to view their standardized performance, click ISPY and IQQQ.

ISPY and IQQQ seek to replicate a daily covered call strategy by investing in equity securities and derivatives. The funds do not sell (write) call options.

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ISPY

S&P 500 High Income ETF

ProShares S&P 500 High Income ETF seeks investment results, before fees and expenses, that track the performance of the S&P 500 Daily Covered Call Index.

IQQQ

Nasdaq-100 High Income ETF

ProShares Nasdaq-100 High Income ETF seeks investment results, before fees and expenses, that track the performance of the Nasdaq-100 Daily Covered Call Index.

This is not intended to be investment advice.

Index information does not reflect any management fees, transaction costs or expenses. Indexes are unmanaged, and one cannot invest directly in an index.

Investing involves risk, including the possible loss of principal. These ProShares ETFs are non-diversified and entail certain risks, including risks associated with the use of derivatives (swap agreements, futures contracts and similar instruments), imperfect benchmark correlation, and market price variance, all of which can increase volatility and decrease performance. Please see summary and full prospectuses for a more complete description of risks.

There is no guarantee any ProShares ETF will achieve its investment objective. The performance of the Funds may not correspond to the performance of their respective indexes, and the Funds may not be successful in generating income for investors.

The Nasdaq-100® Daily Covered Call Index replicates the performance of a covered call investment strategy that combines a long position in the Nasdaq-100 Index with a short position in Nasdaq-100 Index® call options. In particular, the index is designed to replicate a daily covered call strategy that sells call options with one day to expiration each day. The Fund intends to make distributions each month of an amount that reflects the dividends and call premium income earned by a daily Nasdaq-100 Index covered call strategy (net of expenses).

The S&P 500 Daily Covered Call Index replicates the performance of a covered call investment strategy that combines a long position in the S&P 500 Index with a short position in S&P 500 Index call options. In particular, the index is designed to replicate a daily covered call strategy that sells call options with one day to expiration each day. The Fund intends to make distributions each month of an amount that reflects the dividends and call premium income earned by a daily S&P 500 Index covered call strategy (net of expenses).

There can be no guarantee that the Funds will make distributions and the amount of such distributions, if any, may vary significantly from month to month. A significant portion of such distributions may be characterized as a return of capital.

Shares of any ETF are generally bought and sold at market price (not NAV) and are not individually redeemed from the fund. There is no guarantee that capital gain distributions will not be made in the future. There is no guarantee that dividends or interest income will be paid. Your brokerage commissions will reduce returns.

Carefully consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses of ProShares before investing. This and other information can be found in their summary and full prospectuses. Read them carefully before investing.

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