BuyWrite ETF (Covered Call) List

BuyWrite ETFs invest by utilizing the covered call strategy. These funds are attractive to investors who want some aggressive exposure but don’t want to get involved with complicated strategies.

Click on the tabs below to see more information on BuyWrite ETFs, including historical performance, dividends, holdings, expense ratios, technical indicators, analysts reports and more. Click on an ETF ticker or name to go to its detail page, for in-depth news, financial data and graphs. By default the list is ordered by descending total market capitalization.

Note that the table below may include leveraged and inverse ETFs. Exclude Leveraged and Inverse ETFs

As of 05/31/2023

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This is a list of all BuyWrite ETFs traded in the USA which are currently tagged by ETF Database. Please note that the list may not contain newly issued ETFs. If you’re looking for a more simplified way to browse and compare ETFs, you may want to visit our ETF Database Categories, which categorize every ETF in a single “best fit” category.

* Assets and Average Volume as of 2023-05-31 1:02 EDT

This page includes historical return information for all BuyWrite ETFs listed on U.S. exchanges that are currently tracked by ETF Database.

The table below includes fund flow data for all U.S. listed BuyWrite ETFs. Total fund flow is the capital inflow into an ETF minus the capital outflow from the ETF for a particular time period.

Fund Flows in millions of U.S. Dollars.

The following table includes expense data and other descriptive information for all BuyWrite ETFs listed on U.S. exchanges that are currently tracked by ETF Database. In addition to expense ratio and issuer information, this table displays platforms that offer commission-free trading for certain ETFs.

Clicking on any of the links in the table below will provide additional descriptive and quantitative information on BuyWrite ETFs.

The following table includes ESG Scores and other descriptive information for all BuyWrite ETFs listed on U.S. exchanges that are currently tracked by ETF Database. Easily browse and evaluate ETFs by visiting our ESG Investing themes section and find ETFs that map to various environmental, social, governance and morality themes.

This page includes historical dividend information for all BuyWrite ETFs listed on U.S. exchanges that are currently tracked by ETF Database. Note that certain ETPs may not make dividend payments, and as such some of the information below may not be meaningful.

The table below includes basic holdings data for all U.S. listed BuyWrite ETFs that are currently tagged by ETF Database. The table below includes the number of holdings for each ETF and the percentage of assets that the top ten assets make up, if applicable. For more detailed holdings information for any ETF, click on the link in the right column.

The following table includes certain tax information for all BuyWrite ETFs listed on U.S. exchanges that are currently tracked by ETF Database, including applicable short-term and long-term capital gains rates and the tax form on which gains or losses in each ETF will be reported.

This page contains certain technical information for all BuyWrite ETFs that are listed on U.S. exchanges and tracked by ETF Database. Note that the table below only includes limited technical indicators; click on the “View” link in the far right column for each ETF to see an expanded display of the product’s technicals.

This page provides links to various analysis for all BuyWrite ETFs that are listed on U.S. exchanges and tracked by ETF Database. The links in the table below will guide you to various analytical resources for the relevant ETF, including an X-ray of holdings, official fund fact sheet, or objective analyst report.

This page provides ETF Database Ratings for all BuyWrite ETFs that are listed on U.S. exchanges and tracked by ETF Database. The ETF Database Ratings are transparent, quant-based evaluations of ETFs relative to other products in the same ETF Database Category. As such, it should be noted that this page may include ETFs from multiple ETF Database Categories.

Symbol Symbol	ETF Name ETF Name	Asset Class Asset Class	Total Assets ($MM) Total Assets ($MM)	YTD Price Change YTD Price Change	Avg. Daily Volume Avg. Daily Volume	Previous Closing Price Previous Closing Price	1-Day Change 1-Day Change	1 Week 1 Week	1 Month 1 Month	1 Year 1 Year	3 Year 3 Year	5 Year 5 Year	ETF Database Category ETF Database Category	Inception Inception	ER ER	Commission Free Commission Free	Annual Dividend Rate Annual Dividend Rate	Dividend Date Dividend Date	Dividend Dividend	Annual Dividend Yield % Annual Dividend Yield %	P/E Ratio P/E Ratio	Beta Beta	# of Holdings # of Holdings	% In Top 10 % In Top 10	Complete Complete	ST Cap Gain Rate ST Cap Gain Rate	LT Cap Gain Rate LT Cap Gain Rate	Tax Form Tax Form	Lower Bollinger Lower Bollinger	Upper Bollinger Upper Bollinger	Support 1 Support 1	Resistance 1 Resistance 1	RSI RSI	Advanced Advanced	Fact Sheet Fact Sheet	ETF Holdings ETF Holdings	Chart Chart	ETF Home Page ETF Home Page	Head-To-Head Head-To-Head	Liquidity Rating Liquidity Rating	Expenses Rating Expenses Rating	ESG Score ESG Score	ESG Score Peer Percentile (%) ESG Score Peer Percentile (%)	ESG Score Global Percentile (%) ESG Score Global Percentile (%)	Carbon Intensity (Tons of CO2e / $M Sales) Carbon Intensity (Tons of CO2e / $M Sales)	SRI Exclusion Criteria (%) SRI Exclusion Criteria (%)	Sustainable Impact Solutions (%) Sustainable Impact Solutions (%)
QYLD	Global X NASDAQ 100 Covered Call ETF	Equity	$7,455	16.47%	4,005,706	$17.63	0.17%	1.73%	2.94%	10.37%	7.20%	5.15%	Large Cap Growth Equities	2013-12-12	0.60%	N/A	$2.04	2023-05-22	$0.17	11.55%	24.18	0.71	103	60.65%	View	40%	20%	1099	$17.04	$17.61	$17.60	$17.66	69.94	View	View	View	View	View	View	A	C+	6.67	71.96%	59.13%	51.85	1.81%	9.19%
DIVO	Amplify CWP Enhanced Dividend Income ETF	Equity	$2,866	-1.46%	414,155	$34.64	-0.43%	-0.81%	-3.67%	0.58%	12.44%	9.86%	Large Cap Blend Equities	2016-12-14	0.55%	N/A	$1.69	2023-05-26	$0.14	4.86%	0.07	0.77	23	62.47%	View	40%	20%	1099	$34.56	$35.70	$34.48	$34.82	42.57	View	View	View	View	View	View	A-	B-	7.17	93.48%	78.68%	185.72	6.02%	3.08%
XYLD	Global X S&P 500 Covered Call ETF	Multi-Asset	$2,700	8.34%	613,548	$40.72	0.27%	1.04%	1.22%	3.15%	9.92%	5.21%	Long-Short	2013-06-24	0.60%	N/A	$4.76	2023-05-22	$0.28	11.72%	0.03	0.72	505	27.07%	View	40%	20%	1099	$39.91	$40.83	$40.63	$40.82	59.84	View	View	View	View	View	View	A-	A	6.67	73.83%	59.47%	133.78	6.97%	6.15%
RYLD	Global X Russell 2000 Covered Call ETF	Multi-Asset	$1,421	0.18%	1,493,369	$17.94	0.00%	0.00%	0.72%	-5.14%	9.77%	N/A	Hedge Fund	2019-04-17	0.60%	N/A	$2.31	2023-05-22	$0.16	12.87%	17.89	0.77	1824	34.97%	View	40%	20%	1099	$17.54	$18.13	$17.87	$18.02	52.52	View	View	View	View	View	View	A+	B+	5.17	6.54%	27.10%	152.13	2.87%	7.20%
ACIO	Aptus Collared Investment Opportunity ETF	Multi-Asset	$579	4.76%	53,814	$30.15	0.00%	0.27%	-0.56%	1.41%	7.97%	N/A	Diversified Portfolio	2019-07-10	0.79%	N/A	$0.44	2023-03-29	$0.05	1.45%	0.05	0.46	81	33.74%	View	40%	20%	1099	$29.87	$30.31	$29.95	$30.27	52.12	View	View	View	View	View	View	A-	B-	6.55	54.59%	54.53%	174.04	7.83%	4.77%
SIXH	ETC 6 Meridian Hedged Equity Index Option ETF	Multi-Asset	$349	-2.74%	17,889	$31.21	0.03%	-0.72%	-1.96%	1.30%	9.15%	N/A	N/A	2020-05-11	0.82%	N/A	$0.74	2023-05-25	$0.04	2.38%	0.04	0.43	55	35.87%	View	40%	20%	1099	$31.15	$31.82	N/A	N/A	40.83	View	View	View	View	View	View	B+	C+	6.71	72.97%	61.03%	141.0	11.25%	5.90%
USOI	Credit Suisse X-Links Crude Oil Shares Covered Call ETN	Multi-Asset	$322	-12.07%	80,170	$72.67	-3.11%	-3.25%	-8.84%	49.18%	26.15%	-17.45%	Commodities	2017-04-25	0.85%	N/A	$2.53	2022-09-20	$2.53	3.25%	0.00	0.89	1	100.00%	View	40%	20%	1099	$72.37	$77.38	$71.90	$73.69	41.65	View	View	View	View	View	View	A	C+	0.0	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
FTHI	First Trust BuyWrite Income ETF	Equity	$181	9.99%	60,333	$20.50	0.24%	1.28%	1.42%	1.76%	9.19%	3.98%	Large Cap Blend Equities	2014-01-06	0.85%	N/A	$1.77	2023-05-23	$0.15	8.62%	15.71	0.72	226	30.65%	View	40%	20%	1099	$19.88	$20.53	$20.45	$20.54	61.55	View	View	View	View	View	View	B-	C	6.46	52.34%	51.33%	110.3	5.06%	6.62%
OVL	Overlay Shares Large Cap Equity ETF	Equity	$144	11.35%	9,533	$33.65	-0.12%	1.30%	0.98%	1.57%	13.17%	N/A	Large Cap Growth Equities	2019-09-30	0.80%	N/A	$1.15	2023-04-04	$0.29	3.42%	0.03	1.12	4	100.00%	View	40%	20%	1099	$32.45	$33.78	$33.56	$33.74	57.90	View	View	View	View	View	View	B+	C	6.66	46.03%	58.67%	133.68	6.73%	5.95%
SLVO	Credit Suisse X-Links Silver Shares Covered Call ETN	Multi-Asset	$121	-14.89%	15,397	$74.38	-0.16%	-0.76%	-7.70%	0.51%	-9.44%	-7.89%	Precious Metals	2013-04-17	0.65%	N/A	$0.69	2022-09-20	$0.69	0.85%	0.00	0.49	1	100.00%	View	40%	20%	1099	$71.98	$84.72	$73.62	$75.23	34.12	View	View	View	View	View	View	N/A	C+	0.0	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
PBP	Invesco S&P 500 BuyWrite ETF	Multi-Asset	$94	7.98%	33,922	$21.66	0.09%	0.60%	0.89%	3.21%	9.30%	3.40%	Large Cap Blend Equities	2007-12-20	0.49%	N/A	$0.27	2023-03-20	$0.07	1.24%	0.05	0.64	505	30.86%	View	40%	20%	1099	$21.27	$21.77	$21.50	$21.79	57.09	View	View	View	View	View	View	B+	B	6.67	74.77%	59.48%	134.05	6.97%	6.15%
PUTW	WisdomTree PutWrite Strategy Fund	Multi-Asset	$92	9.18%	8,941	$31.73	0.00%	0.88%	1.54%	2.29%	11.74%	4.21%	Hedge Fund	2016-02-24	0.44%	N/A	$2.01	2023-05-24	$0.14	6.34%	0.00	0.63	5	99.99%	View	40%	20%	1099	$30.77	$31.79	$31.62	$31.85	60.67	View	View	View	View	View	View	B	A	5.72	41.08%	35.02%	0.0	0.00%	0.00%
GLDI	Credit Suisse X-Links Gold Shares Covered Call ETN	Multi-Asset	$81	-1.40%	5,494	$143.45	0.46%	-0.69%	-1.86%	6.84%	-3.93%	1.20%	Precious Metals	2013-01-29	0.65%	N/A	$1.11	2022-09-20	$1.11	0.75%	0.00	0.10	1	100.00%	View	40%	20%	1099	$141.78	$150.81	$142.58	$144.08	40.61	View	View	View	View	View	View	B	C+	0.0	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
QYLG	Global X Nasdaq 100 Covered Call & Growth ETF	Equity	$80	24.27%	18,517	$26.82	0.60%	3.39%	5.71%	12.14%	N/A	N/A	Large Cap Growth Equities	2020-09-18	0.60%	N/A	$1.44	2023-05-22	$0.12	5.36%	24.41	0.93	103	59.67%	View	40%	20%	1099	$24.84	$26.66	$26.69	$26.97	73.17	View	View	View	View	View	View	B	C+	6.67	69.16%	59.06%	51.93	1.81%	9.18%
XYLG	Global X S&P 500 Covered Call & Growth ETF	Multi-Asset	$56	8.96%	11,834	$26.83	-0.30%	1.02%	0.81%	2.67%	N/A	N/A	N/A	2020-09-18	0.60%	N/A	$1.49	2023-05-22	$0.09	5.57%	17.68	0.81	505	30.32%	View	40%	20%	1099	$26.18	$26.95	$26.76	$26.97	57.90	View	View	View	View	View	View	B+	B	6.67	75.70%	59.49%	134.24	6.96%	6.14%
VEGA	AdvisorShares STAR Global Buy-Write ETF	Multi-Asset	$51	5.95%	2,636	$36.33	0.36%	0.29%	-0.34%	0.27%	5.26%	4.07%	Global Equities	2012-09-17	2.03%	N/A	$0.64	2022-12-23	$0.64	1.76%	0.06	0.70	14	98.33%	View	40%	20%	1099	$35.90	$36.62	$36.30	$36.38	52.53	View	View	View	View	View	View	B-	C	6.56	57.01%	54.86%	154.41	5.65%	5.13%
OVB	Overlay Shares Core Bond ETF	Bond	$50	3.10%	11,867	$20.65	1.13%	0.03%	-1.54%	-4.20%	-3.50%	N/A	Total Bond Market	2019-09-30	0.80%	N/A	$0.99	2023-04-04	$0.26	4.81%	0.00	0.25	4	100.01%	View	40%	20%	1099	$20.46	$21.09	$20.45	$20.92	47.03	View	View	View	View	View	View	B+	C	6.06	16.14%	41.37%	278.34	2.26%	0.90%
OVF	Overlay Shares Foreign Equity ETF	Equity	$16	6.32%	2,830	$22.40	-1.23%	-1.88%	-3.61%	0.38%	3.85%	N/A	Foreign Large Cap Equities	2019-09-30	0.99%	N/A	$0.94	2023-04-04	$0.11	4.15%	0.05	0.74	5	100.01%	View	40%	20%	1099	$22.48	$23.57	$22.35	$22.43	41.62	View	View	View	View	View	View	B	C	7.05	17.62%	74.04%	177.91	6.42%	10.31%
OVM	Overlay Shares Municipal Bond ETF	Bond	$14	2.48%	1,837	$21.86	0.41%	0.87%	-0.83%	-0.49%	-0.03%	N/A	National Munis	2019-09-30	0.84%	N/A	$0.94	2023-04-04	$0.26	4.33%	0.00	0.24	4	100.00%	View	40%	20%	1099	$21.56	$22.32	$21.83	$21.88	48.51	View	View	View	View	View	View	C	C	0.0	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
OVS	Overlay Shares Small Cap Equity ETF	Equity	$7	0.01%	870	$28.68	-0.55%	-0.94%	-0.51%	-8.07%	14.01%	N/A	Small Cap Blend Equities	2019-09-30	0.84%	N/A	$1.04	2023-04-04	$0.25	3.60%	0.05	1.23	4	100.01%	View	40%	20%	1099	$27.83	$29.15	$28.61	$28.71	49.00	View	View	View	View	View	View	N/A	C	5.3	22.51%	28.64%	115.98	3.61%	6.99%
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BuyWrite Investment Style Power Rankings New

7 ^th

3-Mo. Fund Flow:

3 ^rd

Avg. 3-Mo. Return:

14 ^th

Aggregate AUM:

18 ^th

Avg. Expense Ratio:

2 ^nd

Avg. Dividend Yield:

Investment style power rankings are rankings between BuyWrite and all other U.S.-listed investment style ETFs on certain investment-related metrics, including 3-month fund flows, 3-month return, AUM, average ETF expenses and average dividend yields. The metric calculations are based on U.S.-listed ETFs that are classified by ETF Database as being mostly exposed to a specific investment style. If an ETF changes its investment style classification, it will also be reflected in the investment metric calculations. The calculations exclude inverse ETFs.

Fund Flow Leaderboard

BuyWrite and all other investment styles are ranked based on their aggregate 3-month fund flows for all U.S.-listed ETFs that are classified by ETF Database as being mostly exposed to those respective investment styles. 3-month fund flows is a metric that can be used to gauge the perceived popularity amongst investors of BuyWrite relative to other investment styles. All values are in U.S. dollars.

Return Leaderboard

BuyWrite and all other investment styles are ranked based on their AUM-weighted average 3-month return for all the U.S.-listed ETFs that are classified by ETF Database as being mostly exposed to those respective investment styles. In addition to price performance, the 3-month return assumes the reinvestment of all dividends during the last 3 months.

AUM Leaderboard

BuyWrite and all other investment styles are ranked based on their aggregate assets under management (AUM) for all the U.S.-listed ETFs that are classified by ETF Database as being mostly exposed to those respective investment styles. All values are in U.S. dollars.

Expense Leaderboard

BuyWrite and all other investment styles are ranked based on their AUM-weighted average expense ratios for all the U.S.-listed ETFs that are classified by ETF Database as being mostly exposed to those respective investment styles. The lower the average expense ratio for all U.S.-listed ETFs in a investment style, the higher the rank.

Dividend Leaderboard

BuyWrite and all other investment styles are ranked based on their AUM-weighted average dividend yield for all the U.S.-listed ETFs that are classified by ETF Database as being mostly exposed to those respective investment styles.

Investment Style Investment Style	Fund Flow Rank Fund Flow Rank	+/- +/-	Return Rank Return Rank	+/- +/-	AUM Rank AUM Rank	+/- +/-	Expense Rank Expense Rank	+/- +/-	Dividend Rank Dividend Rank	+/- +/-	# of ETFs # of ETFs
Socially Responsible	1	-	6	-	1	-	2	-	10	-	717
Low Carbon	2	-	10	-	5	-	3	-	7	-	139
Consistent Growth	3	1	7	-	2	-	1	-	12	-	207
Low Beta	4	1	9	-	3	-	7	-	4	-	417
Aggressive Growth	5	-	2	1	4	-	4	-	18	-	101
Wide Moat	6	2	4	1	17	-	14	-	16	-	8
BuyWrite	7	-	3	1	14	-	18	-	2	-	20
Volatility Hedged Equity	8	1	8	-	13	-	19	-	20	-	110
Dividend	9	3	17	-	6	-	8	-	5	-	194
Growth At A Reasonable Price	10	1	12	-	9	-	6	-	15	-	16
Currency-hedged	11	1	5	2	16	-	11	-	1	-	33
Contrarian	12	-	18	1	18	-	17	-	13	-	8
Guru Replication	13	-	16	-	20	-	13	-	19	-	4
130/30	14	-	13	1	19	-	15	-	14	-	2
Quant-based	15	-	14	1	15	-	12	-	8	-	82
Low Volatility	16	-	11	-	8	-	9	-	9	-	89
Low P/E	17	1	19	1	11	-	16	-	3	-	56
High Beta	18	1	1	1	10	-	20	-	17	-	82
High Momentum	19	-	15	-	12	-	10	-	11	-	57
Low Valuation	20	-	20	2	7	-	5	-	6	-	72
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* Ranks are updated on a weekly basis. Last updated on May 29, 2023

ETF Issuer League Tables - BuyWrite Investment Style New

ETF issuers who have ETFs with exposure to BuyWrite are ranked on certain investment-related metrics, including estimated revenue, 3-month fund flows, 3-month return, AUM, average ETF expenses and average dividend yields. The metric calculations are based on U.S.-listed BuyWrite ETFs and every BuyWrite ETF has one issuer. If an issuer changes its ETFs, it will also be reflected in the investment metric calculations.

ETF Issuer Revenue League Table

ETF issuers are ranked based on their estimated revenue from their ETFs with exposure to BuyWrite. Estimated revenue for an ETF issuer is calculated by aggregating the estimated revenue of the respective issuer ETFs with exposure to BuyWrite. To get the estimated issuer revenue from a single BuyWrite ETF, the AUM is multiplied by the ETF’s expense ratio. All values are in U.S. dollars.

ETF Issuer Fund Flow League Table

ETF issuers are ranked based on their aggregate 3-month fund flows of their ETFs with exposure to BuyWrite. 3-month fund flows is a metric that can be used to gauge the perceived popularity amongst investors of different ETF issuers with ETFs that have exposure to BuyWrite. All values are in U.S. dollars.

ETF Issuer Return League Table

ETF issuers are ranked based on their AUM-weighted average 3-month return of their ETFs with exposure to BuyWrite. In addition to price performance, the 3-month return assumes the reinvestment of all dividends during the last 3 months.

ETF Issuer AUM League Table

ETF issuers are ranked based on their aggregate assets under management (AUM) of their ETFs with exposure to BuyWrite. All values are in U.S. dollars.

ETF Issuer Expense League Table

ETF issuers are ranked based on their AUM-weighted average expense ratios of their ETFs with exposure to BuyWrite. The lower the average expense ratio of all U.S.-listed BuyWrite ETFs for a given issuer, the higher the rank.

ETF Issuer Dividend League Table

ETF issuers are ranked based on their AUM-weighted average dividend yield of their ETFs with exposure to BuyWrite.

Issuer Issuer	+/- +/-	+/- +/-	+/- +/-	+/- +/-	+/- +/-	+/- +/-	# of ETFs # of ETFs	issuer_power_ranking_sort_text issuer_power_ranking_sort_text
6 Meridian LLC	1	2	-	-	-	-	1	6 Meridian LLC
AdvisorShares	-	1	-	-	-	-	1	AdvisorShares
Amplify	1	-	-	-	-	-	1	Amplify
Amplify Investments	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	Amplify Investments
Aptus Capital Advisors	-	1	-	-	-	-	1	Aptus Capital Advisors
Credit Suisse	-	-	-	-	1	-	3	Credit Suisse
Credit Suisse Group AG	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	Credit Suisse Group AG
Exchange Traded Concepts	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	Exchange Traded Concepts
First Trust Advisors LP	-	5	-	-	-	1	2	First Trust
First Trust	-	2	-	-	-	-	1	First Trust
Global X Management Company LLC	1	2	-	-	-	-	4	Global X
Horizons	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	Horizons ETFs
Invesco Fund	1	2	-	-	-	-	1	Invesco
Invesco	1	2	-	-	-	-	1	Invesco
Liquid Strategies	-	1	-	-	-	-	5	Liquid Strategies
Liquid Strategies, LLC	5	1	-	-	-	-	5	Liquid Strategies, LLC
Mirae Asset	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	Mirae Asset
Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd.	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd.
Wisdom Tree Asset Management Inc.	1	-	-	-	-	1	1	WisdomTree
WisdomTree	1	1	-	-	-	-	1	WisdomTree
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