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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.

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BuyWrite Investment Style Power Rankings New

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 ETFdb.com 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 ETFdb.com 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 ETFdb.com 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 ETFdb.com 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 ETFdb.com 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 ETFdb.com as being mostly exposed to those respective investment styles.

Investment Style	Fund Flow Rank	+/-	Return Rank	+/-	AUM Rank	+/-	Expense Rank	+/-	Dividend Rank	+/-	# of ETFs
Consistent Growth	1	1	4	1	1	-	1	-	11	-	303
Low Beta	2	1	19	-	3	-	8	-	4	2	583
Low Volatility	3	-	13	-	7	-	5	-	8	-	74
Socially Responsible	4	13	14	2	2	-	2	-	6	-	348
Dividend	5	1	7	2	4	-	3	-	7	-	188
Growth At A Reasonable Price	6	1	2	-	6	-	6	-	17	-	61
Aggressive Growth	7	1	9	5	8	-	7	-	18	-	29
Low P/E	8	1	18	4	9	1	15	-	3	1	75
Low Valuation	9	1	17	2	10	1	16	-	2	1	75
Quant-based	10	-	12	-	14	-	10	-	9	-	49
Wide Moat	11	2	8	2	15	-	12	-	12	-	4
BuyWrite	12	1	15	3	17	-	17	-	1	-	12
Volatility Hedged Equity	13	1	16	1	16	-	14	-	13	-	22
Contrarian	14	1	5	2	19	-	18	-	15	-	12
130/30	15	1	10	1	18	-	13	-	14	-	2
Guru Replication	16	1	6	1	20	-	19	-	19	-	3
High Momentum	17	1	11	1	13	-	9	-	16	-	43
Low Carbon	18	-	20	-	5	-	4	-	10	-	156
Currency-hedged	19	-	3	5	12	-	11	-	5	-	52
High Beta	20	-	1	-	11	2	20	-	20	-	106
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* Ranks are updated on a weekly basis. Last updated on Apr 22, 2019

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	+/-	+/-	+/-	+/-	+/-	+/-	# of ETFs	issuer_power_ranking_sort_text
AdvisorShares	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	AdvisorShares
Amplify	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	Amplify
Credit Suisse	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	Credit Suisse
First Trust	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	First Trust
Horizons ETFs	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	Horizons ETFs
Invesco	1	-	-	-	-	-	1	Invesco
WisdomTree	1	-	-	-	-	-	2	WisdomTree
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* Ranks are updated on a weekly basis. Last updated on Apr 15, 2019

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Symbol	ETF Name	Asset Class	Total Assets ($MM)	YTD	Avg Volume	Previous Closing Price	1-Day Change	1 Week	4 Week	1 year	3 year	5 year	ETFdb.com Category	Inception	ER	Commission Free	Annual Dividend Rate	Dividend Date	Dividend	Annual Dividend Yield %	P/E Ratio	Beta	# of Holdings	% In Top 10	Complete	ST Cap Gain Rate	LT Cap Gain Rate	Tax Form	Lower Bollinger	Upper Bollinger	Support 1	Resistance 1	RSI	Advanced	Fact Sheet	ETF Holdings	Chart	ETF Home Page	Head-To-Head	Liquidity Rating	Expenses Rating	ESG Score	ESG Score Peer Percentile (%)	ESG Score Global Percentile (%)	Carbon Intensity (Tons of CO2e / $M Sales)	SRI Exclusion Criteria (%)	Sustainable Impact Solutions (%)
QYLD	Global X NASDAQ 100 Covered Call ETF	Equity	$503.77	10.71%	198,938	$22.96	0.04%	0.09%	1.15%	3.05%	35.33%	49.95%	Large Cap Blend Equities	2013-12-12	0.60%	N/A	$2.51	2019-03-20	$0.20	10.98%	19.10	0.65	104	57.67%	View	35%	15%	1099	$22.50	$23.14	$22.89	$23.00	70.51	View	View	View	View	View	View	B+	C+	5.82	0.00%	60.25%	51.09	12.53%	8.79%
PBP	Invesco S&P 500 BuyWrite ETF	Multi-Asset	$318.65	8.08%	113,414	$21.29	-0.05%	0.19%	1.38%	0.81%	21.99%	28.84%	Large Cap Blend Equities	2007-12-20	0.49%	N/A	$0.45	2019-03-18	$0.06	2.13%	16.63	0.56	506	22.67%	View	35%	15%	1099	$20.82	$21.43	$21.20	$21.37	65.85	View	View	View	View	View	View	A-	C	5.46	62.92%	47.40%	193.13	13.22%	5.63%
PUTW	WisdomTree CBOE S&P 500 PutWrite Strategy Fund	Multi-Asset	$239.26	6.68%	57,370	$27.15	0.07%	0.19%	0.74%	-3.86%	8.28%	N/A	Hedge Fund	2016-02-24	0.38%	N/A	$0.81	2018-12-24	$0.25	2.98%	0.00	0.58	2	100.00%	View	39%	20%	1099	$26.68	$27.36	N/A	N/A	59.67	View	View	View	View	View	View	N/A	A-	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
HSPX	Global X S&P 500 Covered Call ETF	Multi-Asset	$99.71	11.54%	18,390	$48.70	0.23%	0.52%	1.55%	4.11%	30.85%	40.03%	Long-Short	2013-06-24	0.65%	N/A	$3.10	2019-03-20	$0.24	6.43%	16.67	0.82	506	22.09%	View	35%	15%	1099	$47.13	$49.16	$48.46	$48.84	63.88	View	View	View	View	View	View	B	C	5.46	64.04%	47.56%	193.75	13.21%	5.63%
FTHI	First Trust BuyWrite Income ETF	Equity	$63.08	10.35%	14,649	$22.01	0.18%	0.33%	1.63%	1.25%	25.06%	38.08%	Large Cap Blend Equities	2014-01-06	0.85%	N/A	$0.96	2019-03-21	$0.08	4.40%	19.74	0.78	135	17.82%	View	35%	15%	1099	$21.49	$22.11	$21.97	$22.03	60.41	View	View	View	View	View	View	C	C	5.09	41.57%	36.03%	213.29	8.96%	4.91%
GLDI	Credit Suisse X-Links Gold Shares Covered Call ETN	Multi-Asset	$35.03	0.09%	15,719	$8.48	0.47%	-1.68%	-1.80%	-5.76%	-2.01%	-9.29%	Precious Metals	2013-01-29	0.65%	N/A	$0.22	2019-03-19	$0.02	2.58%	0.00	-0.13	1	100.00%	View	35%	15%	1099	$8.45	$8.74	$8.45	$8.50	43.34	View	View	View	View	View	View	B	B	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
SLVO	Credit Suisse X-Links Silver Shares Covered Call ETN	Multi-Asset	$21.23	-3.33%	9,052	$6.62	-0.30%	0.10%	-3.36%	-14.15%	-15.91%	-30.61%	Precious Metals	2013-04-17	0.65%	N/A	$0.22	2019-03-19	$0.01	3.25%	0.00	0.02	1	100.00%	View	39%	20%	1099	$6.58	$6.85	N/A	N/A	42.65	View	View	View	View	View	View	N/A	B	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
DIVO	Amplify YieldShares CWP Dividend & Option Income ETF	Multi-Asset	$20.72	12.46%	6,027	$29.64	0.14%	0.77%	1.50%	9.28%	N/A	N/A	Large Cap Blend Equities	2016-12-14	0.49%	N/A	$1.47	2019-03-28	$0.13	5.00%	17.15	0.75	25	51.53%	View	20%	39%	1099	$28.81	$29.89	$29.57	$29.70	64.41	View	View	View	View	View	View	N/A	N/A	5.34	54.44%	43.37%	266.1	8.91%	4.40%
VEGA	AdvisorShares STAR Global Buy-Write ETF	Multi-Asset	$15.26	11.65%	2,600	$32.01	0.38%	0.11%	1.14%	3.56%	22.56%	27.77%	Global Equities	2012-09-17	2.06%	N/A	$0.13	2018-12-27	$0.13	0.40%	16.07	0.66	13	92.00%	View	35%	15%	1099	$31.28	$32.27	$32.01	$32.01	64.40	View	View	View	View	View	View	B-	C	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
FTLB	First Trust Hedged BuyWrite Income ETF	Equity	$9.81	8.90%	4,171	$21.83	0.23%	0.52%	1.16%	0.91%	21.48%	30.18%	Large Cap Blend Equities	2014-01-06	0.85%	N/A	$0.66	2019-03-21	$0.06	3.05%	19.75	0.67	135	17.42%	View	35%	15%	1099	$21.47	$21.86	$21.79	$21.85	62.34	View	View	View	View	View	View	C	C	5.09	40.45%	36.02%	211.97	8.53%	4.73%
USOI	Credit Suisse X-Links Crude Oil Shares Covered Call ETN	Multi-Asset	$8.21	28.88%	9,803	$23.97	0.42%	-1.76%	4.24%	-11.88%	N/A	N/A	Commodities	2017-04-25	0.85%	N/A	$1.79	2019-03-19	$0.10	7.47%	0.00	1.00	1	100.00%	View	39%	20%	1099	$22.76	$24.88	$23.86	$24.08	57.78	View	View	View	View	View	View	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
RPUT	WisdomTree CBOE Russell 2000 PutWrite Strategy Fund	Alternatives	$0.96	6.91%	879	$19.23	0.31%	0.38%	1.55%	-17.94%	N/A	N/A	Hedge Fund	2018-02-01	0.43%	N/A	$0.60	2018-12-24	$0.59	3.14%	0.00	0.74	N/A	N/A	View	39%	20%	1099	$18.54	$19.42	$19.19	$19.25	60.30	View	View	View	View	View	View	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
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