Basics
What is distribution coverage?
How to read distribution coverage for covered-call and income ETFs: earned vs paid from issuer filings, Dist. coverage vs yield, and fund examples.
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Covered-call & income ETF guides
Plain-language explainers on covered calls, distribution coverage, and fund comparisons — with links to filing-backed data on CoverCall Ledger.
Open the live coverage table to see earned vs paid for each fund.
Basics
Basics
What is a covered call ETF?
Plain-language guide to covered-call and buy-write ETFs in Canada and the US — how they work, trade-offs, and examples like HMAX, ZWB, QQCL, and JEPI.
Basics
Distribution coverage vs distribution yield
Yield tells you the size of the cheque; distribution coverage asks whether issuer financial statements supported what was paid. Learn the difference.
Comparisons
Comparisons
HMAX vs ZWB vs HDIV: Canadian financials income ETFs
Compare Hamilton HMAX, BMO ZWB, and Hamilton HDIV — strategy focus, issuer approach, and 2025 distribution coverage where mapped on CoverCall Ledger.
Issuers
Issuers
Hamilton vs BMO vs Harvest: Canadian covered-call issuers
How three major Canadian issuers run covered-call and income ETF lineups — product philosophy, representative funds, and links to coverage data.
Not investment advice. Confirm figures against issuer documents.