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Hamilton Enhanced U.S. Covered Call ETF CDN$ Hedged (HYLD : TSX)

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(04-08-2026)
$13.97
Change
$0.53 (3.92%)
Open $13.99
Day Range $13.87 - $14.00
Volume 275,214

As at February 28, 2026

As at February 28, 2026

As at February 28, 2026

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Hamilton Enhanced U.S. Covered Call ETF CDN$ Hedged

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (February 07, 2022): 9.95%

Fund Returns
Row Heading Return Annualized Return
1 Mth 3 Mth 6 Mth YTD 1 Yr 2 Yr 3 Yr 4 Yr 5 Yr 6 Yr 7 Yr 8 Yr 9 Yr 10 Yr
Fund -1.12% -1.48% 9.10% -1.36% 19.81% 18.72% 21.20% 10.12% - - - - - -
Benchmark 7.72% 10.06% 21.64% 8.62% 38.79% 30.37% 22.89% 16.36% 17.10% 16.70% 14.94% 13.89% 12.66% 13.67%
Category Average 2.47% 10.31% 10.31% 4.64% 19.01% 15.27% 13.99% 9.60% 9.51% 10.59% - - - -
Category Rank 225 / 258 207 / 247 126 / 240 218 / 248 74 / 202 52 / 164 27 / 125 55 / 113 - - - - - -
Quartile Ranking 4 4 3 4 2 2 1 2 - - - - - -

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb
Fund -5.82% -1.35% 6.92% 5.57% 2.02% 2.65% 6.53% 3.73% 0.21% -0.12% -0.24% -1.12%
Benchmark -1.51% -0.10% 5.56% 2.91% 1.69% 4.96% 5.40% 0.97% 3.86% 1.32% 0.84% 7.72%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

7.52% (November 2023)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-10.03% (September 2022)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Fund - - - - - - - 19.39% 25.55% 22.02%
Benchmark 21.08% 9.10% -8.89% 22.88% 5.60% 25.09% -5.84% 11.75% 21.65% 31.68%
Category Average - - - - 5.11% 17.27% -5.96% 6.54% 16.58% 15.40%
Quartile Ranking - - - - - - - 1 2 1
Category Rank - - - - - - - 29/ 125 46/ 146 33/ 197

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

25.55% (2024)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

19.39% (2023)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
US Equity 109.96
Canadian Equity 11.24
International Equity 2.40
Income Trust Units 1.05
Cash and Equivalents -24.66
Other 0.01

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Technology 43.35
Financial Services 16.44
Consumer Services 15.93
Healthcare 12.40
Basic Materials 7.41
Other 4.47

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 97.60
Europe 1.66
Africa and Middle East 0.74
Latin America 0.01

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Hamilton U.S. Equity YIELD MAXIMIZER ETF (SMAX) 59.62
Hamilton Technology Yield Maximizer ETF (QMAX) 25.04
Hamilton Enhanced U.S. Equ DayMAXTM ETF (SDAY) 7.74
Hamilton U.S. Financials YIELD MAXIMIZER ETF(FMAX) 7.04
Hamilton Healthcare YIELD MAXIMIZER ETF (LMAX) 6.58
Hamilton Gold Producer YIELD MAXIMIZER ETF (AMAX) 5.82
Hamilton Enhanced Tech DayMAXTM ETF (QDAY) 4.65
Hamilton Energy YIELD MAXIMIZER ETF (EMAX) 3.19
Hamilton REITs Yield Maximizer ETF (RMAX) 2.16
Cash and Cash Equivalents -21.84

Equity Style

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Fixed Income Style

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Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

Hamilton Enhanced U.S. Covered Call ETF CDN$ Hedged

Median

Other - Alternative Equity Focus

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 11.90% - -
Beta 0.68% - -
Alpha 0.06% - -
Rsquared 0.39% - -
Sharpe 1.37% - -
Sortino 2.75% - -
Treynor 0.24% - -
Tax Efficiency 74.29% - -
Volatility Volatility rating is 7 on a scale of 1 to 10 - -

Risk Rating

Rating 7 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 12.95% 11.90% - -
Beta 0.70% 0.68% - -
Alpha -0.05% 0.06% - -
Rsquared 0.26% 0.39% - -
Sharpe 1.28% 1.37% - -
Sortino 2.47% 2.75% - -
Treynor 0.23% 0.24% - -
Tax Efficiency 72.09% 74.29% - -

Fundata ESG Metrics

Fundata ESG Score

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Fundata E Score

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Fundata S Score

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Fundata G Score

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Fund Details

Start Date February 07, 2022
Instrument Type Exchange Traded Fund (Alternative)
Share Class Do-It-Yourself
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Monthly
Assets ($mil) -
52 Week High $15.35
52 Week Low $10.41
Annual Dividend $1.64
Annual Yield -
Index -
Shares Outstanding -
Registered Plan Eligible Yes

ETF Characteristics

Exposure -
Asset Class High -
Asset Class Medium -
Asset Class Low -
Leveraged -
Inverse -
Advisor Series -
Covered Call Strategy No

Investment Objectives

The investment objective of HYLD is to provide attractive monthly income and long-term capital appreciation from a diversified, multi-sector portfolio of primarily covered call ETFs, primarily focused on the U.S. HYLD uses leverage in order to seek to achieve its investment objective. Leverage is created through the use of cash borrowings or as otherwise permitted under applicable securities legislation. The maximum aggregate leverage of HYLD will not exceed approximately 25% of its net asset va

Investment Strategy

HYLD seeks to achieve its investment objective by borrowing cash to invest in a diversified, multi-sector portfolio of primarily covered call exchange traded funds focused on the United States. HYLD may also hold cash and cash equivalents or other money market instruments in order to meet its obligations. The maximum aggregate exposure of HYLD to cash borrowing, short selling and specified derivatives will not exceed approximately 25% of its NAV, such that its Leverage Ratio will not exceed appr

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

Hamilton Capital Partners Inc.

Sub-Advisor

-

Management and Organization

Fund Manager

Hamilton Capital Partners Inc.

Custodian

CIBC Mellon Trust Company

Registrar

TSX Trust Company

Distributor

-

Fees

MER 1.87%
Management Fee 0.00%

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