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The Fund is an actively managed exchange-traded fund (ETF) that seeks to achieve its investment objective principally by investing in a portfolio of U.S.-listed equity securities of any market capitalization and buying put options or an options collar (i.e., a mix of written (sold) call options and long (bought) put options) on the same underlying equity securities, a U.S. equity ETF, or on an index tracking a portfolio of U.S. equity securities (a U.S. Equity Index.

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Stifel analyst Selman Akyol maintains Archrock (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AROC#NYSE">AROC</a>) with a Buy and raises the price target from $23 to $25.

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AROC

Stifel Maintains Buy on Archrock, Raises Price Target to $25

Sunrun (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/RUN#NASDAQ">RUN</a>), the nation's leading provider of clean energy as a subscription service, is now operating the nation's first vehicle-to-home power plant using a small group of customer-owned bidirectional electric vehicles. In partnership with Maryland's largest utility, Baltimore Gas and Electric Company (BGE), a subsidiary of Exelon Corporation (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/EXC#NASDAQ">EXC</a>), the regulator-approved initiative utilizes all-electric Ford F-150 Lightning trucks to deliver power to owners' homes this summer during peak demand times to support Maryland's power grid.

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Sunrun Launches Vehicle-To-Home Grid Support In Maryland Using Ford F-150 Lightning Trucks

Farmers National Banc (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/FMNB#NASDAQ">FMNB</a>) reported quarterly earnings of $0.33 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $0.32 by 3.13 percent. This is a 19.51 percent decrease over earnings of $0.41 per share from the same period last year.

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FMNB

Farmers National Banc Q2 EPS $0.33 Beats $0.32 Estimate

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FLEX

Flex Sees Q2 Revenues Of $6.2B-$6.8B Vs. $6.27B Estimate, Company Sees Adjusted EPS Of $0.52-$0.60 Vs. $0.55 Estimate

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<li>Agreement establishes Charles River as the preferred partner for Autobahn Labs, leveraging drug discovery and development capabilities to accelerate the translation of academic discoveries into novel therapeutics</li>
<li>Under the agreement, Charles River will make an equity investment in Autobahn Labs</li>
<li>Justin Bryans, Chief Scientific Officer, Discovery at Charles River, named to Autobahn's Board of Directors</li>
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Charles River And Autobahn Labs Establish Partnership To Accelerate Academic Discoveries Into Novel Therapeutics; Charles River To Make Equity Investment In Autobahn Labs; Chief Scientific Officer Justin Bryans Named To Autobahn's Board Of Directors

Truist Securities analyst Jennifer Demba maintains Zions Bancorp (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ZION#NASDAQ">ZION</a>) with a Hold and raises the price target from $45 to $54.

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Truist Securities Maintains Hold on Zions Bancorp, Raises Price Target to $54

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Microsoft And Lumen Announce Partnership For Lumen To Use Microsoft Cloud

Group 1 Automotive Inc (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GPI#NYSE">GPI</a>) reported second-quarter FY24 sales growth of 3% year-on-year to $4.696 billion, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/pressreleases/24/07/n39925472/group-1-automotive-reports-second-quarter-2024-financial-results" rel="noreferrer noopener">missing the analyst consensus estimate of $4.71 billion.</a>
New vehicle retail sales grew 5.4% to $2.4 billion, Used vehicle sales climbed 0.2% to $1.5 billion and sales of Parts and services increased 2.2% to $574.5 million.
Gross profit for the quarter decreased 1.2% to $766.5 million, and the gross margin compressed 70 basis points to 16.3%.
Operating income plunged 10.9% to $241.1 million and the operating margin contracted 80 basis points to 5.1%.
Adjusted EPS of $9.80 <a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/earnings" rel="noreferrer noopener">beat the consensus estimate of $9.36</a>.
&#8220;Our U.S. team persevered in the face of adversity this quarter. From extreme weather events in Texas and Oklahoma to the CDK outage, we experienced exemplary teamwork, focused on caring for our communities and team members and serving our valued customers efficiently and effectively. Despite these challenges, the U.S. team produced record quarterly new vehicle, parts and service and F&amp;I revenues,&#8221; said President and CEO Daryl Kenningham.
The <a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/24/07/39591214/cdk-global-aims-to-restore-car-dealership-systems-after-massive-outage-impacted-15-000-clients-follo" rel="noreferrer noopener">cybersecurity incident experienced</a> by CDK Global temporarily disrupted the company&#8217;s business applications and processes in its U.S. operations that rely on CDK&#8217;s dealers&#8217; systems.
In the second quarter, the company repurchased 149,570 shares at an average price per common share of $307.82, for a total of $46.0 million. The company currently has $204.6 million remaining in its Board-authorized common share repurchase program.
Group 1 held $64.4 million in cash and equivalents as of June-end. Inventories as of June-end increased 20% to $2.36 billion from December-end.
&#8220;Our U.K. team remains focused on the acquisition of Inchcape&#8217;s U.K. retail automotive business planned for&nbsp;Q3&nbsp;2024, and we look forward to the successful completion of the transaction which will further strengthen our U.K. presence through the addition of quality assets with an expanded geographic footprint,&#8221; Kenningham added.
Price Action: GPI shares closed lower by 1.19% at $304.76 on Tuesday.

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Group 1 Automotive Posts Mixed Q2 Earnings Hit By CDK Outage & Adverse Weather Events

Wells Fargo analyst Ken Gawrelski maintains Alphabet (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GOOGL#NASDAQ">GOOGL</a>) with a Equal-Weight and raises the price target from $187 to $190.

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Wells Fargo Maintains Equal-Weight on Alphabet, Raises Price Target to $190

National airline of Papua New Guinea&nbsp;is a first-time GTF customer
LONDON, July 24, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Farnborough&nbsp;Air Show -- Pratt &amp; Whitney, an&nbsp;RTX (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/RTX#NYSE">RTX</a>) business, and Air Niugini have finalized engine and aftermarket agreements for the GTF engines that will power the airline's fleet of 11 Airbus A220 aircraft. Pratt &amp; Whitney will provide a full suite of support services with a 12-year EngineWise&#xAE; Comprehensive agreement. With this order, Air Niugini becomes a first-time GTF customer.

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RTX's Pratt & Whitney GTF Engines To Power 11 Airbus A220 Aircraft For Air Niugini

Truist Securities analyst Brandon King maintains First Finl Bankshares (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/FFIN#NASDAQ">FFIN</a>) with a Hold and raises the price target from $31 to $39.

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Truist Securities Maintains Hold on First Finl Bankshares, Raises Price Target to $39

Nuwellis, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/NUWE#NASDAQ">NUWE</a>) ("Nuwellis" or the "Company"), a medical technology company focused on transforming the lives of people with fluid overload, today announced that it has entered into a definitive securities purchase agreement with certain institutional investors for the purchase and sale of 469,340 shares of the Company's common stock at a price of $4.24 per share of common stock in a registered direct offering priced at-the-market under Nasdaq rules. &nbsp;
In addition, in a concurrent private placement, the Company will issue to the investors warrants to purchase up to 938,680 shares of common stock. The warrants have an exercise price of $3.99 per share, will be exercisable immediately following the date of issuance and will have a term of five years from the date of issuance.
The closing of the registered direct offering and the concurrent private placement is expected to occur on or about July 25, 2024, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions.

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NUWE

Nuwellis Announces Pricing Of $2M Offering Of 469,340 Shares Of Common Stock At A Price Of $4.24 Per Share, Priced At-The-Market Under Nasdaq Rules

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CPRX

Catalyst Pharmaceuticals Enters Exclusive License, Supply And Commercialization Agreement Granting Kye Pharmaceuticals Canadian Rights To AGAMREE For Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

Truist Securities analyst Brandon King maintains Cathay General (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CATY#NASDAQ">CATY</a>) with a Hold and raises the price target from $38 to $45.

CATY

Truist Securities Maintains Hold on Cathay General, Raises Price Target to $45

Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/RARE#NASDAQ">RARE</a>) today announced that the company will share the latest clinical data, regulatory progress and program next steps for GTX-102, its investigational antisense oligonucleotide for Angelman syndrome, on Wednesday, July 24, at the 2024 Angelman Syndrome Foundation (ASF) Family Conference and Research Symposium in Sandusky, Ohio.

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Ultragenyx To Present GTX-102 Angelman Syndrome Program Update At The ASF Family Conference And Research Symposium On Wednesday, July 24, 2024

Flex (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/FLEX#NASDAQ">FLEX</a>) reported quarterly earnings of $0.51 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $0.41 by 24.39 percent. This is a 10.53 percent decrease over earnings of $0.57 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $6.31 billion which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $5.90 billion by 7.02 percent. This is a 13.93 percent decrease over sales of $7.34 billion the same period last year.

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Flex Q1 Adj $0.51 Beats $0.41 Estimate, Sales $6.31B Beat $5.90B Estimate

EV giant Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/TSLA#NASDAQ">TSLA</a>) is now looking to unveil its dedicated robotaxi product on October 10th, <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/24/07/39785823/elon-musk-confirms-delay-in-tesla-robotaxi-unveil-due-to-important-design-change-but-stays-mum-on-ne">two months later</a> than CEO Elon Musk&#8216;s initial timeline.
Robotaxi Unveiling Delay: Musk announced the new date himself on Tuesday at the company&#8217;s second-quarter earnings call. The company delayed the event to make a few important changes aimed at improving the robotaxi and to give itself time to prepare a &#8216;couple of other things&#8217; to showcase at the event, Musk said. 
Autonomous Driving: While the product unveiling is slated for October, it is &#8220;difficult&#8221; to say when the first unsupervised Tesla robotaxi ride would be, Musk said. However, the CEO, known for ambitious timelines, hinted at the possibility of it happening by the end of 2024. 
&#8220;It&#8217;s difficult, obviously, my predictions on this have been overly optimistic in the past,&#8221; Musk said. &#8220;&#8230;based on the current trend&#8230; you could do [it] unsupervised possibly by the end of this year. I would be shocked if we cannot do it next year.&#8221;
Tesla&#8217;s robotaxi is expected to rely on the company&#8217;s full self-driving (FSD) driver assistance technology to enable autonomous driving. The company is currently enhancing the capabilities of FSD towards autonomy and versions of the software that require active driver supervision are already in operation on several Tesla vehicles on U.S. roads. 
Regulatory Approval Concerns: The deployment of robotaxis relies on both technological advancement and regulatory approval. Musk, however, does not believe regulatory hurdles will be a limiting factor for Tesla. 
&#8220;&#8230;if you&#8217;ve got billions of miles that show that in the future unsupervised FSD is safer than human, what regulator could really stand in the way of that? They&#8217;re morally obligated to approve,&#8221; <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/24/05/38979185/tesla-breaks-silence-on-vehicle-safety-data-after-a-year-autopilot-boasts-lower-accident-risk-vs-man">Musk said </a>on Tuesday. 
How Will Tesla&#8217;s Robotaxi Fleet Function: Musk expects his company&#8217;s robotaxi fleet to function like a <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/24/04/38396288/teslas-robotaxi-to-be-called-cybercab-elon-musk-says-self-driving-fleet-will-be-like-combination-of">combination of Airbnb and Uber</a>. While a certain portion of the fleet will be owned by Tesla, individual customers can also add or subtract their vehicles to the robotaxi fleet at will. As for riders, they can summon a car using the Tesla App, Musk said. 
However, Tesla will not give its vehicles to third parties for autonomous operations, he added. 
&#8220;There&#8217;s an important clause we&#8217;ve put in every Tesla purchase, which is that the Tesla vehicles can only be used in the Tesla fleet. They cannot be used by a third party for autonomy,&#8221; Musk said. 
Check out more of Benzinga's Future Of Mobility coverage by&nbsp;<a href="https://www.benzinga.com/topic/mobility" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">following this link</a>.
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Tesla Robotaxi Unveiling Set For Oct.10: Here Are The Updates From Company CEO Elon Musk On Its Upcoming Product

Wells Fargo analyst Daniel Politzer downgrades Red Rock Resorts (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/RRR#NASDAQ">RRR</a>) from Overweight to Equal-Weight and raises the price target from $63 to $64.

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Wells Fargo Downgrades Red Rock Resorts to Equal-Weight, Raises Price Target to $64

STGW

Stagwell Acquires Digital Agency Company LEADERS, Financial Terms Not Disclosed

The recent proposal by Elon Musk for Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/TSLA#NASDAQ">TSLA</a>) to invest $5 billion in Grok parent xAI has garnered support from leading market experts on Wednesday.
What Happened: Wedbush analyst Dan Ives, CNBC&#8217;s &#8220;Mad Money&#8221; host Jim Cramer and popular Tesla investor Sawyer Merritt have expressed their approval of Musk&#8217;s proposal. Cramer responded with an emphatic &#8220;Of course!&#8221; while Ives and Merritt echoed the sentiment with a &#8220;Yes.&#8221;
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&mdash; Jim Cramer (@jimcramer) <a href="https://twitter.com/jimcramer/status/1816051203878355138?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 24, 2024</a></blockquote>
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&mdash; Dan Ives (@DivesTech) <a href="https://twitter.com/DivesTech/status/1816064802143515021?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 24, 2024</a></blockquote>
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In a separate poll on X, Merritt commented that Tesla should spend $5 billion on xAI before the valuation rises further. 
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&mdash; Sawyer Merritt (@SawyerMerritt) <a href="https://twitter.com/SawyerMerritt/status/1815948447322714564?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 24, 2024</a></blockquote>
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See Also: <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/24/07/39880470/elon-musk-pushes-back-optimus-timeline-says-teslas-humanoid-robot-will-hopefully-be-available-for-ot?itm_source=parsely-api" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Elon Musk Pushes Back Optimus Timeline, Says Tesla&#8217;s Humanoid Robot Will &#8216;Hopefully&#8217; Be Available For Other Companies By 2026</a>
Why It Matters: Musk <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/24/07/39922283/elon-musk-is-polling-x-and-asking-if-tesla-should-invest-5b-in-grok-parent-xai-this-is-just-to-test">initiated a poll on X</a>, asking if Tesla should invest $5 billion in xAI. Musk stated that this poll was to &#8220;test the waters&#8221; before Tesla invested in xAI.
xAI, Musk&#8217;s artificial intelligence startup, had seen an <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/equities/24/06/39397562/is-elon-musk-poaching-talent-from-his-own-companies-xai-reportedly-sees-influx-of-former-tesla-e">influx of former Tesla employees.</a> This move stirred up some controversy, with accusations of Musk using Tesla as a talent pool for his other ventures.
In July, Musk&#8217;s xAI initiated the training of the Memphis Supercluster with <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/24/07/39881748/elon-musks-xai-flips-the-switch-on-100k-nvidia-h100-gpus-worth-up-to-4b-in-memphis-supercluster-most">100,000 Nvidia H100 GPUs</a>. Musk lauded the teams involved in the launch, calling it the &#8220;most powerful AI training cluster in the world.&#8221;
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Disclaimer: This content was partially produced with the help of&nbsp;<a href="https://www.benzinga.com/author/benzinga-neuro" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Benzinga Neuro</a>&nbsp;and was reviewed and published by Benzinga editors.

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Dan Ives, Jim Cramer And Sawyer Merritt Back Elon Musk's Plan For Tesla's $5B Investment In Grok Parent xAI

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A recent ETF launch serves as an indicator of a new trend related to options trading.
On Sept. 14, thematic ETF provider Defiance ETFs <a href="https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230913165646/en/&#x2A;&#x2A;Defiance-Launches-QQQY-the-First-ETF-to-Utilize-Daily-Options-0DTE-for-Enhanced-Income">launched</a> The Defiance Nasdaq-100 Enhanced Option ETF (NASDAQ:<a href="https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/qqqy-stock-quote/">QQQY</a>). The actively-managed ETF seeks to generate <a href="https://www.defianceetfs.com/qqqy/">monthly income</a> while gaining exposure to the Nasdaq 100 Index. This is achieved by&nbsp;<a href="https://www.tastylive.com/news-insights/what-is-zero-day-options-qqqy-etf-how-does-it-work">selling put options</a> in &ldquo;one days to expiration&rdquo; (DTE) options. While it focuses on <a href="https://www.investopedia.com/zero-days-to-expiration-0dte-options-and-how-do-they-work-6753832" target="_blank">0 DTE</a> options, the managers can extend out to a week.
Investors should be aware that because the fund is selling puts, the upside on the index is capped, so you won&rsquo;t fully participate in the index&rsquo;s gains. At least 80% of the ETF&rsquo;s cash will be invested in U.S. Treasuries with six-month to two-year maturities. These Treasuries act as collateral for the options contracts.&nbsp;
With interest rates at their <a href="https://tradingeconomics.com/united-states/interest-rate">highest level</a> in 22 years, the conditions are right for an ETF like this that is intended to generate enhanced income through its investment strategy.&nbsp;
Let&rsquo;s examine three other ETFs that generate income through the use of options.&nbsp;

<h2>Global X Nasdaq 100 Covered Call ETF (QYLD)</h2>
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Regarding options-based ETFs, the Global X Nasdaq 100 Covered Call ETF (NASDAQ:<a href="https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/qyld-stock-quote/">QYLD</a>) is the leading U.S.-listed ETF for generating income through covered call options.
Launched in <a href="https://www.globalxetfs.com/funds/qyld/">December 2013</a>, the ETF has $7.67 billion in net assets. While it&rsquo;s not in the <a href="https://etfdb.com/compare/market-cap/">top 100</a> ETFs by assets, but remains popular with investors.&nbsp;
In the case of QYLD, it tracks the performance of the Cboe Nasdaq-100 BuyWrite V2 Index, &ldquo;a benchmark index that measures the performance of a theoretical portfolio that holds a portfolio of the stocks included in the NASDAQ-100&reg; Index (&ldquo;Reference Index&rdquo;), and &lsquo;writes&rsquo; (or sells) a succession of one-month at-the-money Reference Index covered call options,&rdquo; <a href="https://www.globalxetfs.com/prospectus-regulatory/?id=2951">states</a> pg. 2 of its summary prospectus.&nbsp;&nbsp;
A covered call consists of <a href="https://www.globalxetfs.com/content/files/Covered-Call-Infographic.pdf">two points</a> &ndash; owning a stock and selling a call option on that stock. So, in the case of the QYLD, it <a href="https://www.globalxetfs.com/content/files/Monthly-Covered-Call-Report.pdf" target="_blank">owns all</a> of the stocks in the Nasdaq 100. It also sells one-month call options on all 100 stocks. It sells new call options every month.&nbsp;
The ETF has paid monthly distributions for nine consecutive years. It currently <a href="https://www.wsj.com/market-data/quotes/etf/QYLD" target="_blank">yields </a>12.20%. Since its inception, it has had an annualized total return of 7.12% through Aug. 31.&nbsp;
The downside is that Invesco QQQ Trust (NASDAQ:<a href="https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/qqq-stock-quote/">QQQ</a>) has a 10-year annualized total return of 17.35%, more than double that of QYLD.&nbsp;&nbsp;
<h2>Aptus Collared Investment Opportunity ETF (ACIO)</h2>
<div><img src="https://investorplace.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/etf-pushpin-1600-300x169.jpg" alt='close-up of the phrase "exchange traded fund" on three colorful papers pinned to a wall by colorful pushpins' width="300" height="169"><div>Source: shutterstock.com/bangoland</div></div>
The Aptus Collared Investment Opportunity ETF (BATS:<a href="https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/acio-stock-quote/">ACIO</a>) is the second-largest of the trio, with <a href="https://aptusetfs.com/acio/">$547.1 million</a> in net assets. ACIO was launched in July 2019 and has since gathered over half a billion in assets.&nbsp;The company&rsquo;s <a href="https://aptuscapitaladvisors.com/">investment strategy</a> is to capture upside through downside hedging.&nbsp;
The ETF takes the covered call option strategy used by QYLD and adds a third component to it via buying a put. This effectively applies a &ldquo;collar&rdquo; to the stock, as seen in this hypothetical <a href="https://aptusetfs.com/wp-content/uploads/ACIO-Strategy-Paper_Part-2-IV-Differential-F.pdf" target="_blank">example</a>.
It buys 50 mega-capitalization stocks highly correlated with the S&amp;P 500 to carry out its active management. It then sells calls and buys puts on those individual stocks, a U.S. equity ETF, or an index tracking a portfolio of U.S. stocks.&nbsp;
In fiscal 2023 (May 1, 2022 to April 30, 2023), it generated an <a href="https://aptusetfs.com/wp-content/uploads/Aptus-ETFs-2023-Annual-Report.pdf" target="_blank">annual return</a> of 2.34%, 32 basis points less than the S&amp;P 500 Total Return Index. That might not seem good, but with ACIO&rsquo;s annual expense ratio of 0.79% to subtract from its returns and the index has none, it&rsquo;s a reasonably good risk-adjusted return.
<h2>Simplify US Equity PLUS Downside Convexity ETF (SPD)</h2>
<div><img src="https://investorplace.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/etf-blocks-1600-300x169.jpg" alt='the word "etf" spelled out in many yellow cubes against a background of many black cubes' width="300" height="169"><div>Source: shutterstock.com/Imagentle</div></div>
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Not only is the Simplify US Equity PLUS Downside Convexity ETF (NYSEARCA:<a href="https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/spd-stock-quote/">SPD</a>) the smallest of the three ETFs with $101.0 million in <a href="https://www.simplify.us/etfs/spd-simplify-us-equity-plus-downside-convexity-etf" target="_blank">net assets</a>, it has the most esteemed name. Launched in September 2020, SPD charges just 0.28% ($28 per $10,000 invested) and has delivered an annualized rate of return of 4.98% through Aug. 31.&nbsp;
The ETF uses a downside convexity option overlay strategy. In other words, it <a href="https://www.simplify.us/sites/default/files/etf/2022-11/Simplify-SPD-summary-prospectus-2022.pdf" target="_blank">purchases</a> up to 20% of the fund&rsquo;s net assets in put options on the S&amp;P 500 or an S&amp;P 500 Index ETF.&nbsp;
&ldquo;The term &lsquo;convexity&rsquo; in the Fund&rsquo;s name refers to the intended non-linear nature between the Fund&rsquo;s and the market returns; it does not refer to the concept of &lsquo;bond convexity,&rsquo; which is a measure of the non-linear relationship between bond duration and changes in interest rates,&rdquo; states its summary prospectus.
To summarize, SPD solely uses put options, QYLD uses call options exclusively, and ACIO uses both to generate income and protect the downside.&nbsp;
On the date of publication, Will Ashworth did not have (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com<a href="https://investorplace.com/corporate/investorplace-publishing-guidelines/"> Publishing Guidelines</a>.
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Will Ashworth has written about investments full-time since 2008. Publications where he&rsquo;s appeared include InvestorPlace, The Motley Fool Canada, Investopedia, Kiplinger, and several others in both the U.S. and Canada. He particularly enjoys creating model portfolios that stand the test of time. He lives in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
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