Credit Suisse AG Credit Suisse X-Links Crude Oil Shares Covered Call ETN

USOI

Market cap $44.9M

Dividend investing provides a consistent income stream, beneficial for those seeking passive income, while growth stocks may require selling shares to realize gains. Seeking dividend income does not rule out focusing on the growth of the portfolio's nominal value, thanks to many funds that see their NAV grow over time. These securities offer a dual advantage: immediate returns through regular, periodic distributions, and capital appreciation through long-term NAV increase.

If you've ever stared at a ticker yielding north of 30% and wondered what the catch was, Credit Suisse X-Links Crude Oil Shares Covered Call ETN (NASDAQ:USOI) is the catch made visible.

Dividend strategies aim to generate steady streams of passive income over time. At the same time, they should not neglect capital growth, so demonstrating that dividend payouts do not erode their underlying value over the long term. A significant portion of my holdings currently show a positive NAV performance since their launch, which remains for me an equally important goal for the long run.

In just a few weeks, the Iran War has triggered enormous volatility into the oil markets.

Credit Suisse X-Links Crude Oil Shares Covered Call ETN (NASDAQ:USOI) gained ~30% year-to-date, while oil surged sharply higher.

As Europe confronts a new energy crisis, we explore key measures to strengthen energy security beyond simply lowering energy bills, and the potential implications for business leaders. Europe now relies on a wider range of suppliers, but paradoxically, the new geopolitical situation still leaves Europe vulnerable.

WTI crude oil has surged to $112.06 per barrel, up 56% from a month ago and sitting at the 99.6th percentile of its 12-month range.

Oil surged from around $71 to nearly $98 per barrel in under two weeks in early March 2026 as geopolitical tensions in the Persian Gulf tightened supply fears.

YieldMax gets most of the attention when income investors go hunting for double-digit yields.

My income portfolio prioritizes resilient, high-dividend securities with long-term positive NAV trends rather than trading based on unpredictable short-term price movements. Therefore, I focus on funds that have demonstrated value creation since launch, especially those with at least a decade of performance history, with its accompanying ups and downs. In this article, I show how the NAVs of all my securities behaved during the worst moments of their existence and how they largely rebounded.