WisdomTree Equity Premium Income Fund

WTPI

Market cap $331M

The WisdomTree Equity Premium Income Fund offers high income and strong capital preservation through a defensive, low-beta options strategy on the S&P 500. WTPI provides a high 11.57% yield and significantly lower volatility than broad market ETFs, making it attractive for conservative income investors. The fund's drawbacks include a high expense ratio, poor liquidity, and limited upside in bull markets, requiring careful monitoring of trading costs.

WTPI offers a high 11.84% yield via a systematic PutWrite strategy on the S&P 500, appealing to income-focused investors. The fund boasts a low 44bps expense ratio and outperforms many peers on a total return basis across most periods. WTPI provides alternative S&P 500 exposure with monthly distributions, though total returns may suffer during market declines as a result of its rolling options strategy.

WTPI offers a rule-based, twice-monthly put writing strategy, balancing responsiveness and transaction costs for attractive income generation. The ETF's approach provides solid downside protection and volatility management, especially in correcting markets, while maintaining acceptable payout yields. WTPI's performance closely tracks call writing strategies like JEPI, with only marginal differences in returns and volatility management.

The newly revamped WisdomTree Equity Premium Income Fund (WTPI) could be a solid choice as income-hungry investors turn to options-based ETFs to source yield without interest rate risk. Previously known as the WisdomTree Putwrite Strategy Fund (PUTW), WTPI was updated last month.

The WisdomTree Putwrite Strategy Fund (PUTW) is now the WisdomTree Equity Premium Income Fund (WTPI). The change is mainly to the fund's name and alerts investors immediately to the fact that its underlying strategy aims to provide them with income.

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--WisdomTree Announces Equity Premium Income Fund (WTPI). WTPI seeks to offer attractive income opportunities amid market uncertainty.

WisdomTree PutWrite Strategy Fund ETF offers a high dividend yield of 12.5% through an option writing strategy, providing stability during market downturns. PUTW's strategy involves writing at-the-money options against SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY), generating income despite having no underlying equities. The fund is ideal for income generation in uncertain markets, but may underperform during bull markets and has potential NAV erosion due to return of capital distributions.

Embrace flexibility in investing to adapt to evolving markets and avoid the pitfalls of recency bias and overconfidence. PUTW is not as well known as JEPI and other option-driven ETFs, but it has kept pace and offers a different style that appeals to me. I own it in my portfolio, have for a while and it is one of my larger holdings.

The WisdomTree PutWrite Strategy Fund ETF offers monthly income by selling put options on the S&P 500, trading growth potential for steady yields. PUTW's strategy limits upside in bull markets, underperforming the S&P 500, but benefits from high volatility, enhancing income through higher option premiums. Suitable for income-focused investors, particularly retirees, but less ideal for long-term capital growth due to capped upside and potential capital erosion.

By Bradley Krom, U.S. Head of Research Key Takeaways The S&P 500 Index has shown strong performance since its pandemic lows, with shallow drawdowns, except in 2022, penalizing investors for changing their asset allocation. The WisdomTree PutWrite Strategy Fund (PUTW) generates a 2.