Manages an exchange-traded fund (ETF) focused on generating income. Utilizes an actively managed strategy to trade options on Apple (AAPL) stock. Now — the numbers.
The stock trades 48% below its peak. The market has cut its expectations for the company sharply.
It paid $3.99 per share over the last 12 months, with payments going back years without a break — regular cash for whoever holds the stock.
The stock trades 48% below its five-year peak.
Since the drop from its peak, buyer appetite hasn’t come back.
We grade companies — revenue, margins, balance sheets. This is a fund, so there is no report card to give. That is not a low grade; it is a different kind of thing.
One-line summary: a basket, not a business. Judge it by what it holds.