RANKED: Best Covered Call ETFs! The 2026 Apple Awards 🍎

#incomeinvesting #retirementstrategy #financialfreedom This is a ranking of the many covered call ETFs (Or option based income ETFs) that I have reviewed based upon 2025 results and my personal view. If I have not reviewed it yet, IT IS NOT ON THIS LIST. Let me know which is your favorite and welcome to the SECOND annual Apple Awards. If you don't like a result, take it up with Kevin. Thanks for watching! Have fun and keep investing! SEEKING ALPHA AFFILIATE LINK: If you are interested in joining Seeking Alpha you can use the link below. Use this special link to trial Seeking Alpha for 14 days prior to purchase: https://www.sahg6dtr.com/7GQSPJ/R74QP/ As an affiliate of Seeking Alpha, I do receive compensation for signups with this link. My opinion is my own and does not reflect those of Seeking Alpha and this video is not a recommendation or advice for any particular security. 0:00 Intro 1:00 Qualifying and Categories 2:01 Are these right for you? 3:50 Judges criteria 4:45 SPX Rankings 10:50 NDX Rankings 16:01 Specialty Rankings 21:13 Summary 2024 Apple Award Videos: SPX:    • RANKING S&P500 Covered Call ETFs! What is ...   NDX:    • RANKING Covered Call ETFs! Which is the be...   Reviews! XYLD    • QYLD - How this 12% Yielding Monthly Payin...   JEPI and JEPQ    • Selling JEPI and JEPQ - Here's What I'm Bu...   GPIX and GPIQ    • GPIX & GPIQ - NEW Covered Call ETFs from G...   SPYI    • SPYI vs The Market: Is This the Best Incom...   QQQI    • QQQI: NEOS Interview. Breaking down Covere...   BALI    • BALI - NEW Covered Call Income ETF from iS...   ULTY    • ULTY: YieldMax ULTRA Option Income ETF. 88...   YMAX    • YMAX: The FUND of FUNDs that is Yielding 6...   KQQQ    • 11% Yield ETF Engineered for Growth: Is KQ...   AIPI    • AIPI: 25 AI stocks meet Call Options and y...   IDVO    • IDVO - NEW International Income ETF! Solid...   QDVO    • QDVO: NEW Option Income ETF from Amplify E...   DIVO    • DIVO - A Solid Income ETF Combining Growth...   BTCI    • BTCI: NEW High Yielding Covered Call Incom...   ISPY    • ISPY: Option Income ETF! Using Daily Call ...   IWMI    • IWMI: Russell 2000 Covered Call Income ETF...   XDTE and QDTE    • XDTE and QDTE: 0DTE Option Income ETFs Wit...   IVVW    • IVVW: LOW COST Option Income ETF from ISha...   Additional Tags: Option Income ETFs. ETF investing in retirement. Income investing in retirement. Passive income. Dividend Futures

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