What Happens to a Covered Call Fund in a Crash?

Date: 2025-08-17 13:42:18

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How would a covered call fund hold up during a market crash? In this video, we’re looking at the ultimate stress test: the 2008 Global Financial Crisis. We’ll examine the story of QQQX, one of the oldest covered call funds, to see exactly how its distributions and price action fared during that turbulent period.

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Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction
01:21 How this episode came to be…thanks Brad!
02:02 How bad was the 2008 GFC, and how long did it take to recover?
02:56 Distribution History for QQQX
04:17 Total Return for QQQX
06:03 What about Realty Income…(they didn’t cut their dividend)?
06:33 Pricing for QQQX
08:16 My Take on QQQX and Covered Call Funds
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