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Q: My question is concerning the NYSE traded ETF MSTY as well as the MSTY.CA ETF. Mike Khouw recommended the NY traded ETF as not so much a play on Microstrategy as it is a play on the options trading volatility on that particular stock. Could you provide your analysis and opinion regarding this ETF. Could you also compare differences and similarities of the NYSE ETF and the
Canadian one. Lastly would you recommend either for an income focused investor? Thank you as always.
Read Answer Asked by Ken on May 20, 2025
Q: Hello. I was going to ask you about MSTY:US, one of YieldMax ETFs. It creates synthetic long exposure, then writes covered calls to generate income. I specifically wanted to ask you about how distributions would be treated from a tax perspective as a Canadian. The distributions are options premiums. So would the distributions then be treated as capital gains, or as US dividends? I assume there would also be a 15% US withholding tax.

When I entered the symbol to ask this question, I discovered that MSTY:CA is a Canadian equivalent, although they only have 50% exposure. Do you know anything about the company Harvest? I had never heard of them. Are they an established and reputable company? How would distributions from MSTY:CA be treated from a tax perspective? Thanks for your help
Read Answer Asked by Donald on March 24, 2025
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