Is Your Retirement Income Enough? How I Leveled Up Mine With Covered Call ETFs

Yield for traditional income sources have started to compress. For income-oriented investors, who seek to build a reliable passive income machine it causes a real headache. To hit a certain target income figure, investors have to assume either higher risks, extend time horizon or save/invest more capital.

Seeking Alpha • Dec 3, 2025

JBBB: Sell It If You Want To Keep Your Shirt (Rating Downgrade)

JBBB, a robust exchange-traded fund, currently faces significant headwinds from lower rates and tight spreads. Investors should focus on undervalued assets and avoid those with multiple negative factors, as is the case with JBBB. JBBB has underperformed in 2025, barely producing the total return of a portfolio of treasuries.

Seeking Alpha • Nov 3, 2025

JBBB: Recent Developments Are Discouraging

The Janus Henderson B-BBB CLO ETF has been one of my top income ETFs for several years. It has outperformed since inception, and its dividends have proven surprisingly stable in the face of Fed cuts. Performance much less so, with the fund underperforming most bonds and closer CLO peers YTD.

Seeking Alpha • Oct 28, 2025

11 Monthly Mostly High Yield Payers

Rose's Income Garden (RIG) portfolio features 81 investments, with 11 monthly payers across BDCs, ETFs, and CEFs focused on income generation. CSWC and PFLT are highlighted BDCs, offering high yields; CSWC is a strong buy on dips, while PFLT is a speculative buy, despite recent pressure. RIG includes three crypto-related ETFs (BITO, ETHU, SSK), providing exposure to digital assets with variable payouts, and two bond-focused ETFs (JBBB, SHYG) as cash alternatives.

Seeking Alpha • Oct 1, 2025

JBBB: A CLO ETF That Sparks Debate Today

JBBB yields over 7%, for an exposure to CLO tranches from BBB+ to B- (floating rate) increasingly appreciated. A competitive segment compared to traditional aggregate income markets, an excellent asset allocation choice over the past 3 years. Despite the short duration, it is not unaffected by movements in the credit market. The upcoming changes could reduce the expected yield.

Seeking Alpha • Sep 11, 2025

CEFs Are Becoming Less Appealing For Income Investors

The investment case for closed-end funds (CEFs) is weak now due to tight discounts, high leverage costs, and expensive underlying assets. Most CEFs do not deliver sustainable alpha, and lower-fee actively managed ETFs now offer similar exposures with better economics. We have reduced our CEF allocation, favoring alternatives like BDCs, select ETFs, preferreds, and bonds for better value and risk/reward.

Seeking Alpha • Sep 9, 2025

JBBB: Staying Bullish, Despite Its Heightened Tail Risk

Janus Henderson B-BBB CLO ETF's yield remains above 7%, and the vehicle now trades at a discount to NAV. Benchmark rates will most likely shift in tandem with PCE, sustaining JBBB ETF's real yield. Credit risk is a tangible concern. Structurally higher risk could enhance JBBB ETF's loan-level spreads. However, a tail-risk event would introduce telling downside risk.

Seeking Alpha • Sep 2, 2025

3 Of The Best CLO ETFs: Good Returns, Great Yields, And Below-Average Risk

CLO ETFs have higher yields, lower risk and volatility, than most other types of fixed-income ETFs. Performance has been exceedingly strong for years, albeit a bit weaker since the Fed cut rates last year. There are CLO ETFs with different risk-return profiles, some appropriate for more risk-averse investors, some for more aggressive ones.

Seeking Alpha • Aug 25, 2025

Janus Henderson B-BBB CLO ETF: A Great Way To Diversify Portfolio And Pick Up Yield

Janus Henderson B-BBB CLO ETF offers an 8.04% yield, low correlation to traditional assets, and credit enhancements, making it a strong diversifier for income-focused portfolios. CLO ETFs, including JBBB, have seen rapid growth and outperform high-yield bonds and leveraged loans, with lower historical default rates. Key risks include limited liquidity, potential yield compression, and sensitivity to interest rates, making a buy-and-hold strategy advisable.

Seeking Alpha • Jul 29, 2025

JBBB: A CLO Fund Fit For Retirement Portfolios

High-yielding CLOs are complex and dangerous, with the risks of NAV decay and yield reductions being very high. However, JBBB presents a completely different story. In the article, I discuss why I see a bullish case for JBBB, where, in my view, the typical high-yielding CLO risks are greatly mitigated.

Seeking Alpha • Jul 5, 2025