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SCHD has delivered solid income and returns in 2025, but a lesser-known international ETF has quietly outpaced its benchmark while nearly doubling SCHD's yield, and the strategy behind it challenges everything most investors assume about covered call funds.
Income investors who bought the Amplify CWP Enhanced Dividend Income ETF (NYSEARCA:DIVO) got what they paid for: a US large-cap quality portfolio wrapped in a tactical
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The Amplify CWP International Enhanced Dividend Income ETF offers a 5.61% TTM yield and active sector/country allocation, rated BUY. IDVO's flexible portfolio shifts toward outperforming sectors like financials and technology, capturing evolving international market leadership. I expect an 8% to 12% total return over 6–12 months, driven by healthy international earnings and continued sector dispersion.
Amplify CWP International Enhanced Dividend Income ETF is upgraded to a Strong Buy, leveraging option income, dividends, and international diversification for resilient returns. IDVO's option layer has grown more agile, now covering close to half the portfolio, enhancing income generation in a muted growth, higher-for-longer rate environment. The portfolio maintains ~48% exposure to financials, energy, and materials, sectors poised to benefit from persistent inflation and elevated rates, while tech allocation has opportunistically increased.
I have a soft spot for the Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF (SCHD).
As a general rule of thumb, I usually expect covered call ETFs to underperform their long-only counterparts.
International developed stocks have spent 2026 quietly embarrassing the S&P 500, and the three ETFs covered here let you collect a paycheck while it happens.
SEC filings for IDVO aren't indexed yet — common for recently launched funds. Browse the issuer's filings on SEC EDGAR directly.