[GUEST ACCESS MODE: Data is scrambled or limited to provide examples. Make requests using your API key to unlock full data. Check https://lunarcrush.ai/auth for authentication information.]  Neil Sethi [@neilksethi](/creator/twitter/neilksethi) on x 12.4K followers Created: 2025-07-22 17:40:00 UTC Morningstar: Following several of their own launches in the space, BlackRock predicted in March that outcome ETF assets will surge to $XXX billion by 2030. “Outcome ETFs,” as defined by BlackRock, include covered call ETFs, buffer ETFs, and some others. All use options to deliver a targeted outcome. Covered call ETFs fall into the derivative-income category. These ETFs typically sell call options against a long position in some underlying asset, like the S&P XXX index, to generate income. The largest ETF in the category, and currently the largest active ETF, JPMorgan Equity Premium Income ETF $JEPI, helped the category flourish and demonstrates that sensibly using options can be an effective way to restructure risk and generate income. By the end of June, there were XXX ETFs holding $XXX billion in the derivative-income category. Less sensible are single stock covered call ETFs. Sky-high yields drew billions of inflows, but funds like these frequently end up on our “worst new ETF of the year” list for sacrificing total return for income while ratcheting up risk and cost. Buffer ETFs are the most explicit outcome-type strategy, delivering investors definition on both the downside and upside. Several firms even offer XXX% downside protection ETFs, which shouldn’t lose money gross of fees, but only gain up to a cap—usually around 8%-10% a year. The defined-outcome category, which houses buffer ETFs, has grown from simple buffer strategies into much more complex products in just a few years. The brand-new category now holds almost $XX billion in assets across a dizzying XXX ETFs—the most of any category.  XXXXX engagements  **Related Topics** [surge](/topic/surge) [fund manager](/topic/fund-manager) [blackrock](/topic/blackrock) [stocks financial services](/topic/stocks-financial-services) [stocks bitcoin treasuries](/topic/stocks-bitcoin-treasuries) [Post Link](https://x.com/neilksethi/status/1947713251183366345)
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Neil Sethi @neilksethi on x 12.4K followers
Created: 2025-07-22 17:40:00 UTC
Morningstar: Following several of their own launches in the space, BlackRock predicted in March that outcome ETF assets will surge to $XXX billion by 2030. “Outcome ETFs,” as defined by BlackRock, include covered call ETFs, buffer ETFs, and some others. All use options to deliver a targeted outcome.
Covered call ETFs fall into the derivative-income category. These ETFs typically sell call options against a long position in some underlying asset, like the S&P XXX index, to generate income. The largest ETF in the category, and currently the largest active ETF, JPMorgan Equity Premium Income ETF $JEPI, helped the category flourish and demonstrates that sensibly using options can be an effective way to restructure risk and generate income. By the end of June, there were XXX ETFs holding $XXX billion in the derivative-income category.
Less sensible are single stock covered call ETFs. Sky-high yields drew billions of inflows, but funds like these frequently end up on our “worst new ETF of the year” list for sacrificing total return for income while ratcheting up risk and cost.
Buffer ETFs are the most explicit outcome-type strategy, delivering investors definition on both the downside and upside. Several firms even offer XXX% downside protection ETFs, which shouldn’t lose money gross of fees, but only gain up to a cap—usually around 8%-10% a year.
The defined-outcome category, which houses buffer ETFs, has grown from simple buffer strategies into much more complex products in just a few years. The brand-new category now holds almost $XX billion in assets across a dizzying XXX ETFs—the most of any category.
XXXXX engagements
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