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Main Buywrite ETF (BUYW)

Derivative Income | Exchange Traded Fund | Cboe US
14.59 USD +0.05 (0.344%) ⇧ (Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 14.59

Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:★★⯪☆☆Dividends:★★★☆☆
Hot Take | Aug. 22, 2026, 5:04 a.m. EDT

The Main Buywrite ETF presents a classic income vehicle with a robust defensive setup but limited capital appreciation potential. The most compelling feature is the dividend profile: payouts have risen steadily from roughly $0.066 in early 2023 to $0.073 recently, demonstrating a consistent ability to grow distributions despite the synthetic nature of the strategy. This reliability supports a solid yield rating, though the payout is not aggressive enough to claim top-tier status. Fundamentally, the business quality is stable rather than exceptional. Over the last two years, the asset has tracked the broader market closely, delivering a modest +5.35% cumulative gain with no negative annual returns. It is neither a high-growth compounder nor a deteriorating value trap; it is a steady performer. Consequently, it warrants a neutral long-term rating, suitable for holding but unlikely to outperform significantly over extended horizons. In the immediate term, the technical picture is mixed. The price is hovering near its 52-week high, suggesting some resistance ahead, while the short-term statistical forecast model indicates a negligible downward drift (-0.01%) with high confidence. This suggests the asset may be due for a minor pullback or consolidation rather than a sharp rally. Combined with the lack of explosive momentum, the short-term outlook remains neutral, offering no clear edge for aggressive directional bets.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.008677
AutoARIMA0.010160
MSTL0.010822
AutoETS0.010979

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 74%
H-stat 3.28
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.530
Excess Kurtosis -0.79
Attribute Value
Trailing P/E 23.47

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.50% 6.03% 6.03%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-08-26 0.073 0.501030
2026-07-24 0.073 0.503448
2026-06-25 0.072 0.500695
2026-05-21 0.072 0.499653
2026-04-23 0.072 0.502092
2026-03-26 0.071 0.508961
2026-02-19 0.071 0.498596
2026-01-22 0.072 0.503849
2025-12-23 0.072 0.504555
2025-11-21 0.071 0.502833
2025-10-24 0.071 0.499648
2025-09-23 0.071 0.502833
2025-08-22 0.071 0.501059
2025-07-25 0.071 0.502477
2025-06-24 0.070 0.498931
2025-05-23 0.069 0.499638
2025-04-25 0.067 0.495562
2025-03-25 0.069 0.496046
2025-02-21 0.071 0.506781
2025-01-24 0.071 0.504979
2024-12-19 0.070 0.507614
2024-11-21 0.070 0.502513
2024-10-24 0.070 0.504323
2024-09-19 0.070 0.503960
2024-08-22 0.070 0.506512
2024-07-25 0.069 0.504755
2024-06-20 0.069 0.503282
2024-05-23 0.069 0.504018
2024-04-24 0.068 0.501475
2024-03-21 0.068 0.499266
2024-02-22 0.068 0.502959
2024-01-25 0.068 0.502959
2023-12-21 0.067 0.501497
2023-11-21 0.067 0.498512
2023-10-19 0.067 0.506425
2023-09-21 0.067 0.501497
2023-08-24 0.067 0.499255
2023-07-20 0.068 0.504077
2023-06-22 0.067 0.496664
2023-05-25 0.067 0.502249
2023-04-20 0.067 0.506042
2023-03-23 0.066 0.505360
2023-02-23 0.066 0.501901
2023-01-26 0.066 0.501901
2022-12-22 0.064 0.505529
Additional Data
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.0
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0
dividendYield 5.92

Info Dump

Attribute Value
All Time High 14.695
All Time Low 11.514
Ask 14.53
Ask Size 500
Average Daily Volume10 Day 410,700
Average Daily Volume3 Month 360,526
Average Volume 360,526
Average Volume10Days 410,700
Beta3 Year 0.21
Bid 14.02
Bid Size 1,700
Category Derivative Income
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Day High 14.6
Day Low 14.52
Dividend Yield 5.92
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 0.62162095
Esg Populated 0
Exchange BTS
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 14.5371
Fifty Day Average Change 0.052900314
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.0036389867
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 3.2554865
Fifty Two Week High 14.66
Fifty Two Week High Change -0.069999695
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.004774877
Fifty Two Week Low 13.84
Fifty Two Week Low Change 0.75
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.05419075
Fifty Two Week Range 13.84 - 14.66
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,662,989,400,000
Five Year Average Return 0.0803679
Full Exchange Name Cboe US
Fullday Change 0.0500002
Fullday Change Percent 0.34388
Fullday Price 14.59
Fund Family Main Management ETFs
Fund Inception Date 1,451,347,200
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Language en-US
Legal Type Exchange Traded Fund
Long Business Summary The fund invests in domestic and international exchange-traded funds (ETFs) to provide investors with sustained exposure to domestic and foreign equity markets over time. The fund also uses the Adviser’s “BuyWrite” strategy, an investment strategy of writing (selling) call options on a security owned by the fund to generate additional returns from the option premium. The fund also seeks returns by writing (selling) secured put options.
Long Name Main Buywrite ETF
Market us_market
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_318665848
Nav Price 14.55
Net Assets 1,296,024,830.0
Net Expense Ratio 0.99
Open 14.57
Phone (402) 895-1600
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 14.59
Post Market Time 1,787,951,100
Previous Close 14.54
Price Hint 2
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type ETF
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.0500002
Regular Market Change Percent 0.34388
Regular Market Day High 14.6
Regular Market Day Low 14.52
Regular Market Day Range 14.52 - 14.6
Regular Market Open 14.57
Regular Market Previous Close 14.54
Regular Market Price 14.59
Regular Market Time 1,787,947,200
Regular Market Volume 438,040
Short Name Main BuyWrite ETF
Source Interval 15
Symbol BUYW
Three Year Average Return 0.09091601
Total Assets 1,296,024,832
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing P E 23.470896
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Trailing Three Month Nav Returns 2.43388
Trailing Three Month Returns 2.43388
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 14.353725
Two Hundred Day Average Change 0.23627472
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.016460864
Type Disp ETF
Volume 438,040
Yield 0.0592
Ytd Return 5.16595