Westwood Salient Enhanced Energy Income ETF

The Westwood Salient Enhanced Energy Income ETF (WEEI) is an actively managed fund primarily focused on investing in the shares of North American energy companies. Its portfolio targets businesses engaged in oil, natural gas, consumable fuels, or the energy equipment and services sectors. The fund's managers utilize a bottom-up analysis, emphasizing fundamental factors like cash flow and growth forecasts, to select a concentrated group of 20 to 25 stocks. A key component of its strategy involves writing covered calls on individual holdings, aiming to deliver both consistent monthly income and potential capital appreciation. This method also seeks to achieve a 10-20% lower volatility and beta relative to the S&P Energy Select Sector Index. Typically, these call options are one-month contracts, sold an average of 3-5% out-of-the-money, and are re-established each month.