I Made $300 in Dividends But I'm Losing Money

Описание: Is it possible to receive hundreds of dollars in passive income while your total account value actually shrinks? In this week’s update of my small account margin trading experiment, I hit a milestone: I have officially crossed over $300 in total dividends received. But there is a catch—a big one. Despite those fat checks hitting the account, the overall portfolio is still looking "bleak".

In this video, we are diving into the world of the high yield dividend ETF, specifically looking at how margin investing on Robinhood can be a double-edged sword ⚔️. My goal has always been to hunt for an infinite dividend income stream by turning $1,000 of Robinhood Gold margin into $1,000 of my own cash. But as you’ll see, the path to early retirement through income ETFs is rarely a straight line.

📉 The High Yield "Trap"?
We are taking a brutal look at my YieldMax and Roundhill positions. While some of these funds boast an annualized yield as high as 97%, the price return tells a much darker story.

Why is my SNOY (YieldMax SNOW Option Income Strategy ETF) position down in price even though the underlying stock is positive? Is the fund simply paying me back my own money while charging a management fee?.

How are the weekly paying ETFs like COIW (Roundhill COIN WeeklyPay ETF) and HOOW (Roundhill HOOD WeeklyPay ETF) performing?

Managing the Margin Call
If you are interested in a small account trading strategy, you have to understand margin maintenance. Currently, my margin status is "low risk," sitting at 5.82% above the maintenance minimum. But with a buffer of only about $123, one bad week could change everything. I’ll show you how I use PAAA (PGIM AAA CLO ETF) to anchor the portfolio and provide the buying power needed to keep this experiment alive.

📊 What’s Inside This Update:

The Milestone: Passing the $300 dividend mark.

The Performance Gap: Comparing SPYI (Neos S&P 500 High Income ETF) against the crashing ultra-high yielders.

How is SNOY holding up?

Whether you are looking for the best dividend stocks or trying to understand how covered call ETFs work in a volatile market, this journey is a transparent look at the risks involved. I am just a random guy on the internet sharing my results , so remember that none of this is financial advice.

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Check out the five videos explaining my Small Account Margin Trading Strategy and ETF picks:

Episode 1    • Grow Small Account Fast With High Yield ET...  
Episode 2    • Turn Borrowed Cash into Dividends: Small A...  
Episode 3    • Building a Safe ETF Margin Base (Without R...  
Episode 4    • 4 Ultra High Yield ETFs I’m Buying on Margin  
Episode 5    • This S&P 500 High Yield ETF Passed Every T...  

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