HIPS: Not A Buy And Hold, 10% Yield

  • The GraniteShares HIPS US High Income ETF (HIPS) tracks the EQM High Income Pass-Through Securities Index, equally weighting 40 holdings across MLPs, BDCs, CEFs, and REITs. HIPS is a volatile, risk-on fund with a 3-year standard deviation of 14.2% and a Sharpe ratio of 0.42, experiencing significant drawdowns. Due to NAV erosion in components like Annaly (NLY), which lost 50% in price over a decade, HIPS is not ideal for long-term holding.