“A beautiful theory can still lose to an ugly fact.” — Jonathan Qwan 🎯 The ETF Income Championship was created for fun, entertainment… and most importantly, education. One of the questions I hear all the time is: 🤔 Can an income ETF generate meaningful distributions without sacrificing capital? The broader market offered little help: 🔴 S&P 500: approximately − 0.1% 🔴 Nasdaq Composite: approximately − 3.2% 🔴 QQQ / Nasdaq-100: approximately − 6.6% July gave us a real-world data point. 📊 Out of the 110 ETFs drafted on July 5… 🟢 21 funds — just 19% of the field — increased their capital value based solely on share-price appreciation. And that is before adding a single dollar of distributions. 🏆 July’s 21 NAV Winners: 🚀 $YBMN — +14.11% ⛽ $XOMO — +8.27% 🌍 $IDOG — +4.47% 💵 $SCHD — +3.80% Ξ $NEHI — +3.18% 📊 $WRTH — +2.27% 🏗️ $MLPX — +1.83% 💰 $FDVV — +1.81% 🏥 $CURE — +1.70% ₿ $BCCC — +1.44% 🏦 $BALI — +1.34% 💸 $DIVO — +1.15% 📈 $CGDV — +0.81% 🔎 $AVUV — +0.71% 🧾 $STRC — +0.66% 🏠 $IYRI — +0.58% 🤖 $NVII — +0.42% 📉 $PBP — +0.36% ₿ $XBCI — +0.35% ₿ $BTCI — +0.11% 🏢 $SRHR — +0.02% 💡 As Max Convexity often reminds us: “Distributions are a tax on the NAV.” That is an important concept. But when a fund can replace that “tax” through capital appreciation while continuing to distribute income, it raises a fascinating question… 🤔 Have you found something special? 📚 That is exactly why we are doing this challenge: 🏆 To compete 🎉 To entertain 🧠 To learn what actually works Do you own any of these 21 funds? Which surprised you most? 👀 🌐 Follow every portfolio, distribution, rebalance and statistic at: https://t.co/RbwCpKbRch 🎙️ The ETF Income Championship - @DividendVisions @MikeSchiemer 🏆 A Gold Digger Media Event - @RetireonDividen 🎬 A RoD Production - https://t.co/Y5kEoU1Foz 💚 Hosted by Dividend Vision @dividendvision 🤝 In partnership with Quantify Funds @quantifyfunds @DavidDziekanski @dividendvision @ST33LY_DAN @T_W_Investor @EdgeReport91 @Vance_Roberts5 @highyieldlab @grundgetta49769 @DivDegenerates @CaffeineCraig @ms_roundhill @randrewcworth #ETF #IncomeInvesting #TotalReturn #NAV #DividendVision #GoldDiggerMedia #ETFIncomeChampionship