We see only one of these new ETFs as a buy

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This month we look at two new ETFs launched by U.S. providers. The first promises to provide some protection when markets decline, and the second invests in companies that will benefit from the work-from-home trend. NATIONWIDE RISK-MANAGED INCOME EQUITY ETF $27.45 (New York symbol NUSI) seeks to provide regular income, plus downside protection, from a portfolio of U.S. equities as represented by the Nasdaq 100 stocks. Apart from holding the stocks in the Nasdaq 100, the portfolio manager also buys put options (the right to sell a stock at a set price) that will rise in value when markets fall. At the same time, it sells call options (which gives the buyer the right to buy certain underlying shares from the fund at a specified price) to pay for the cost of the put options and to enhance the monthly dividend. The ETF’s investors receive a dividend yielding a high 7.5%. The fund launched in December 2019 and charges a management fee of 0.68%. It has a..