RE: another options writing etfNot sure if you are canadian or US for the preferred dividend treatment all but HEJ and HEA.U would qualify however the yields on the last two are so tempting even if you dont have them in a tfsa or rrsp it could be worth it. These two I have or will have in my tfsa , the others are outside, because no room in tfsa and also they get preferential dividend treatment.
Another one to watch is ZWB.....they are half invested where as HEF Is fully invested at this time, but the yields are similar (banks/financials) there is also hex and hee and hep .