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💡 Building society loan (2.15 %) as moderate debt leverage for income ETFs - opinion poll*

**Summary:**

I plan to draw down a building society loan of **€16,800** **without residential use** and invest specifically in **3 income-distributing ETFs**.

The aim is **cashflow-based repayment within approx. 24 months**, not buy & hold for 10 years.


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## 🏦 Financing (fixed)


* Loan amount: **16.800 €**

* Debit interest rate: **2,15 %**

* Term (formal): **10 years**

* Special repayment: **possible monthly at any time**

* Monthly interest charge: **≈ 30 €**

* Strategy: **Dividend income + special repayment**


*My goal repaid after 24 months loan


📊 Planned investment (debt capital)


**Equalized distribution: € 5,600 each**


1️⃣ **iShares World Equity High Income Active UCITS ETF**

ISIN: IE000KJPDY61 $WINC (+0 %)

→ Global equity income, high distribution (mainly quarterly)


2️⃣ **JPM Nasdaq Equity Premium Income Active UCITS ETF**

ISIN: IE000U9J8HX9 $JEPQ (-0,04 %)

→ Nasdaq exposure + option premiums, **monthly distribution**


3️⃣ **JPM Global Equity Premium Income Active UCITS ETF**

ISIN: IE0003UVYC20 $JEGP (+0,5 %)

→ Globally diversified + option strategy, **monthly distribution**


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💸 Expected cash flow (conservative)


* Total net dividends: **≈ 90-108€ / month**

* Interest covered: **yes**

* Pure repayment portion from distributions: **≈ 60-78€ / month**

* Additional repayment planned from own funds (dividends from the existing portfolio are diverted to repayment)


➡️ **Target:** Full repayment in **~24 months**, then cash flow free.


🧠 Risk classification (deliberately chosen)


* No margin, no Lombard

* Fixed interest rate < expected cash flow

* Income ETFs → limited upside, but predictable return

* Main risks:


* Reduction in distributions

* Sideways/downwards markets

* Option strategies limit price gains


💸 Cash flow side (income ETFs)


Conservative net distribution yield of the ETF basket:


≈ 6.5-7.0% net p. a.


corresponds to 650-700 basis points


➡️ Spread (yield - interest rate):


+435 to +485 basis points


🧠 Interpretation (for the community)


No classic growth lever

No price momentum required

Leverage based purely on carry

Comparable with:

conservative credit spread

structured income overlay


Yes, a savings plan on the Msci world could be in the portfolio after 2 years with a higher book value, but after 2 years I have one the shares in the 3 ETFs and monthly cash flow free

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## ❓ Open questions for the community


* How do you see the project?

* Is the **2.15% fixed interest rate** a justifiable "leverage" from your point of view?

* Would you set the weighting of the three ETFs differently?

* Am I overlooking a structural risk?


I am very happy to receive critical opinions.

The goal is not "get rich quick", but controlled cash flow with a quick payback

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16 Commentaires

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I always made such stories when I could answer the following question with yes:

"Can I also pay the loan from my earned income should the planned cash flow fail to materialize?"

If that's the case, I don't think you're overleveraging yourself.
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It's not a Lombard, but it's still bought on credit. It may or may not work.

If the market collapses by 30%, you could check it again. At the current ATH, that would be too risky for me...
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@Pezi Statistically speaking, you are predominantly at the ATH 😉
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@Wealth-Accelerator I should have written exaggerated ATH 😉
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@Pezi When I look at $SPYI since 2011, I don't see an exaggerated ATH.
But that's why it's so exciting on the stock market 😬😅
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You can do that. But I wouldn't repay the loan so quickly.

Don't you have any disadvantages because you're not using it for anything to do with real estate?

And leave out the asterisks in future
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@DonkeyInvestor It's dark outside so the stars fit 😅

No, no disadvantages.
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@DonkeyInvestor In your opinion, what would be the advantage of repaying more slowly?
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@GoDividend Always repay loans with good conditions as slowly as possible, because your money generates more other money than the interest costs.

I considered financing a property when interest rates were around 2.5%. As Welt AG earns more, I would have repaid as little as possible. Even for 45 years because of me. But then I decided against it because it would still have been a bad deal
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Interessant 👍🏻
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I think it's well presented... seems realistic overall...
You can do it.
I also toyed with this option and did a bit of math... Conclusion here too: you can do it...

My most important criterion would be: you would have to be able to pay the loan from earned income.
Regards
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Is it allowed to misuse a building society loan? I thought the loan was always tied to the property, hence the low interest rate.
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Suggestion. JPM will soon be launching a CC-ETF on European equities. Maybe this is something for you in terms of portfolio diversification. Regards

JPM Europe Equity Premium Income Active ETF (Dist)

https://www.fundsquare.net/download/dl?siteId=FSQ&v=C+ScJWSJ/2cs24xX3kYGopI1CTB2sL4AnG0P+qaiHU1PfSIZ9McqM5cG7BEsuTHAR4RfmMdgo/Hr4bnCrJEwxz9uKMbI28uSoD1Po5syjKbG7/c4zdwE++Ib13x7hE4ycXM1RVxbw5bhUMJVpWVNNmyuuKrE851mO8rusUbnPdU=
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@Yield-Ahead I can imagine that this is more in the direction of $JEGP in terms of distributions, as the benchmark index (VSTOXX) is more likely to be at this level in terms of volatility, which means that the premiums for the options are also more in this direction. We will see
After reading "Rich Dad, Poor Dad", this was exactly the approach I took at the beginning of my wealth accumulation. In 2014/15, I put 3 BS loans (no Schufa, no proof of use!) of €10k each into Auxmoney P2P (ø10% return) and some nice shares, we put the income and profits into real estate and new shares...
2 out of 3 are still running, €50 and €60/month interest+deposit - compared to around €30k investment income and rental income.
However, your product selection is rather "lame", the spread is hardly profitable for the amounts involved, and after tax there's not much left. Interest rates are so low that quick repayments are useless, you should also put the additional equity into investments to increase your income!
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