ARKQ Dividend Type Payments
Although ARKQ has no upcoming (meaning, Board-approved and announced) dividends, you can sell covered calls on ARK Autonomous Technology & Robotics ETF to create 12 extra dividend type payments per year to boost its yield. Let's look at some recent prices (last updated Thu 1:00 PM ET):
| ARK Autonomous Technology & Robotics ETF (ARKQ) |
|---|
| Bid |
Ask |
Last |
Change |
Volume |
P/E |
Market Cap |
| 68.50 |
68.54 |
68.55 |
+2.46 |
72K |
- |
2.6B |
ARKQ Dividend-Like Income Using Covered Calls
With ARKQ at 68.55, here's a table showing how big the annual "dividend" (i.e. total annual call premium received) would need to be to attain 3%, 5%, and 10% annual yields. Also shown is the equivalent number of cents/day necessary to achieve each yield:
| Annual Yield |
Annual Premium |
Cents/Day |
| 3% |
2.06 |
0.6 |
| 5% |
3.43 |
0.9 |
| 10% |
6.86 |
1.9 |
So now we need to find out of the money covered calls that pay at least the prescribed cents/day amount of time premium. That will generate income and, because they are out of the money, leave room for some upside potential on the stock. Here are some examples:
| 3% Yield On ARKQ Using Covered Calls |
|---|
| Expiration |
Strike |
Call Bid |
Days |
Cents/Day |
Upside Potential |
| May 16 |
69.00 |
1.75 |
23 |
7.6 |
0.46 (0.7%) |
| Sep 19 |
69.00 |
4.90 |
149 |
3.3 |
0.46 (0.7%) |
| 5% Yield On ARKQ Using Covered Calls |
|---|
| Expiration |
Strike |
Call Bid |
Days |
Cents/Day |
Upside Potential |
| May 16 |
69.00 |
1.75 |
23 |
7.6 |
0.46 (0.7%) |
| Sep 19 |
69.00 |
4.90 |
149 |
3.3 |
0.46 (0.7%) |
| 10% Yield On ARKQ Using Covered Calls |
|---|
| Expiration |
Strike |
Call Bid |
Days |
Cents/Day |
Upside Potential |
| May 16 |
69.00 |
1.75 |
23 |
7.6 |
0.46 (0.7%) |
| Sep 19 |
69.00 |
4.90 |
149 |
3.3 |
0.46 (0.7%) |
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