ESRT Dividend Type Payments

Although ESRT has no upcoming (meaning, Board-approved and announced) dividends, you can sell covered calls on Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. Class A to create 12 extra dividend type payments per year to boost its yield. Let's look at some recent prices (last updated Wed 4:16 PM ET):

Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. Class A (ESRT)
Bid	Ask	Last	Change	Volume	P/E	Market Cap
9.25	9.97	9.53	-0.02	1.3M	38	1.6B

ESRT Dividend-Like Income Using Covered Calls

With ESRT at 9.53, 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%	0.29	0.1
5%	0.48	0.1
10%	0.95	0.3

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 ESRT Using Covered Calls
Expiration	Strike	Call Bid	Days	Cents/Day	Upside Potential
Jun 20	10.00	0.40	157	0.3	0.03 (0.3%)
Mar 21	10.00	0.15	66	0.2	0.03 (0.3%)

5% Yield On ESRT Using Covered Calls
Expiration	Strike	Call Bid	Days	Cents/Day	Upside Potential
Jun 20	10.00	0.40	157	0.3	0.03 (0.3%)
Mar 21	10.00	0.15	66	0.2	0.03 (0.3%)

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