GOOG Dividend
Although GOOG has a dividend of 0.20 with an ex-dividend date of Dec 9, you can sell covered calls on Alphabet Inc. - Class C Capital Stock to create 12 extra dividend type payments per year to boost its yield. Let's look at some recent prices (last updated Fri 4:16 PM ET):
Alphabet Inc. - Class C Capital Stock (GOOG) | ||||||
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Bid | Ask | Last | Change | Volume | P/E | Market Cap |
173.79 | 173.86 | 173.89 | -3.46 | 17.6M | 24 | 2,171B |
GOOG Dividend-Like Income Using Covered Calls
With GOOG at 173.89, 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 |
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3% | 5.22 | 1.4 |
5% | 8.69 | 2.4 |
10% | 17.39 | 4.8 |
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 GOOG Using Covered Calls | ||||||
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Expiration | Strike | Call Bid | Days | Cents/Day | Upside Potential | |
Dec 6 | 175.00 | 3.40 | 22 | 15.5 | 1.14 (0.7%) | |
Dec 13 | 175.00 | 4.00 | 29 | 13.8 | 1.14 (0.7%) |
5% Yield On GOOG Using Covered Calls | ||||||
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Expiration | Strike | Call Bid | Days | Cents/Day | Upside Potential | |
Dec 6 | 175.00 | 3.40 | 22 | 15.5 | 1.14 (0.7%) | |
Dec 13 | 175.00 | 4.00 | 29 | 13.8 | 1.14 (0.7%) |
10% Yield On GOOG Using Covered Calls | ||||||
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Expiration | Strike | Call Bid | Days | Cents/Day | Upside Potential | |
Dec 6 | 175.00 | 3.40 | 22 | 15.5 | 1.14 (0.7%) | |
Dec 13 | 175.00 | 4.00 | 29 | 13.8 | 1.14 (0.7%) |
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