GOOG Dividend
Although GOOG has a dividend of 0.20 with an ex-dividend date of Mar 10, 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) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bid | Ask | Last | Change | Volume | P/E | Market Cap |
| 181.40 | 181.45 | 181.58 | -5.06 | 18.2M | 25 | 2,275B |
GOOG Dividend-Like Income Using Covered Calls
With GOOG at 181.58, 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% | 5.45 | 1.5 |
| 5% | 9.08 | 2.5 |
| 10% | 18.16 | 5.0 |
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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Expiration | Strike | Call Bid | Days | Cents/Day | Upside Potential | |
| Mar 7 | 182.50 | 3.50 | 15 | 23.3 | 1.05 (0.6%) | |
| Mar 14 | 185.00 | 3.25 | 22 | 14.8 | 3.55 (2.0%) | |
| 5% Yield On GOOG Using Covered Calls | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Expiration | Strike | Call Bid | Days | Cents/Day | Upside Potential | |
| Mar 7 | 182.50 | 3.50 | 15 | 23.3 | 1.05 (0.6%) | |
| Mar 14 | 185.00 | 3.25 | 22 | 14.8 | 3.55 (2.0%) | |
| 10% Yield On GOOG Using Covered Calls | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Expiration | Strike | Call Bid | Days | Cents/Day | Upside Potential | |
| Mar 7 | 182.50 | 3.50 | 15 | 23.3 | 1.05 (0.6%) | |
| Mar 14 | 185.00 | 3.25 | 22 | 14.8 | 3.55 (2.0%) | |
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