KNSL Dividend
Although KNSL has a dividend of 0.15 with an ex-dividend date of Nov 29, you can sell covered calls on Kinsale Capital Group, Inc. 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):
| Kinsale Capital Group, Inc. (KNSL) |
|---|
| Bid |
Ask |
Last |
Change |
Volume |
P/E |
Market Cap |
| 449.50 |
500.00 |
465.24 |
-8.54 |
89K |
27 |
11B |
KNSL Dividend-Like Income Using Covered Calls
With KNSL at 465.24, 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% |
13.96 |
3.8 |
| 5% |
23.26 |
6.4 |
| 10% |
46.52 |
12.7 |
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 KNSL Using Covered Calls |
|---|
| Expiration |
Strike |
Call Bid |
Days |
Cents/Day |
Upside Potential |
| Jan 17 |
500.00 |
6.80 |
64 |
10.6 |
0.00 (0.0%) |
| Apr 17 |
500.00 |
27.00 |
154 |
17.5 |
0.00 (0.0%) |
| 5% Yield On KNSL Using Covered Calls |
|---|
| Expiration |
Strike |
Call Bid |
Days |
Cents/Day |
Upside Potential |
| Jan 17 |
500.00 |
6.80 |
64 |
10.6 |
0.00 (0.0%) |
| Apr 17 |
500.00 |
27.00 |
154 |
17.5 |
0.00 (0.0%) |
| 10% Yield On KNSL Using Covered Calls |
|---|
| Expiration |
Strike |
Call Bid |
Days |
Cents/Day |
Upside Potential |
| Apr 17 |
500.00 |
27.00 |
154 |
17.5 |
0.00 (0.0%) |
| Jul 18 |
500.00 |
41.00 |
246 |
16.7 |
0.00 (0.0%) |
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