RFV Dividend Type Payments
Although RFV has no upcoming (meaning, Board-approved and announced) dividends, you can sell covered calls on Invesco S&P Midcap 400 Pure Value ETF to create 12 extra dividend type payments per year to boost its yield. Let's look at some recent prices (last updated Mon 2:15 PM ET):
Invesco S&P Midcap 400 Pure Value ETF (RFV) |
Bid |
Ask |
Last |
Change |
Volume |
P/E |
Market Cap |
119.58 |
119.75 |
119.58 |
+0.03 |
12K |
- |
0.1B |
RFV Dividend-Like Income Using Covered Calls
With RFV at 119.58, 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% |
3.59 |
1.0 |
5% |
5.98 |
1.6 |
10% |
11.96 |
3.3 |
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 RFV Using Covered Calls |
Expiration |
Strike |
Call Bid |
Days |
Cents/Day |
Upside Potential |
Jan 17 |
120.00 |
1.10 |
26 |
4.2 |
0.25 (0.2%) |
Jun 20 |
120.00 |
5.20 |
180 |
2.9 |
0.25 (0.2%) |
5% Yield On RFV Using Covered Calls |
Expiration |
Strike |
Call Bid |
Days |
Cents/Day |
Upside Potential |
Jan 17 |
120.00 |
1.10 |
26 |
4.2 |
0.25 (0.2%) |
Jun 20 |
120.00 |
5.20 |
180 |
2.9 |
0.25 (0.2%) |
10% Yield On RFV Using Covered Calls |
Expiration |
Strike |
Call Bid |
Days |
Cents/Day |
Upside Potential |
Jan 17 |
120.00 |
1.10 |
26 |
4.2 |
0.25 (0.2%) |
Feb 21 |
120.00 |
2.55 |
61 |
4.2 |
0.25 (0.2%) |
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