SLYG Dividend Type Payments

Although SLYG has no upcoming (meaning, Board-approved and announced) dividends, you can sell covered calls on SPDR S&P 600 Small Cap Growth ETF (based on S&P SmallCap 600 Growth Inde to create 12 extra dividend type payments per year to boost its yield. Let's look at some recent prices (last updated Mon 4:16 PM ET):

SPDR S&P 600 Small Cap Growth ETF (based on S&P SmallCap 600 Growth Inde (SLYG)
Bid	Ask	Last	Change	Volume	P/E	Market Cap
79.76	81.71	80.73	+0.18	306K	-	0.6B

SLYG Dividend-Like Income Using Covered Calls

With SLYG at 80.73, 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%	2.42	0.7
5%	4.04	1.1
10%	8.07	2.2

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 SLYG Using Covered Calls
Expiration	Strike	Call Bid	Days	Cents/Day	Upside Potential
Aug 15	82.00	2.05	110	1.9	0.29 (0.4%)
Jun 20	82.00	0.80	54	1.5	0.29 (0.4%)

5% Yield On SLYG Using Covered Calls
Expiration	Strike	Call Bid	Days	Cents/Day	Upside Potential
Aug 15	82.00	2.05	110	1.9	0.29 (0.4%)
Jun 20	82.00	0.80	54	1.5	0.29 (0.4%)

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