SLYV Dividend Type Payments
Although SLYV has no upcoming (meaning, Board-approved and announced) dividends, you can sell covered calls on SPDR S&P 600 Small Cap Value ETF (based on S&P SmallCap Value Index--sym to create 12 extra dividend type payments per year to boost its yield. Let's look at some recent prices (last updated Wed 4:16 PM ET):
| SPDR S&P 600 Small Cap Value ETF (based on S&P SmallCap Value Index--sym (SLYV) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bid | Ask | Last | Change | Volume | P/E | Market Cap |
| 85.89 | 90.93 | 86.69 | -0.36 | 144K | - | 0.5B |
SLYV Dividend-Like Income Using Covered Calls
With SLYV at 86.69, 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% | 2.60 | 0.7 |
| 5% | 4.33 | 1.2 |
| 10% | 8.67 | 2.4 |
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 SLYV Using Covered Calls | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Expiration | Strike | Call Bid | Days | Cents/Day | Upside Potential | |
| Jun 20 | 91.00 | 1.35 | 164 | 0.8 | 0.07 (0.1%) | |
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