SMH Dividend Type Payments
Although SMH has no upcoming (meaning, Board-approved and announced) dividends, you can sell covered calls on VanEck Semiconductor ETF 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):
| VanEck Semiconductor ETF (SMH) |
|---|
| Bid |
Ask |
Last |
Change |
Volume |
P/E |
Market Cap |
| 252.21 |
252.41 |
252.23 |
-1.81 |
5.1M |
- |
23B |
SMH Dividend-Like Income Using Covered Calls
With SMH at 252.23, 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% |
7.57 |
2.1 |
| 5% |
12.61 |
3.5 |
| 10% |
25.22 |
6.9 |
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 SMH Using Covered Calls |
|---|
| Expiration |
Strike |
Call Bid |
Days |
Cents/Day |
Upside Potential |
| Feb 7 |
252.50 |
9.60 |
31 |
31.0 |
0.09 (0.0%) |
| Jan 10 |
252.50 |
2.03 |
3 |
67.7 |
0.09 (0.0%) |
| 5% Yield On SMH Using Covered Calls |
|---|
| Expiration |
Strike |
Call Bid |
Days |
Cents/Day |
Upside Potential |
| Feb 7 |
252.50 |
9.60 |
31 |
31.0 |
0.09 (0.0%) |
| Jan 10 |
252.50 |
2.03 |
3 |
67.7 |
0.09 (0.0%) |
| 10% Yield On SMH Using Covered Calls |
|---|
| Expiration |
Strike |
Call Bid |
Days |
Cents/Day |
Upside Potential |
| Feb 7 |
252.50 |
9.60 |
31 |
31.0 |
0.09 (0.0%) |
| Jan 10 |
252.50 |
2.03 |
3 |
67.7 |
0.09 (0.0%) |
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