TLT Dividend Type Payments

Although TLT has no upcoming (meaning, Board-approved and announced) dividends, you can sell covered calls on iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF to create 12 extra dividend type payments per year to boost its yield. Let's look at some recent prices (last updated Tue 3:35 PM ET):

iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (TLT)
Bid	Ask	Last	Change	Volume	P/E	Market Cap
90.39	90.40	90.39	-0.66	32.8M	-	12B

TLT Dividend-Like Income Using Covered Calls

With TLT at 90.39, 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%	2.71	0.7
5%	4.52	1.2
10%	9.04	2.5

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 TLT Using Covered Calls
Expiration	Strike	Call Bid	Days	Cents/Day	Upside Potential
Apr 4	90.00	1.70	25	5.2	0.00 (0.0%)
Apr 11	90.00	1.89	32	4.7	0.00 (0.0%)

5% Yield On TLT Using Covered Calls
Expiration	Strike	Call Bid	Days	Cents/Day	Upside Potential
Apr 4	90.00	1.70	25	5.2	0.00 (0.0%)
Apr 11	90.00	1.89	32	4.7	0.00 (0.0%)

10% Yield On TLT Using Covered Calls
Expiration	Strike	Call Bid	Days	Cents/Day	Upside Potential
Apr 4	90.00	1.70	25	5.2	0.00 (0.0%)
Apr 11	90.00	1.89	32	4.7	0.00 (0.0%)

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