TTT Dividend Type Payments

ProShares UltraPro Short 20 Year Treasury dividend

Although TTT has no upcoming (meaning, Board-approved and announced) dividends, you can sell covered calls on ProShares UltraPro Short 20 Year Treasury to create 12 extra dividend type payments per year to boost its yield. Let's look at some recent prices (last updated Mon 10:10 AM ET):

ProShares UltraPro Short 20 Year Treasury (TTT)
Bid Ask Last Change Volume P/E Market Cap
72.35 72.75 73.04 +0.33 0K - 0.5B

TTT Dividend-Like Income Using Covered Calls

With TTT at 73.04, 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% 2.19 0.6
5% 3.65 1.0
10% 7.30 2.0

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 TTT Using Covered Calls
Expiration Strike Call Bid Days Cents/Day Upside Potential
Apr 17 75.00 0.60 53 1.1 2.25 (3.1%)
Oct 17 73.00 5.10 236 2.2 0.25 (0.3%)
5% Yield On TTT Using Covered Calls
Expiration Strike Call Bid Days Cents/Day Upside Potential
Apr 17 75.00 0.60 53 1.1 2.25 (3.1%)
Oct 17 73.00 5.10 236 2.2 0.25 (0.3%)
10% Yield On TTT Using Covered Calls
Expiration Strike Call Bid Days Cents/Day Upside Potential
Oct 17 73.00 5.10 236 2.2 0.25 (0.3%)
Jul 18 72.69 3.80 145 2.6 0.00 (0.0%)

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