VT Dividend Type Payments

Although VT has no upcoming (meaning, Board-approved and announced) dividends, you can sell covered calls on Vanguard Total World Stock Index ETF to create 12 extra dividend type payments per year to boost its yield. Let's look at some recent prices (last updated Tue 4:16 PM ET):

Vanguard Total World Stock Index ETF (VT)
Bid	Ask	Last	Change	Volume	P/E	Market Cap
116.01	117.90	116.60	+0.40	1.5M	-	0.9B

VT Dividend-Like Income Using Covered Calls

With VT at 116.60, 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%	3.50	1.0
5%	5.83	1.6
10%	11.66	3.2

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 VT Using Covered Calls
Expiration	Strike	Call Bid	Days	Cents/Day	Upside Potential
Aug 15	118.00	3.10	214	1.4	0.10 (0.1%)
May 16	118.00	1.85	123	1.5	0.10 (0.1%)

5% Yield On VT Using Covered Calls
Expiration	Strike	Call Bid	Days	Cents/Day	Upside Potential
Jan 17	118.00	0.20	4	5.0	0.10 (0.1%)
Feb 21	118.00	1.50	39	3.8	0.10 (0.1%)

10% Yield On VT Using Covered Calls
Expiration	Strike	Call Bid	Days	Cents/Day	Upside Potential
Jan 17	118.00	0.20	4	5.0	0.10 (0.1%)
Feb 21	118.00	1.50	39	3.8	0.10 (0.1%)

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1.	NVDA dividend	6.	TSLA dividend	1.	IONQ dividend
2.	SLV dividend	7.	INTC dividend	2.	APLD dividend
3.	AAPL dividend	8.	XLF dividend	3.	NTLA dividend
4.	SPY dividend	9.	TLT dividend	4.	SERV dividend
5.	EEM dividend	10.	IWM dividend	5.	JOBY dividend

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