XLU Dividend Type Payments
Although XLU has no upcoming (meaning, Board-approved and announced) dividends, you can sell covered calls on SPDR Select Sector Fund - Utilities to create 12 extra dividend type payments per year to boost its yield. Let's look at some recent prices (last updated Fri 10:10 AM ET):
| SPDR Select Sector Fund - Utilities (XLU) |
|---|
| Bid |
Ask |
Last |
Change |
Volume |
P/E |
Market Cap |
| 76.21 |
76.23 |
76.21 |
+0.20 |
3.2M |
- |
10B |
XLU Dividend-Like Income Using Covered Calls
With XLU at 76.21, 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% |
2.29 |
0.6 |
| 5% |
3.81 |
1.0 |
| 10% |
7.62 |
2.1 |
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 XLU Using Covered Calls |
|---|
| Expiration |
Strike |
Call Bid |
Days |
Cents/Day |
Upside Potential |
| Feb 7 |
76.00 |
1.68 |
29 |
5.0 |
0.00 (0.0%) |
| Feb 14 |
76.00 |
1.84 |
36 |
4.5 |
0.00 (0.0%) |
| 5% Yield On XLU Using Covered Calls |
|---|
| Expiration |
Strike |
Call Bid |
Days |
Cents/Day |
Upside Potential |
| Feb 7 |
76.00 |
1.68 |
29 |
5.0 |
0.00 (0.0%) |
| Feb 14 |
76.00 |
1.84 |
36 |
4.5 |
0.00 (0.0%) |
| 10% Yield On XLU Using Covered Calls |
|---|
| Expiration |
Strike |
Call Bid |
Days |
Cents/Day |
Upside Potential |
| Feb 7 |
76.00 |
1.68 |
29 |
5.0 |
0.00 (0.0%) |
| Feb 14 |
76.00 |
1.84 |
36 |
4.5 |
0.00 (0.0%) |
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