BELFB Dividend
Although BELFB has a dividend of 0.07 with an ex-dividend date of Jul 15, you can sell covered calls on Bel Fuse Inc. - Class B to create 12 extra dividend type payments per year to boost its yield. Let's look at some recent prices (last updated Fri 12:50 PM ET):
Bel Fuse Inc. - Class B (BELFB) | ||||||
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Bid | Ask | Last | Change | Volume | P/E | Market Cap |
88.33 | 88.67 | 88.63 | -0.53 | 69K | 32 | 1.1B |
BELFB Dividend-Like Income Using Covered Calls
With BELFB at 88.63, 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 |
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3% | 2.66 | 0.7 |
5% | 4.43 | 1.2 |
10% | 8.86 | 2.4 |
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 BELFB Using Covered Calls | ||||||
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Expiration | Strike | Call Bid | Days | Cents/Day | Upside Potential | |
Aug 15 | 90.00 | 3.00 | 57 | 5.3 | 1.33 (1.5%) | |
Jul 18 | 90.00 | 1.00 | 29 | 3.4 | 1.33 (1.5%) |
5% Yield On BELFB Using Covered Calls | ||||||
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Expiration | Strike | Call Bid | Days | Cents/Day | Upside Potential | |
Aug 15 | 90.00 | 3.00 | 57 | 5.3 | 1.33 (1.5%) | |
Jul 18 | 90.00 | 1.00 | 29 | 3.4 | 1.33 (1.5%) |
10% Yield On BELFB Using Covered Calls | ||||||
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Expiration | Strike | Call Bid | Days | Cents/Day | Upside Potential | |
Aug 15 | 90.00 | 3.00 | 57 | 5.3 | 1.33 (1.5%) | |
Jul 18 | 90.00 | 1.00 | 29 | 3.4 | 1.33 (1.5%) |
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