EWC Dividend Type Payments

iShares MSCI Canada Index Fund dividend

Although EWC has no upcoming (meaning, Board-approved and announced) dividends, you can sell covered calls on iShares MSCI Canada Index Fund to create 12 extra dividend type payments per year to boost its yield. Let's look at some recent prices (last updated Tue 3:50 PM ET):

iShares MSCI Canada Index Fund (EWC)
Bid Ask Last Change Volume P/E Market Cap
36.68 36.69 36.69 -0.20 2.3M - 3.8B

EWC Dividend-Like Income Using Covered Calls

With EWC at 36.69, 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% 1.10 0.3
5% 1.83 0.5
10% 3.67 1.0

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 EWC Using Covered Calls
Expiration Strike Call Bid Days Cents/Day Upside Potential
Apr 19 37.00 0.15 4 3.8 0.31 (0.8%)
May 17 37.00 0.70 32 2.2 0.31 (0.8%)
5% Yield On EWC Using Covered Calls
Expiration Strike Call Bid Days Cents/Day Upside Potential
Apr 19 37.00 0.15 4 3.8 0.31 (0.8%)
May 17 37.00 0.70 32 2.2 0.31 (0.8%)
10% Yield On EWC Using Covered Calls
Expiration Strike Call Bid Days Cents/Day Upside Potential
Apr 19 37.00 0.15 4 3.8 0.31 (0.8%)
May 17 37.00 0.70 32 2.2 0.31 (0.8%)

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