FUTU Dividend Type Payments
Although FUTU has no upcoming (meaning, Board-approved and announced) dividends, you can sell covered calls on Futu Holdings Limited - American Depositary Shares to create 12 extra dividend type payments per year to boost its yield. Let's look at some recent prices (last updated Fri 4:16 PM ET):
Futu Holdings Limited - American Depositary Shares (FUTU) |
Bid |
Ask |
Last |
Change |
Volume |
P/E |
Market Cap |
66.25 |
66.29 |
66.38 |
+3.38 |
2.9M |
127 |
0.7B |
FUTU Dividend-Like Income Using Covered Calls
With FUTU at 66.38, 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% |
1.99 |
0.5 |
5% |
3.32 |
0.9 |
10% |
6.64 |
1.8 |
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 FUTU Using Covered Calls |
Expiration |
Strike |
Call Bid |
Days |
Cents/Day |
Upside Potential |
May 3 |
66.00 |
1.79 |
8 |
18.8 |
0.00 (0.0%) |
May 10 |
66.00 |
2.50 |
15 |
14.7 |
0.00 (0.0%) |
5% Yield On FUTU Using Covered Calls |
Expiration |
Strike |
Call Bid |
Days |
Cents/Day |
Upside Potential |
May 3 |
66.00 |
1.79 |
8 |
18.8 |
0.00 (0.0%) |
May 10 |
66.00 |
2.50 |
15 |
14.7 |
0.00 (0.0%) |
10% Yield On FUTU Using Covered Calls |
Expiration |
Strike |
Call Bid |
Days |
Cents/Day |
Upside Potential |
May 3 |
66.00 |
1.79 |
8 |
18.8 |
0.00 (0.0%) |
May 10 |
66.00 |
2.50 |
15 |
14.7 |
0.00 (0.0%) |
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