GOOG Dividend
Although GOOG has a dividend of 0.21 with an ex-dividend date of Jun 9, you can sell covered calls on Alphabet Inc. - Class C Capital Stock 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):
Alphabet Inc. - Class C Capital Stock (GOOG) | ||||||
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Bid | Ask | Last | Change | Volume | P/E | Market Cap |
161.85 | 161.97 | 162.06 | -0.36 | 15.5M | 19 | 1,971B |
GOOG Dividend-Like Income Using Covered Calls
With GOOG at 162.06, 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% | 4.86 | 1.3 |
5% | 8.10 | 2.2 |
10% | 16.21 | 4.4 |
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 GOOG Using Covered Calls | ||||||
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Expiration | Strike | Call Bid | Days | Cents/Day | Upside Potential | |
May 2 | 162.50 | 2.10 | 4 | 52.5 | 0.53 (0.3%) | |
Jun 6 | 165.00 | 5.05 | 39 | 12.9 | 3.03 (1.9%) |
5% Yield On GOOG Using Covered Calls | ||||||
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Expiration | Strike | Call Bid | Days | Cents/Day | Upside Potential | |
May 2 | 162.50 | 2.10 | 4 | 52.5 | 0.53 (0.3%) | |
Jun 6 | 165.00 | 5.05 | 39 | 12.9 | 3.03 (1.9%) |
10% Yield On GOOG Using Covered Calls | ||||||
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Expiration | Strike | Call Bid | Days | Cents/Day | Upside Potential | |
May 2 | 162.50 | 2.10 | 4 | 52.5 | 0.53 (0.3%) | |
Jun 6 | 165.00 | 5.05 | 39 | 12.9 | 3.03 (1.9%) |
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