GOOGL Dividend

Although GOOGL has a dividend of 0.21 with an ex-dividend date of Sep 8, you can sell covered calls on Alphabet Inc. - Class A 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):

Alphabet Inc. - Class A (GOOGL)
Bid	Ask	Last	Change	Volume	P/E	Market Cap
189.03	189.07	189.13	-2.77	34.0M	-	2,321B

GOOGL Dividend-Like Income Using Covered Calls

With GOOGL at 189.13, 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%	5.67	1.6
5%	9.46	2.6
10%	18.91	5.2

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 GOOGL Using Covered Calls
Expiration	Strike	Call Bid	Days	Cents/Day	Upside Potential
Sep 5	190.00	6.60	36	18.3	0.93 (0.5%)
Aug 8	190.00	2.89	8	36.1	0.93 (0.5%)

5% Yield On GOOGL Using Covered Calls
Expiration	Strike	Call Bid	Days	Cents/Day	Upside Potential
Sep 5	190.00	6.60	36	18.3	0.93 (0.5%)
Aug 8	190.00	2.89	8	36.1	0.93 (0.5%)

10% Yield On GOOGL Using Covered Calls
Expiration	Strike	Call Bid	Days	Cents/Day	Upside Potential
Sep 5	190.00	6.60	36	18.3	0.93 (0.5%)
Aug 8	190.00	2.89	8	36.1	0.93 (0.5%)

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