HYG Dividend Type Payments
Although HYG has no upcoming (meaning, Board-approved and announced) dividends, you can sell covered calls on iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF 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):
iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (HYG) | ||||||
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Bid | Ask | Last | Change | Volume | P/E | Market Cap |
78.30 | 78.44 | 78.29 | +0.25 | 23.0M | - | 18B |
HYG Dividend-Like Income Using Covered Calls
With HYG at 78.29, 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% | 2.35 | 0.6 |
5% | 3.91 | 1.1 |
10% | 7.83 | 2.1 |
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 HYG Using Covered Calls | ||||||
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Expiration | Strike | Call Bid | Days | Cents/Day | Upside Potential | |
Aug 2 | 78.50 | 0.08 | 8 | 1.0 | 0.06 (0.1%) |
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