IJK Dividend Type Payments

iShares S&P MID-CAP 400 GROWTH dividend

Although IJK has no upcoming (meaning, Board-approved and announced) dividends, you can sell covered calls on iShares S&P MID-CAP 400 GROWTH 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):

iShares S&P MID-CAP 400 GROWTH (IJK)
Bid Ask Last Change Volume P/E Market Cap
209.18 223.56 210.82 -1.86 85K - 81B

IJK Dividend-Like Income Using Covered Calls

With IJK at 210.82, here's a table showing how big the annual "dividend" (ie. 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% 6.32 1.7
5% 10.54 2.9
10% 21.08 5.8

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 IJK Using Covered Calls
Expiration Strike Call Bid Days Cents/Day Upside Potential
Jun 21 225.00 4.90 242 2.0 1.44 (0.7%)

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