IUSG Dividend Type Payments
Although IUSG has no upcoming (meaning, Board-approved and announced) dividends, you can sell covered calls on iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF to create 12 extra dividend type payments per year to boost its yield. Let's look at some recent prices (last updated Wed 4:16 PM ET):
| iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF (IUSG) |
|---|
| Bid |
Ask |
Last |
Change |
Volume |
P/E |
Market Cap |
| 167.87 |
169.04 |
168.27 |
+0.56 |
341K |
- |
23B |
IUSG Dividend-Like Income Using Covered Calls
With IUSG at 168.27, 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% |
5.05 |
1.4 |
| 5% |
8.41 |
2.3 |
| 10% |
16.83 |
4.6 |
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 IUSG Using Covered Calls |
|---|
| Expiration |
Strike |
Call Bid |
Days |
Cents/Day |
Upside Potential |
| Dec 19 |
170.00 |
2.20 |
45 |
4.9 |
0.96 (0.6%) |
| Nov 21 |
169.00 |
0.95 |
17 |
5.4 |
0.00 (0.0%) |
| 5% Yield On IUSG Using Covered Calls |
|---|
| Expiration |
Strike |
Call Bid |
Days |
Cents/Day |
Upside Potential |
| Dec 19 |
170.00 |
2.20 |
45 |
4.9 |
0.96 (0.6%) |
| Nov 21 |
169.00 |
0.95 |
17 |
5.4 |
0.00 (0.0%) |
| 10% Yield On IUSG Using Covered Calls |
|---|
| Expiration |
Strike |
Call Bid |
Days |
Cents/Day |
Upside Potential |
| Dec 19 |
170.00 |
2.20 |
45 |
4.9 |
0.96 (0.6%) |
| Nov 21 |
169.00 |
0.95 |
17 |
5.4 |
0.00 (0.0%) |
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