QQQE Dividend Type Payments
Although QQQE has no upcoming (meaning, Board-approved and announced) dividends, you can sell covered calls on Direxion NASDAQ-100 Equal Weighted Index Shares 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):
| Direxion NASDAQ-100 Equal Weighted Index Shares (QQQE) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bid | Ask | Last | Change | Volume | P/E | Market Cap |
| 102.40 | 104.46 | 103.46 | -0.09 | 63K | - | 0.5B |
QQQE Dividend-Like Income Using Covered Calls
With QQQE at 103.46, 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% | 3.10 | 0.9 |
| 5% | 5.17 | 1.4 |
| 10% | 10.35 | 2.8 |
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 QQQE Using Covered Calls | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Expiration | Strike | Call Bid | Days | Cents/Day | Upside Potential | |
| Jan 16 | 104.00 | 1.35 | 39 | 2.3 | 0.00 (0.0%) | |
| Mar 20 | 104.00 | 3.00 | 102 | 2.5 | 0.00 (0.0%) | |
| 5% Yield On QQQE Using Covered Calls | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Expiration | Strike | Call Bid | Days | Cents/Day | Upside Potential | |
| Jan 16 | 104.00 | 1.35 | 39 | 2.3 | 0.00 (0.0%) | |
| Mar 20 | 104.00 | 3.00 | 102 | 2.5 | 0.00 (0.0%) | |
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