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 Fri 4:16 PM ET):
| Direxion NASDAQ-100 Equal Weighted Index Shares (QQQE) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bid | Ask | Last | Change | Volume | P/E | Market Cap |
| 93.60 | 96.79 | 94.84 | -1.59 | 370K | - | 0.5B |
QQQE Dividend-Like Income Using Covered Calls
With QQQE at 94.84, 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% | 2.85 | 0.8 |
| 5% | 4.74 | 1.3 |
| 10% | 9.48 | 2.6 |
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 QQQE Using Covered Calls | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Expiration | Strike | Call Bid | Days | Cents/Day | Upside Potential | |
| Jul 18 | 97.00 | 0.70 | 36 | 1.9 | 0.21 (0.2%) | |
| Sep 19 | 97.00 | 1.50 | 99 | 1.5 | 0.21 (0.2%) | |
| 5% Yield On QQQE Using Covered Calls | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Expiration | Strike | Call Bid | Days | Cents/Day | Upside Potential | |
| Jul 18 | 97.00 | 0.70 | 36 | 1.9 | 0.21 (0.2%) | |
| Sep 19 | 97.00 | 1.50 | 99 | 1.5 | 0.21 (0.2%) | |
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