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) | ||||||
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Bid | Ask | Last | Change | Volume | P/E | Market Cap |
97.01 | 98.50 | 97.94 | +0.17 | 113K | - | 0.5B |
QQQE Dividend-Like Income Using Covered Calls
With QQQE at 97.94, 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% | 2.94 | 0.8 |
5% | 4.90 | 1.3 |
10% | 9.79 | 2.7 |
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 | ||||||
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Expiration | Strike | Call Bid | Days | Cents/Day | Upside Potential | |
Dec 19 | 100.00 | 1.60 | 106 | 1.5 | 1.50 (1.5%) | |
Mar 20 | 100.00 | 3.90 | 197 | 2.0 | 1.50 (1.5%) |
5% Yield On QQQE Using Covered Calls | ||||||
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Expiration | Strike | Call Bid | Days | Cents/Day | Upside Potential | |
Dec 19 | 100.00 | 1.60 | 106 | 1.5 | 1.50 (1.5%) | |
Mar 20 | 100.00 | 3.90 | 197 | 2.0 | 1.50 (1.5%) |
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Top 10 Open Interest For Sep 19 Expiration | Top 5 High Yield | |||||
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1. | NVDA dividend | 6. | FXI dividend | 1. | ATYR dividend | |
2. | PCG dividend | 7. | QQQ dividend | 2. | APP dividend | |
3. | IWM dividend | 8. | IBIT dividend | 3. | PL dividend | |
4. | SPY dividend | 9. | SLV dividend | 4. | UUUU dividend | |
5. | EEM dividend | 10. | TLT dividend | 5. | CRH dividend |
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