SDY Dividend Type Payments
Although SDY has no upcoming (meaning, Board-approved and announced) dividends, you can sell covered calls on State Street SPDR S&P Dividend 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):
| State Street SPDR S&P Dividend ETF (SDY) |
|---|
| Bid |
Ask |
Last |
Change |
Volume |
P/E |
Market Cap |
| 134.12 |
137.06 |
136.50 |
+0.44 |
220K |
- |
23B |
SDY Dividend-Like Income Using Covered Calls
With SDY at 136.50, 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% |
4.10 |
1.1 |
| 5% |
6.83 |
1.9 |
| 10% |
13.65 |
3.7 |
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 SDY Using Covered Calls |
|---|
| Expiration |
Strike |
Call Bid |
Days |
Cents/Day |
Upside Potential |
| Dec 19 |
137.00 |
2.00 |
45 |
4.3 |
0.00 (0.0%) |
| Nov 21 |
137.00 |
1.10 |
17 |
6.1 |
0.00 (0.0%) |
| 5% Yield On SDY Using Covered Calls |
|---|
| Expiration |
Strike |
Call Bid |
Days |
Cents/Day |
Upside Potential |
| Dec 19 |
137.00 |
2.00 |
45 |
4.3 |
0.00 (0.0%) |
| Nov 21 |
137.00 |
1.10 |
17 |
6.1 |
0.00 (0.0%) |
| 10% Yield On SDY Using Covered Calls |
|---|
| Expiration |
Strike |
Call Bid |
Days |
Cents/Day |
Upside Potential |
| Dec 19 |
137.00 |
2.00 |
45 |
4.3 |
0.00 (0.0%) |
| Nov 21 |
137.00 |
1.10 |
17 |
6.1 |
0.00 (0.0%) |
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