SMLF Dividend Type Payments
Although SMLF has no upcoming (meaning, Board-approved and announced) dividends, you can sell covered calls on iShares U.S. Small-Cap Equity Factor ETF to create 12 extra dividend type payments per year to boost its yield. Let's look at some recent prices (last updated Wed 3:00 PM ET):
| iShares U.S. Small-Cap Equity Factor ETF (SMLF) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bid | Ask | Last | Change | Volume | P/E | Market Cap |
| 74.33 | 74.46 | 74.46 | +1.25 | 43K | - | 0.1B |
SMLF Dividend-Like Income Using Covered Calls
With SMLF at 74.46, 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% | 2.23 | 0.6 |
| 5% | 3.72 | 1.0 |
| 10% | 7.45 | 2.0 |
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 SMLF Using Covered Calls | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Expiration | Strike | Call Bid | Days | Cents/Day | Upside Potential | |
| Mar 20 | 75.00 | 1.50 | 136 | 1.1 | 0.54 (0.7%) | |
| 5% Yield On SMLF Using Covered Calls | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Expiration | Strike | Call Bid | Days | Cents/Day | Upside Potential | |
| Mar 20 | 75.00 | 1.50 | 136 | 1.1 | 0.54 (0.7%) | |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | IBIT dividend | 6. | TLT dividend | 1. | TTD dividend | |
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