USMC Dividend Type Payments
Although USMC has no upcoming (meaning, Board-approved and announced) dividends, you can sell covered calls on Principal U.S. Mega-Cap ETF 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):
| Principal U.S. Mega-Cap ETF (USMC) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bid | Ask | Last | Change | Volume | P/E | Market Cap |
| 62.06 | 62.85 | 62.40 | -0.12 | 65K | - | 0.0B |
USMC Dividend-Like Income Using Covered Calls
With USMC at 62.40, 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% | 1.87 | 0.5 |
| 5% | 3.12 | 0.9 |
| 10% | 6.24 | 1.7 |
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 USMC Using Covered Calls | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Expiration | Strike | Call Bid | Days | Cents/Day | Upside Potential | |
| Dec 19 | 63.00 | 0.90 | 158 | 0.6 | 0.15 (0.2%) | |
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