VHT Dividend Type Payments

Although VHT has no upcoming (meaning, Board-approved and announced) dividends, you can sell covered calls on Vanguard Health Care VIPERs Index Fund 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):

Vanguard Health Care VIPERs Index Fund (VHT)
Bid	Ask	Last	Change	Volume	P/E	Market Cap
287.79	289.86	287.78	+6.01	383K	-	6.1B

VHT Dividend-Like Income Using Covered Calls

With VHT at 287.78, 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%	8.63	2.4
5%	14.39	3.9
10%	28.78	7.9

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 VHT Using Covered Calls
Expiration	Strike	Call Bid	Days	Cents/Day	Upside Potential
Dec 19	290.00	2.55	29	8.8	0.14 (0.0%)
Jan 16	290.00	4.90	57	8.6	0.14 (0.0%)

5% Yield On VHT Using Covered Calls
Expiration	Strike	Call Bid	Days	Cents/Day	Upside Potential
Dec 19	290.00	2.55	29	8.8	0.14 (0.0%)
Jan 16	290.00	4.90	57	8.6	0.14 (0.0%)

10% Yield On VHT Using Covered Calls
Expiration	Strike	Call Bid	Days	Cents/Day	Upside Potential
Dec 19	290.00	2.55	29	8.8	0.14 (0.0%)
Jan 16	290.00	4.90	57	8.6	0.14 (0.0%)

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