VO Dividend Type Payments

VANGUARD MID-CAP ETF dividend

Although VO has no upcoming (meaning, Board-approved and announced) dividends, you can sell covered calls on VANGUARD MID-CAP ETF 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 MID-CAP ETF (VO)
Bid Ask Last Change Volume P/E Market Cap
159.51 162.77 162.77 +0.88 220K - 980B

VO Dividend-Like Income Using Covered Calls

With VO at 162.77, here's a table showing how big the annual "dividend" (ie. 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% 4.88 1.3
5% 8.14 2.2
10% 16.28 4.5

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 VO Using Covered Calls
Expiration Strike Call Bid Days Cents/Day Upside Potential
Sep 21 164.00 0.75 36 2.1 1.23 (0.8%)
Oct 19 165.00 0.95 64 1.5 2.23 (1.4%)
5% Yield On VO Using Covered Calls
Expiration Strike Call Bid Days Cents/Day Upside Potential
Sep 21 163.00 1.30 36 3.6 0.23 (0.1%)
Oct 19 163.00 2.05 64 3.2 0.23 (0.1%)

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