XBI Dividend Type Payments
Although XBI has no upcoming (meaning, Board-approved and announced) dividends, you can sell covered calls on SPDR Series Trust SPDR S&P Biotech 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):
| SPDR Series Trust SPDR S&P Biotech ETF (XBI) |
|---|
| Bid |
Ask |
Last |
Change |
Volume |
P/E |
Market Cap |
| 85.81 |
86.09 |
85.93 |
+0.27 |
9.2M |
- |
2.2B |
XBI Dividend-Like Income Using Covered Calls
With XBI at 85.93, 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% |
2.58 |
0.7 |
| 5% |
4.30 |
1.2 |
| 10% |
8.59 |
2.4 |
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 XBI Using Covered Calls |
|---|
| Expiration |
Strike |
Call Bid |
Days |
Cents/Day |
Upside Potential |
| Sep 5 |
86.00 |
2.47 |
36 |
6.6 |
0.00 (0.0%) |
| Aug 8 |
86.00 |
1.31 |
8 |
15.3 |
0.00 (0.0%) |
| 5% Yield On XBI Using Covered Calls |
|---|
| Expiration |
Strike |
Call Bid |
Days |
Cents/Day |
Upside Potential |
| Sep 5 |
86.00 |
2.47 |
36 |
6.6 |
0.00 (0.0%) |
| Aug 8 |
86.00 |
1.31 |
8 |
15.3 |
0.00 (0.0%) |
| 10% Yield On XBI Using Covered Calls |
|---|
| Expiration |
Strike |
Call Bid |
Days |
Cents/Day |
Upside Potential |
| Sep 5 |
86.00 |
2.47 |
36 |
6.6 |
0.00 (0.0%) |
| Aug 8 |
86.00 |
1.31 |
8 |
15.3 |
0.00 (0.0%) |
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