EZA Dividend Type Payments

iShares MSCI South Africa Index Fund dividend

Although EZA has no upcoming (meaning, Board-approved and announced) dividends, you can sell covered calls on iShares MSCI South Africa Index Fund to create 12 extra dividend type payments per year to boost its yield. Let's look at some recent prices (last updated Thu 10:15 AM ET):

iShares MSCI South Africa Index Fund (EZA)
Bid Ask Last Change Volume P/E Market Cap
50.39 50.59 50.50 +1.09 30K - 0.4B

EZA Dividend-Like Income Using Covered Calls

With EZA at 50.50, 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% 1.52 0.4
5% 2.53 0.7
10% 5.05 1.4

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 EZA Using Covered Calls
Expiration Strike Call Bid Days Cents/Day Upside Potential
Nov 15 51.00 0.50 9 5.6 0.41 (0.8%)
Dec 20 51.00 0.25 44 0.6 0.41 (0.8%)
5% Yield On EZA Using Covered Calls
Expiration Strike Call Bid Days Cents/Day Upside Potential
Nov 15 51.00 0.50 9 5.6 0.41 (0.8%)
Dec 20 52.00 0.35 44 0.8 1.41 (2.8%)
10% Yield On EZA Using Covered Calls
Expiration Strike Call Bid Days Cents/Day Upside Potential
Nov 15 51.00 0.50 9 5.6 0.41 (0.8%)

Want to increase dividends with covered calls?  Sign Up For A Free Trial

 
 
Top 10 Open Interest For Nov 15 Expiration     Top 5 High Yield
1.FXI dividend 6.IWM dividend   1.RIVN dividend
2.NVDA dividend 7.TLT dividend   2.UPST dividend
3.SLV dividend 8.TSLA dividend   3.IOVA dividend
4.SPY dividend 9.XLF dividend   4.PINS dividend
5.EEM dividend 10.EWZ dividend   5.TOST dividend

Want more examples? EYPT Dividend | EZJ Dividend