GOOG Dividend
Although GOOG has a dividend of 0.21 with an ex-dividend date of Dec 8, you can sell covered calls on Alphabet Inc. - Class C Capital Stock to create 12 extra dividend type payments per year to boost its yield. Let's look at some recent prices (last updated Fri 1:25 PM ET):
| Alphabet Inc. - Class C Capital Stock (GOOG) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bid | Ask | Last | Change | Volume | P/E | Market Cap |
| 296.45 | 296.50 | 296.46 | +6.48 | 24.4M | 30 | 3,499B |
GOOG Dividend-Like Income Using Covered Calls
With GOOG at 296.46, 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% | 8.89 | 2.4 |
| 5% | 14.82 | 4.1 |
| 10% | 29.65 | 8.1 |
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 GOOG Using Covered Calls | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Expiration | Strike | Call Bid | Days | Cents/Day | Upside Potential | |
| Dec 5 | 297.50 | 8.20 | 15 | 54.7 | 1.00 (0.3%) | |
| Dec 12 | 300.00 | 8.95 | 22 | 40.7 | 3.50 (1.2%) | |
| 5% Yield On GOOG Using Covered Calls | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Expiration | Strike | Call Bid | Days | Cents/Day | Upside Potential | |
| Dec 5 | 297.50 | 8.20 | 15 | 54.7 | 1.00 (0.3%) | |
| Dec 12 | 300.00 | 8.95 | 22 | 40.7 | 3.50 (1.2%) | |
| 10% Yield On GOOG Using Covered Calls | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Expiration | Strike | Call Bid | Days | Cents/Day | Upside Potential | |
| Dec 5 | 297.50 | 8.20 | 15 | 54.7 | 1.00 (0.3%) | |
| Dec 12 | 300.00 | 8.95 | 22 | 40.7 | 3.50 (1.2%) | |
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