GOOG Dividend

Although GOOG has a dividend of 0.21 with an ex-dividend date of Jun 9, 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 Wed 4:16 PM ET):

Alphabet Inc. - Class C Capital Stock (GOOG)
Bid	Ask	Last	Change	Volume	P/E	Market Cap
152.75	152.82	152.80	-12.40	76.9M	20	2,005B

GOOG Dividend-Like Income Using Covered Calls

With GOOG at 152.80, 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%	4.58	1.3
5%	7.64	2.1
10%	15.28	4.2

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
Jun 6	155.00	5.30	31	17.1	2.18 (1.4%)
May 9	152.50	2.13	3	60.3	0.00 (0.0%)

5% Yield On GOOG Using Covered Calls
Expiration	Strike	Call Bid	Days	Cents/Day	Upside Potential
Jun 6	155.00	5.30	31	17.1	2.18 (1.4%)
May 9	152.50	2.13	3	60.3	0.00 (0.0%)

10% Yield On GOOG Using Covered Calls
Expiration	Strike	Call Bid	Days	Cents/Day	Upside Potential
Jun 6	155.00	5.30	31	17.1	2.18 (1.4%)
May 9	152.50	2.13	3	60.3	0.00 (0.0%)

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