GOOGL Dividend
Although GOOGL has a dividend of 0.21 with an ex-dividend date of Dec 8, you can sell covered calls on Alphabet Inc. - Class A to create 12 extra dividend type payments per year to boost its yield. Let's look at some recent prices (last updated Fri 2:30 PM ET):
| Alphabet Inc. - Class A (GOOGL) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bid | Ask | Last | Change | Volume | P/E | Market Cap |
| 302.58 | 302.62 | 302.61 | +13.16 | 52.0M | - | 3,493B |
GOOGL Dividend-Like Income Using Covered Calls
With GOOGL at 302.61, 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% | 9.08 | 2.5 |
| 5% | 15.13 | 4.1 |
| 10% | 30.26 | 8.3 |
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 GOOGL Using Covered Calls | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Expiration | Strike | Call Bid | Days | Cents/Day | Upside Potential | |
| Dec 5 | 302.50 | 8.75 | 15 | 57.5 | 0.00 (0.0%) | |
| Dec 12 | 305.00 | 9.60 | 22 | 43.6 | 2.38 (0.8%) | |
| 5% Yield On GOOGL Using Covered Calls | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Expiration | Strike | Call Bid | Days | Cents/Day | Upside Potential | |
| Dec 5 | 302.50 | 8.75 | 15 | 57.5 | 0.00 (0.0%) | |
| Dec 12 | 305.00 | 9.60 | 22 | 43.6 | 2.38 (0.8%) | |
| 10% Yield On GOOGL Using Covered Calls | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Expiration | Strike | Call Bid | Days | Cents/Day | Upside Potential | |
| Dec 5 | 302.50 | 8.75 | 15 | 57.5 | 0.00 (0.0%) | |
| Dec 12 | 305.00 | 9.60 | 22 | 43.6 | 2.38 (0.8%) | |
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