IWR Dividend Type Payments

iShares Russell Mid-Cap ETF dividend

Although IWR has no upcoming (meaning, Board-approved and announced) dividends, you can sell covered calls on iShares Russell Mid-Cap ETF to create 12 extra dividend type payments per year to boost its yield. Let's look at some recent prices (last updated Tue 4:16 PM ET):

iShares Russell Mid-Cap ETF (IWR)
Bid Ask Last Change Volume P/E Market Cap
99.00 100.27 99.25 -1.55 3.4M - 26B

IWR Dividend-Like Income Using Covered Calls

With IWR at 99.25, 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% 2.98 0.8
5% 4.96 1.4
10% 9.93 2.7

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 IWR Using Covered Calls
Expiration Strike Call Bid Days Cents/Day Upside Potential
May 15 100.00 2.65 116 2.1 0.00 (0.0%)
Feb 20 100.00 0.55 32 0.9 0.00 (0.0%)
5% Yield On IWR Using Covered Calls
Expiration Strike Call Bid Days Cents/Day Upside Potential
May 15 100.00 2.65 116 2.1 0.00 (0.0%)
Mar 20 100.00 1.70 60 2.4 0.00 (0.0%)

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