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 Thu 4:16 PM ET):

iShares Russell Mid-Cap ETF (IWR)
Bid Ask Last Change Volume P/E Market Cap
91.47 92.52 91.69 -1.42 4.0M - 24B

IWR Dividend-Like Income Using Covered Calls

With IWR at 91.69, 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% 2.75 0.8
5% 4.58 1.3
10% 9.17 2.5

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
Dec 19 93.00 0.35 30 1.2 0.48 (0.5%)
May 15 101.00 1.35 177 0.8 8.48 (9.2%)
5% Yield On IWR Using Covered Calls
Expiration Strike Call Bid Days Cents/Day Upside Potential
Dec 19 94.00 0.75 30 2.5 1.48 (1.6%)
May 15 93.00 2.90 177 1.6 0.48 (0.5%)

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