LTPZ Dividend Type Payments
Although LTPZ has no upcoming (meaning, Board-approved and announced) dividends, you can sell covered calls on Pimco 15 Year U.S. TIPS Index Exchange-Traded Fund to create 12 extra dividend type payments per year to boost its yield. Let's look at some recent prices (last updated Thu 11:20 AM ET):
| Pimco 15 Year U.S. TIPS Index Exchange-Traded Fund (LTPZ) |
|---|
| Bid |
Ask |
Last |
Change |
Volume |
P/E |
Market Cap |
| 53.90 |
53.96 |
53.93 |
-0.48 |
37K |
- |
0.0B |
LTPZ Dividend-Like Income Using Covered Calls
With LTPZ at 53.93, 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% |
1.62 |
0.4 |
| 5% |
2.70 |
0.7 |
| 10% |
5.39 |
1.5 |
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 LTPZ Using Covered Calls |
|---|
| Expiration |
Strike |
Call Bid |
Days |
Cents/Day |
Upside Potential |
| Apr 17 |
54.00 |
0.55 |
43 |
1.3 |
0.04 (0.1%) |
| Sep 19 |
54.00 |
1.40 |
198 |
0.7 |
0.04 (0.1%) |
| 5% Yield On LTPZ Using Covered Calls |
|---|
| Expiration |
Strike |
Call Bid |
Days |
Cents/Day |
Upside Potential |
| Apr 17 |
54.00 |
0.55 |
43 |
1.3 |
0.04 (0.1%) |
| Jun 20 |
54.00 |
1.00 |
107 |
0.9 |
0.04 (0.1%) |
| 10% Yield On LTPZ Using Covered Calls |
|---|
| Expiration |
Strike |
Call Bid |
Days |
Cents/Day |
Upside Potential |
| Mar 21 |
54.00 |
0.35 |
16 |
2.2 |
0.04 (0.1%) |
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