LYB Dividend Type Payments
Although LYB has no upcoming (meaning, Board-approved and announced) dividends, you can sell covered calls on LyondellBasell Industries NV Ordinary Shares Class A (Netherlands) to create 12 extra dividend type payments per year to boost its yield. Let's look at some recent prices (last updated Fri 3:25 PM ET):
| LyondellBasell Industries NV Ordinary Shares Class A (Netherlands) (LYB) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bid | Ask | Last | Change | Volume | P/E | Market Cap |
| 47.49 | 47.52 | 47.51 | +0.70 | 3.0M | 60 | 15B |
LYB Dividend-Like Income Using Covered Calls
With LYB at 47.51, 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% | 1.43 | 0.4 |
| 5% | 2.38 | 0.7 |
| 10% | 4.75 | 1.3 |
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 LYB Using Covered Calls | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Expiration | Strike | Call Bid | Days | Cents/Day | Upside Potential | |
| Dec 19 | 50.00 | 2.35 | 57 | 4.1 | 2.48 (5.2%) | |
| Nov 21 | 50.00 | 1.90 | 29 | 6.6 | 2.48 (5.2%) | |
| 5% Yield On LYB Using Covered Calls | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Expiration | Strike | Call Bid | Days | Cents/Day | Upside Potential | |
| Dec 19 | 50.00 | 2.35 | 57 | 4.1 | 2.48 (5.2%) | |
| Nov 21 | 50.00 | 1.90 | 29 | 6.6 | 2.48 (5.2%) | |
| 10% Yield On LYB Using Covered Calls | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Expiration | Strike | Call Bid | Days | Cents/Day | Upside Potential | |
| Dec 19 | 50.00 | 2.35 | 57 | 4.1 | 2.48 (5.2%) | |
| Nov 21 | 50.00 | 1.90 | 29 | 6.6 | 2.48 (5.2%) | |
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| Top 10 Open Interest For Nov 21 Expiration | Top 5 High Yield | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | IBIT dividend | 6. | TLT dividend | 1. | GHRS dividend | |
| 2. | KVUE dividend | 7. | HYG dividend | 2. | CRML dividend | |
| 3. | NVDA dividend | 8. | EEM dividend | 3. | BHVN dividend | |
| 4. | SLV dividend | 9. | QQQ dividend | 4. | IREN dividend | |
| 5. | GLD dividend | 10. | INTC dividend | 5. | UPST dividend | |
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