MAA Dividend
Although MAA has a dividend of 1.53 with an ex-dividend date of Jan 15, you can sell covered calls on Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. to create 12 extra dividend type payments per year to boost its yield. Let's look at some recent prices (last updated Fri 4:16 PM ET):
| Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. (MAA) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bid | Ask | Last | Change | Volume | P/E | Market Cap |
| 134.75 | 136.69 | 135.90 | -2.64 | 1.9M | 29 | 16B |
MAA Dividend-Like Income Using Covered Calls
With MAA at 135.90, 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% | 4.08 | 1.1 |
| 5% | 6.80 | 1.9 |
| 10% | 13.59 | 3.7 |
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 MAA Using Covered Calls | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Expiration | Strike | Call Bid | Days | Cents/Day | Upside Potential | |
| Jan 16 | 140.00 | 0.10 | 8 | 1.3 | 3.31 (2.4%) | |
| Jun 18 | 140.00 | 3.30 | 161 | 2.0 | 3.31 (2.4%) | |
| 5% Yield On MAA Using Covered Calls | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Expiration | Strike | Call Bid | Days | Cents/Day | Upside Potential | |
| Jun 18 | 140.00 | 3.30 | 161 | 2.0 | 3.31 (2.4%) | |
| Mar 20 | 140.00 | 1.50 | 71 | 2.1 | 3.31 (2.4%) | |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | NVDA dividend | 6. | AAPL dividend | 1. | LXEO dividend | |
| 2. | INTC dividend | 7. | SPY dividend | 2. | SOC dividend | |
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| 4. | TLT dividend | 9. | GLD dividend | 4. | TE dividend | |
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