QQQE Dividend Type Payments
Although QQQE has no upcoming (meaning, Board-approved and announced) dividends, you can sell covered calls on Direxion NASDAQ-100 Equal Weighted Index Shares to create 12 extra dividend type payments per year to boost its yield. Let's look at some recent prices (last updated Wed 4:16 PM ET):
| Direxion NASDAQ-100 Equal Weighted Index Shares (QQQE) |
|---|
| Bid |
Ask |
Last |
Change |
Volume |
P/E |
Market Cap |
| 91.01 |
93.57 |
92.06 |
+0.93 |
291K |
- |
0.5B |
QQQE Dividend-Like Income Using Covered Calls
With QQQE at 92.06, 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% |
2.76 |
0.8 |
| 5% |
4.60 |
1.3 |
| 10% |
9.21 |
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 QQQE Using Covered Calls |
|---|
| Expiration |
Strike |
Call Bid |
Days |
Cents/Day |
Upside Potential |
| Apr 17 |
94.00 |
1.50 |
44 |
3.4 |
0.43 (0.5%) |
| Sep 19 |
100.00 |
1.65 |
199 |
0.8 |
6.43 (7.0%) |
| 5% Yield On QQQE Using Covered Calls |
|---|
| Expiration |
Strike |
Call Bid |
Days |
Cents/Day |
Upside Potential |
| Apr 17 |
94.00 |
1.50 |
44 |
3.4 |
0.43 (0.5%) |
| Sep 19 |
94.00 |
4.60 |
199 |
2.3 |
0.43 (0.5%) |
| 10% Yield On QQQE Using Covered Calls |
|---|
| Expiration |
Strike |
Call Bid |
Days |
Cents/Day |
Upside Potential |
| Apr 17 |
94.00 |
1.50 |
44 |
3.4 |
0.43 (0.5%) |
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