SCHX Dividend Type Payments

Although SCHX has no upcoming (meaning, Board-approved and announced) dividends, you can sell covered calls on Schwab U.S. Large-Cap ETF 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):

Schwab U.S. Large-Cap ETF (SCHX)
Bid Ask Last Change Volume P/E Market Cap
25.95 26.04 26.00 +0.26 39.2M - 49B

SCHX Dividend-Like Income Using Covered Calls

With SCHX at 26.00, 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% 0.78 0.2
5% 1.30 0.4
10% 2.60 0.7

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 SCHX Using Covered Calls
Expiration Strike Call Bid Days Cents/Day Upside Potential
Dec 19 27.00 0.10 29 0.3 0.96 (3.7%)

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