SCJ Dividend Type Payments

iShares MSCI Japan Sm Cap dividend

Although SCJ has no upcoming (meaning, Board-approved and announced) dividends, you can sell covered calls on iShares MSCI Japan Sm Cap to create 12 extra dividend type payments per year to boost its yield. Let's look at some recent prices (last updated Tue 11:45 AM ET):

iShares MSCI Japan Sm Cap (SCJ)
Bid Ask Last Change Volume P/E Market Cap
92.13 92.17 92.16 +0.99 3K - 0.1B

SCJ Dividend-Like Income Using Covered Calls

With SCJ at 92.16, 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% 4.61 1.3
10% 9.22 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 SCJ Using Covered Calls
Expiration Strike Call Bid Days Cents/Day Upside Potential
Jun 18 92.00 1.60 178 0.8 0.00 (0.0%)
Feb 20 92.00 1.00 60 1.4 0.00 (0.0%)
5% Yield On SCJ Using Covered Calls
Expiration Strike Call Bid Days Cents/Day Upside Potential
Feb 20 92.00 1.00 60 1.4 0.00 (0.0%)

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