SLV Dividend Type Payments
Although SLV has no upcoming (meaning, Board-approved and announced) dividends, you can sell covered calls on iShares Silver Trust to create 12 extra dividend type payments per year to boost its yield. Let's look at some recent prices (last updated Mon 4:16 PM ET):
iShares Silver Trust (SLV) | ||||||
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Bid | Ask | Last | Change | Volume | P/E | Market Cap |
30.00 | 30.01 | 29.96 | -0.06 | 17.4M | - | 15B |
SLV Dividend-Like Income Using Covered Calls
With SLV at 29.96, 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 |
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3% | 0.90 | 0.2 |
5% | 1.50 | 0.4 |
10% | 3.00 | 0.8 |
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 SLV Using Covered Calls | ||||||
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Expiration | Strike | Call Bid | Days | Cents/Day | Upside Potential | |
May 2 | 30.00 | 0.93 | 40 | 2.3 | 0.00 (0.0%) | |
Apr 4 | 30.00 | 0.53 | 12 | 4.3 | 0.00 (0.0%) |
5% Yield On SLV Using Covered Calls | ||||||
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Expiration | Strike | Call Bid | Days | Cents/Day | Upside Potential | |
May 2 | 30.00 | 0.93 | 40 | 2.3 | 0.00 (0.0%) | |
Apr 4 | 30.00 | 0.53 | 12 | 4.3 | 0.00 (0.0%) |
10% Yield On SLV Using Covered Calls | ||||||
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Expiration | Strike | Call Bid | Days | Cents/Day | Upside Potential | |
May 2 | 30.00 | 0.93 | 40 | 2.3 | 0.00 (0.0%) | |
Apr 4 | 30.00 | 0.53 | 12 | 4.3 | 0.00 (0.0%) |
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Top 10 Open Interest For Apr 17 Expiration | Top 5 High Yield | |||||
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1. | NVDA dividend | 6. | EEM dividend | 1. | SLNO dividend | |
2. | SPY dividend | 7. | QQQ dividend | 2. | WOLF dividend | |
3. | SLV dividend | 8. | TLT dividend | 3. | EWTX dividend | |
4. | ASHR dividend | 9. | TSLA dividend | 4. | RGTI dividend | |
5. | NIO dividend | 10. | IWM dividend | 5. | SOUN dividend |
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