SLYG Dividend Type Payments
Although SLYG has no upcoming (meaning, Board-approved and announced) dividends, you can sell covered calls on SPDR S&P 600 Small Cap Growth ETF (based on S&P SmallCap 600 Growth Inde 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):
| SPDR S&P 600 Small Cap Growth ETF (based on S&P SmallCap 600 Growth Inde (SLYG) |
|---|
| Bid |
Ask |
Last |
Change |
Volume |
P/E |
Market Cap |
| 92.00 |
94.34 |
93.16 |
-0.40 |
105K |
- |
0.7B |
SLYG Dividend-Like Income Using Covered Calls
With SLYG at 93.16, 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% |
2.79 |
0.8 |
| 5% |
4.66 |
1.3 |
| 10% |
9.32 |
2.6 |
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 SLYG Using Covered Calls |
|---|
| Expiration |
Strike |
Call Bid |
Days |
Cents/Day |
Upside Potential |
| Oct 17 |
94.00 |
1.30 |
38 |
2.5 |
0.00 (0.0%) |
| Nov 21 |
94.00 |
2.15 |
73 |
2.5 |
0.00 (0.0%) |
| 5% Yield On SLYG Using Covered Calls |
|---|
| Expiration |
Strike |
Call Bid |
Days |
Cents/Day |
Upside Potential |
| Oct 17 |
94.00 |
1.30 |
38 |
2.5 |
0.00 (0.0%) |
| Nov 21 |
94.00 |
2.15 |
73 |
2.5 |
0.00 (0.0%) |
| 10% Yield On SLYG Using Covered Calls |
|---|
| Expiration |
Strike |
Call Bid |
Days |
Cents/Day |
Upside Potential |
| Oct 17 |
95.00 |
1.00 |
38 |
2.6 |
0.66 (0.7%) |
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