SPTM Dividend Type Payments
Although SPTM has no upcoming (meaning, Board-approved and announced) dividends, you can sell covered calls on SPDR Portfolio S&P 1500 Composite Stock Market ETF to create 12 extra dividend type payments per year to boost its yield. Let's look at some recent prices (last updated Thu 4:16 PM ET):
| SPDR Portfolio S&P 1500 Composite Stock Market ETF (SPTM) |
|---|
| Bid |
Ask |
Last |
Change |
Volume |
P/E |
Market Cap |
| 63.48 |
65.26 |
63.99 |
+0.11 |
1.0M |
- |
1.6B |
SPTM Dividend-Like Income Using Covered Calls
With SPTM at 63.99, 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% |
1.92 |
0.5 |
| 5% |
3.20 |
0.9 |
| 10% |
6.40 |
1.8 |
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 SPTM Using Covered Calls |
|---|
| Expiration |
Strike |
Call Bid |
Days |
Cents/Day |
Upside Potential |
| May 16 |
65.00 |
1.20 |
30 |
3.1 |
0.00 (0.0%) |
| Sep 19 |
65.00 |
3.30 |
156 |
1.9 |
0.00 (0.0%) |
| 5% Yield On SPTM Using Covered Calls |
|---|
| Expiration |
Strike |
Call Bid |
Days |
Cents/Day |
Upside Potential |
| May 16 |
65.00 |
1.20 |
30 |
3.1 |
0.00 (0.0%) |
| Sep 19 |
65.00 |
3.30 |
156 |
1.9 |
0.00 (0.0%) |
| 10% Yield On SPTM Using Covered Calls |
|---|
| Expiration |
Strike |
Call Bid |
Days |
Cents/Day |
Upside Potential |
| May 16 |
65.00 |
1.20 |
30 |
3.1 |
0.00 (0.0%) |
| Sep 19 |
65.00 |
3.30 |
156 |
1.9 |
0.00 (0.0%) |
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