SPYD Dividend Type Payments
Although SPYD has no upcoming (meaning, Board-approved and announced) dividends, you can sell covered calls on SPDR Series Trust SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 High Dividend ETF to create 12 extra dividend type payments per year to boost its yield. Let's look at some recent prices (last updated Wed 2:35 PM ET):
| SPDR Series Trust SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 High Dividend ETF (SPYD) |
|---|
| Bid |
Ask |
Last |
Change |
Volume |
P/E |
Market Cap |
| 42.44 |
42.45 |
42.44 |
+0.25 |
614K |
- |
0.0B |
SPYD Dividend-Like Income Using Covered Calls
With SPYD at 42.44, 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% |
1.27 |
0.3 |
| 5% |
2.12 |
0.6 |
| 10% |
4.24 |
1.2 |
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 SPYD Using Covered Calls |
|---|
| Expiration |
Strike |
Call Bid |
Days |
Cents/Day |
Upside Potential |
| Jul 18 |
43.00 |
0.15 |
31 |
0.5 |
0.55 (1.3%) |
| Sep 19 |
43.00 |
0.75 |
94 |
0.8 |
0.55 (1.3%) |
| 5% Yield On SPYD Using Covered Calls |
|---|
| Expiration |
Strike |
Call Bid |
Days |
Cents/Day |
Upside Potential |
| Sep 19 |
43.00 |
0.75 |
94 |
0.8 |
0.55 (1.3%) |
| Jun 20 |
43.00 |
0.05 |
3 |
1.7 |
0.55 (1.3%) |
| 10% Yield On SPYD Using Covered Calls |
|---|
| Expiration |
Strike |
Call Bid |
Days |
Cents/Day |
Upside Potential |
| Jun 20 |
43.00 |
0.05 |
3 |
1.7 |
0.55 (1.3%) |
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