TLT Dividend Type Payments

Although TLT has no upcoming (meaning, Board-approved and announced) dividends, you can sell covered calls on iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF to create 12 extra dividend type payments per year to boost its yield. Let's look at some recent prices (last updated Fri 3:40 PM ET):

iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (TLT)
Bid	Ask	Last	Change	Volume	P/E	Market Cap
90.19	90.23	90.21	-0.43	40.1M	-	11B

TLT Dividend-Like Income Using Covered Calls

With TLT at 90.21, 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%	2.71	0.7
5%	4.51	1.2
10%	9.02	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 TLT Using Covered Calls
Expiration	Strike	Call Bid	Days	Cents/Day	Upside Potential
Dec 5	90.00	0.36	8	1.6	0.00 (0.0%)
Dec 12	90.00	0.65	15	2.8	0.00 (0.0%)

5% Yield On TLT Using Covered Calls
Expiration	Strike	Call Bid	Days	Cents/Day	Upside Potential
Dec 5	90.00	0.36	8	1.6	0.00 (0.0%)
Dec 12	90.00	0.65	15	2.8	0.00 (0.0%)

10% Yield On TLT Using Covered Calls
Expiration	Strike	Call Bid	Days	Cents/Day	Upside Potential
Dec 12	90.00	0.65	15	2.8	0.00 (0.0%)
Dec 19	90.00	0.91	22	3.1	0.00 (0.0%)

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