VCR Dividend Type Payments

Although VCR has no upcoming (meaning, Board-approved and announced) dividends, you can sell covered calls on Vanguard Consumer Discretion ETF to create 12 extra dividend type payments per year to boost its yield. Let's look at some recent prices (last updated Tue 1:15 PM ET):

Vanguard Consumer Discretion ETF (VCR)
Bid	Ask	Last	Change	Volume	P/E	Market Cap
410.53	410.79	410.72	-1.68	15K	-	4.8B

VCR Dividend-Like Income Using Covered Calls

With VCR at 410.72, 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%	12.32	3.4
5%	20.54	5.6
10%	41.07	11.3

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 VCR Using Covered Calls
Expiration	Strike	Call Bid	Days	Cents/Day	Upside Potential
Jan 16	410.00	1.35	4	14.0	0.00 (0.0%)
Jun 18	410.00	23.30	157	14.3	0.00 (0.0%)

5% Yield On VCR Using Covered Calls
Expiration	Strike	Call Bid	Days	Cents/Day	Upside Potential
Jan 16	410.00	1.35	4	14.0	0.00 (0.0%)
Jun 18	410.00	23.30	157	14.3	0.00 (0.0%)

10% Yield On VCR Using Covered Calls
Expiration	Strike	Call Bid	Days	Cents/Day	Upside Potential
Jan 16	410.00	1.35	4	14.0	0.00 (0.0%)
Jun 18	410.00	23.30	157	14.3	0.00 (0.0%)

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