VRT Dividend Type Payments
Although VRT has no upcoming (meaning, Board-approved and announced) dividends, you can sell covered calls on Vertiv Holdings, LLC Class A to create 12 extra dividend type payments per year to boost its yield. Let's look at some recent prices (last updated Fri 4:16 PM ET):
| Vertiv Holdings, LLC Class A (VRT) |
|---|
| Bid |
Ask |
Last |
Change |
Volume |
P/E |
Market Cap |
| 189.23 |
189.50 |
189.02 |
+6.48 |
7.2M |
69 |
72B |
VRT Dividend-Like Income Using Covered Calls
With VRT at 189.02, 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% |
5.67 |
1.6 |
| 5% |
9.45 |
2.6 |
| 10% |
18.90 |
5.2 |
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 VRT Using Covered Calls |
|---|
| Expiration |
Strike |
Call Bid |
Days |
Cents/Day |
Upside Potential |
| Dec 12 |
190.00 |
6.25 |
8 |
78.1 |
0.50 (0.3%) |
| Dec 19 |
190.00 |
8.45 |
15 |
56.3 |
0.50 (0.3%) |
| 5% Yield On VRT Using Covered Calls |
|---|
| Expiration |
Strike |
Call Bid |
Days |
Cents/Day |
Upside Potential |
| Dec 12 |
190.00 |
6.25 |
8 |
78.1 |
0.50 (0.3%) |
| Dec 19 |
190.00 |
8.45 |
15 |
56.3 |
0.50 (0.3%) |
| 10% Yield On VRT Using Covered Calls |
|---|
| Expiration |
Strike |
Call Bid |
Days |
Cents/Day |
Upside Potential |
| Dec 12 |
190.00 |
6.25 |
8 |
78.1 |
0.50 (0.3%) |
| Dec 19 |
190.00 |
8.45 |
15 |
56.3 |
0.50 (0.3%) |
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