XLC Dividend Type Payments

Although XLC has no upcoming (meaning, Board-approved and announced) dividends, you can sell covered calls on The Communication Services Select Sector SPDR Fund 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):

The Communication Services Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLC)
Bid	Ask	Last	Change	Volume	P/E	Market Cap
114.59	115.61	114.94	+0.77	4.4M	-	20B

XLC Dividend-Like Income Using Covered Calls

With XLC at 114.94, 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%	3.45	0.9
5%	5.75	1.6
10%	11.49	3.1

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 XLC Using Covered Calls
Expiration	Strike	Call Bid	Days	Cents/Day	Upside Potential
Nov 14	116.00	0.35	29	1.2	0.39 (0.3%)
Nov 21	116.00	0.55	36	1.5	0.39 (0.3%)

5% Yield On XLC Using Covered Calls
Expiration	Strike	Call Bid	Days	Cents/Day	Upside Potential
Jan 16	120.00	1.65	92	1.8	4.39 (3.8%)
Mar 20	116.00	3.50	155	2.3	0.39 (0.3%)

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