XLK Dividend Type Payments
Although XLK has no upcoming (meaning, Board-approved and announced) dividends, you can sell covered calls on SPDR Select Sector Fund - Technology to create 12 extra dividend type payments per year to boost its yield. Let's look at some recent prices (last updated Thu 4:16 PM ET):
| SPDR Select Sector Fund - Technology (XLK) |
|---|
| Bid |
Ask |
Last |
Change |
Volume |
P/E |
Market Cap |
| 192.92 |
193.87 |
192.86 |
-1.05 |
3.7M |
- |
72B |
XLK Dividend-Like Income Using Covered Calls
With XLK at 192.86, 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% |
5.79 |
1.6 |
| 5% |
9.64 |
2.6 |
| 10% |
19.29 |
5.3 |
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 XLK Using Covered Calls |
|---|
| Expiration |
Strike |
Call Bid |
Days |
Cents/Day |
Upside Potential |
| May 2 |
193.00 |
4.95 |
16 |
25.5 |
0.00 (0.0%) |
| May 9 |
193.00 |
4.50 |
23 |
15.8 |
0.00 (0.0%) |
| 5% Yield On XLK Using Covered Calls |
|---|
| Expiration |
Strike |
Call Bid |
Days |
Cents/Day |
Upside Potential |
| May 2 |
193.00 |
4.95 |
16 |
25.5 |
0.00 (0.0%) |
| May 9 |
193.00 |
4.50 |
23 |
15.8 |
0.00 (0.0%) |
| 10% Yield On XLK Using Covered Calls |
|---|
| Expiration |
Strike |
Call Bid |
Days |
Cents/Day |
Upside Potential |
| May 2 |
193.00 |
4.95 |
16 |
25.5 |
0.00 (0.0%) |
| May 9 |
193.00 |
4.50 |
23 |
15.8 |
0.00 (0.0%) |
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