XMHQ Dividend Type Payments
Although XMHQ has no upcoming (meaning, Board-approved and announced) dividends, you can sell covered calls on Invesco S&P MidCap Quality ETF to create 12 extra dividend type payments per year to boost its yield. Let's look at some recent prices (last updated Thu 10:55 AM ET):
| Invesco S&P MidCap Quality ETF (XMHQ) |
|---|
| Bid |
Ask |
Last |
Change |
Volume |
P/E |
Market Cap |
| 105.86 |
105.90 |
105.93 |
+0.95 |
55K |
- |
0.1B |
XMHQ Dividend-Like Income Using Covered Calls
With XMHQ at 105.93, 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% |
3.18 |
0.9 |
| 5% |
5.30 |
1.5 |
| 10% |
10.59 |
2.9 |
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 XMHQ Using Covered Calls |
|---|
| Expiration |
Strike |
Call Bid |
Days |
Cents/Day |
Upside Potential |
| Oct 17 |
106.00 |
1.45 |
30 |
4.8 |
0.10 (0.1%) |
| Dec 19 |
106.00 |
2.90 |
93 |
3.1 |
0.10 (0.1%) |
| 5% Yield On XMHQ Using Covered Calls |
|---|
| Expiration |
Strike |
Call Bid |
Days |
Cents/Day |
Upside Potential |
| Oct 17 |
106.00 |
1.45 |
30 |
4.8 |
0.10 (0.1%) |
| Dec 19 |
106.00 |
2.90 |
93 |
3.1 |
0.10 (0.1%) |
| 10% Yield On XMHQ Using Covered Calls |
|---|
| Expiration |
Strike |
Call Bid |
Days |
Cents/Day |
Upside Potential |
| Oct 17 |
106.00 |
1.45 |
30 |
4.8 |
0.10 (0.1%) |
| Dec 19 |
106.00 |
2.90 |
93 |
3.1 |
0.10 (0.1%) |
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