Called Away for the Hat Trick - DIS

In the fall of last year, my thoughts began to turn to that nice annual dividend that DIS pays.  I opened a position in September, but it was very conservative and was quickly called away – the ex-dividend date for this stock is in December.  So I waited a few days until October and opened a new position in DIS, one that was just called away last Friday.

As a matter of fact, that first transaction of the year was a success in another way:  DIS earned me a hat trick, which means I collected covered call premiums, a dividend payment, and there was a capital gain on the sale.  In total, the position earned $381 over the course of 90 days.  That works out to a calculated return of 4.35%, or annualized return of 17.65%.

Here’s the analysis of the DIS position, net of fees and commissions; the position was called away at expiration last week. 

DIS

This was a 100 share position established at $87.59 per share in October 2014, total basis $8,758.99.  During the holding period I sold covered calls at strike prices ranging from $87.50 to $92.50, the final strike price was $90.00.

Total covered call premiums:  $42.72

Total dividend payments (there was a single, annual dividend):  $115.00

Total stock gain at $90:  $223.01

Total, absolute gain on the position:  $380.73

Total, absolute return percentage ($380.73/$8,758.99):  4.35%

Annualized total return percentage (held approx 90 days):  17.65%