Below is the list of stocks that I will be focused on in trying to capture a dividend from now until they go ex-dividend date. I will be using a front month expiration date. I also hope to gain as much or more from the premium recieved with option writing.
This list is based on my first screening, and I have not looked at each one to see if there are any "gotchas" to contend with. Things I will be looking for are earnings, FDA, CEO and management teams, and SEC filings.
The real sweet spot will be in the next couple of days like Monday and Tuesday. As we get closer to the stocks trading ex-dividend, it becomes nearly impossible to capture the minimum premium needed.
| Ticker | Amount | Yield | Average Volume | |||
| NVS | Novartis AG (ADR) | $2.46 | 4.35% | 3,642,307 | ||
| LO | Lorillard Inc. | $1.55 | 4.88% | 1,641,295 | ||
| BBL | BHP Billiton plc (ADR) | $1.10 | 3.42% | 1,187,798 | ||
| BHP | BHP Billiton Limited (ADR) | $1.10 | 2.89% | 2,967,392 | ||
| LMT | Lockheed Martin Corporation | $1.00 | 4.55% | 2,429,257 | ||
| RIO | Rio Tinto plc (ADR) | $0.91 | 2.52% | 3,343,111 | ||
| MCD | McDonald's Corporation | $0.70 | 2.80% | 5,326,953 | ||
| NEE | NextEra Energy, Inc. | $0.60 | 3.99% | 1,967,249 | ||
| UNP | Union Pacific Corporation | $0.60 | 2.16% | 3,261,596 | ||
| TWC | Time Warner Cable Inc. | $0.56 | 2.88% | 2,314,648 | ||
| D | Dominion Resources, Inc. | $0.53 | 4.17% | 2,780,907 | ||
| PEP | PepsiCo, Inc. | $0.52 | 3.29% | 8,264,243 | ||
| K | Kellogg Company | $0.43 | 3.27% | 2,877,697 | ||
| CHRW | C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. | $0.33 | 2.00% | 1,710,484 | ||
| CBE | Cooper Industries plc | $0.31 | 2.05% | 1,068,983 | ||
| OMC | Omnicom Group Inc. | $0.30 | 2.48% | 1,463,049 | ||
| NU | Northeast Utilities System | $0.29 | 3.25% | 1,478,744 | ||
| TWX | Time Warner Inc. | $0.26 | 2.76% | 6,358,669 | ||
| ITUB | Itau Unibanco Holding SA (ADR) | $0.24 | 4.69% | 11,224,031 | ||
| ITUB | Itau Unibanco Holding SA (ADR) | $0.24 | 4.69% | 11,224,031 | ||
| RGC | Regal Entertainment Group | $0.21 | 6.16% | 2,193,005 | ||
| TEL | TE Connectivity Ltd. | $0.18 | 2.00% | 2,305,345 | ||
| WY | Weyerhaeuser Company | $0.15 | 2.91% | 5,052,484 | ||
| NVE | NV Energy, Inc. | $0.13 | 3.21% | 2,293,525 | ||
| SEE | Sealed Air Corp | $0.13 | 2.47% | 3,164,524 | ||
| CSX | CSX Corporation | $0.12 | 2.22% | 12,670,088 | ||
| SLE | Sara Lee Corp. | $0.12 | 2.27% | 4,545,129 | ||
| PSEC | Prospect Capital Corporation | $0.10 | 10.92% | 1,315,814 |
