Shareholders of Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc. (Symbol: KLIC) looking to boost their income beyond the stock's 0.9% annualized dividend yield can sell the April 2027 covered call at the $115 strike and collect the premium based on the $8.20 bid, which annualizes to an additional 16.8% rate of return against the current stock price (at Stock Options Channel we call this the YieldBoost ), for a total of 17.8% annualized rate in the scenario where the stock is not called away. Any upside above $115 would be lost if the stock rises there and is called away, but KLIC shares would have to climb 29.3% from current levels for that to occur, meaning that in the scenario where the stock is called, the shareholder has earned a 38.
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