YieldBoost Brandywine Realty Trust To 9.7%

Shareholders of Brandywine Realty Trust (NYSE: BDN) looking to boost their income beyond the stock's 4.4% annualized dividend yield can sell the October covered call at the $15 strike and collect the premium based on the 15 cents bid, which annualizes to an additional 5.3% rate of return against the current stock price (at Stock Options Channel we call this the YieldBoost), for a total of 9.7% annualized rate in the scenario where the stock is not called away. Any upside above $15 would be lost ...