My retiree high-yield dividend income investing blog
Bought some Nestle ($NSRGY) today.
Closed my position in Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation (OCSL) for a small loss. This business development company, BDC, has underperformed others in my portfolio: Ares Capital (ARCC), Main Street Capital (MAIN), Gladstone Investment (GAIN) and Hercules Capital (HTGC).
I used the proceeds to purchase a new holding:
TORM (TRMD)
Also, I had a short term T-bill mature today, so I used those funds to purchase a new holding for my cash reserves:
BlackRock Ultra Short-Term Bond ETF (ICSH)
Had a 3-month T-Bill mature today so I used the funds to sell 3 cash-secured put options on stocks I wouldn’t mind owning should they get put to me.
Micron Technology, Inc. (MU)
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD)
NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA)
SFL Corporation Ltd. (SFL)
NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA)
Sell to Open 1 Contract NVDA Sep 20 2024 100 Put Limit at $1.58 (Day)
Filled at $1.58 ($157.32) annualized yield 8.01%
Occidental Petroleum Corporation (OXY)
Sell to Open 1 Contract OXY Sep 20 2024 57.5 Put Limit at $0.90 (Day)
Filled at $0.90 ($89.32) annualized yield 7.93%
Devon Energy Corporation (DVN)
Sell to Open 1 Contract DVN Sep 20 2024 42.5 Put Limit at $0.78 (Day)
Filled at $0.78 ($77.32) annualized yield 9.3%
Pfizer Inc. (PFE)
Sell to Open 2 Contracts PFE Sep 20 2024 27.5 Puts Limit at $0.91 (Day)
Filled at $0.91 ($180.65) annualized yield 16.78%
Credit Suisse X-Links Crude Oil Shares Covered Call ETNs (USOI)
Buy 15 Shares of USOI Limit at $75.47 (Day)
Filled at $75.47 ($1,132.05) pays div monthly, yield 19.21%
Added a few shares of SFL Corporation Ltd. ($SFL). SFL, a Bermuda-based maritime shipping company, has many green ratings on Seeking Alpha and pays a quarterly dividend of 7.78%. Raised its dividend nine times since the pandemic.