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Saturday, June 28, 2025

Early Assignment of Covered Calls Position in U.S. Bancorp

I was notified via email early this morning by my broker (Schwab) that the three U.S. Bancorp (ticker USB) June 27th, 2025 Call options were exercised yesterday.  USB's stock price increased from $42.96 when this position was established to $45.76 at yesterday's market close.  The original $.35 time value in the Calls when the position was established had declined on yesterday's market close to $0.00.  So, with fourteen days remaining until the July 11th, 2025 options expiration date, the owner of these Calls exercised their option to buy the 300 shares at the $42.00 strike price in order to receive Monday's $.50 per share ex-dividend.  Although I will not receive the ex-dividend, I am pleased with the +43.0% annualized-return-on-investment (aroi) result achieved since it slightly exceeds the maximum aroi that might have been achieved if this position instead remained in-the-money and would therefore be assigned on the July 11th options expiration date.   

The post when this U.S. Bancorp Covered Calls position was originally established is here.  

As detailed below, the return-on-investment result for this U.S. Bancorp Covered Calls position was +0.8% absolute return in 7 days (equivalent to a +43.0% annualized return-on-investment).


U.S. Bancorp -- Covered Calls Position Closed by Early Assignment
The buy/write transaction was:
6/23/2025 Bought 300 U.S. Bancorp shares @ $42.96.
6/23/2025 Sold 3 USB 7/11/2025 $42.00 Call options @ $1.31 per share.
Note: Implied Volatility (IV) of the Call options was at 20.4 when this position was transacted.   
6/27/2023 Three U.S. Bancorp Calls were exercised on the last business day prior to their June 27th, 2025 ex-dividend date, so the Call options expired and the 300 USB shares were sold at the $42.00 strike price.

Two possible overall performance results (including commissions) for this U.S. Bancorp Covered Calls position are as follows:
Covered Calls Net Investment: $12,497.01
= ($42.96 - $1.31) * 300 shares + $2.01 commission

Net Profit Components:
(a) Options Income: +$390.99
= ($1.31 * 300 shares) - $2.01 commission
(b) Dividend Income (U.S. Bancorp Call options exercised early on June 27th, the last business day prior to the June 30th ex-div date): +$0.00
(c) Capital Appreciation (U.S. Bancorp's Call options assigned early on June 27th): -$288.00
+($42.00 strike price - $42.96 stock purchase price) * 300 shares

Total Net Profit: +$102.99
= (+$390.99 options income + $0.00 dividend income - $288.00 capital appreciation)

Absolute Return-on-Investment: +0.8%
= +$102.99/$12,497.01
Annualized Return-on-Investment: +43.0%
= (+$102.99/$12,497.01) * (365/7 days)