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Wednesday, February 21, 2024

Continuation of Covered Calls Position in KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF

The Covered Calls Advisor Portfolio has a Covered Calls position in the KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF (ticker KWEB) which expired out-of-the-money last Friday on its February 16th, 2024 options expiration date.  Today this position was continued by rolling out to the March 1st, 2024 weekly options expiration at the same $25.50 strike price by selling-to-open ten Calls at $0.75 per share.  The Implied Volatility of the Call options was 40.9 when this transaction was executed and the stock price was $25.59, which is slightly in-the-money compared with the $25.50 strike price.  

As detailed below, a potential outcome for this KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF is +6.4% absolute return-on-investment over 57 days (equivalent to +41.1% annualized-return-on-investment).  The transactions history of this KWEB Covered Calls position so far along with a potential return-on-investment result if the stock is assigned on the 3/1/2024 options expiration date is as follows:

 
KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF (KWEB) -- New Covered Calls Position
 
The Buy/Write transaction was as follows:
1/4/2024 Bought 1,000 shares of CSI China Internet ETF @ $26.22 per share.  
1/4/2024 Sold 10 KWEB Jan. 19th, 2024 $25.50 Call options @ $1.14 per share. 
1/19/2024 KWEB price closed below the $25.50 strike price so the ten Call options expired and 1,000 KWEB shares remain in the Covered Calls Advisor Portfolio.
2/6/2024 Continued this KWEB Covered Calls position by selling 10 KWEB February 16th, 2024 $25.50 Call options @ $.46 per share.
2/16/2024 KWEB price closed below the $25.50 strike price so the ten Call options expired and 1,000 KWEB shares remain in the Covered Calls Advisor Portfolio.
2/21/2024 Continued this KWEB Covered Calls position by selling 10 KWEB March 1st, 2024 $25.50 Call options @ $.75 per share. 

A possible overall performance result (including commissions) for this CSI China Internet ETF Covered Calls position is as follows:
KWEB Covered Calls Net Investment: $25,086.70
= ($26.22 - $1.14) * 1,000 shares + $6.70 commission

Net Profit:
(a) Options Income: +$2,329.90
= ($1.14 + $.46 + $.75) * 1,000 shares - $20.10 commissions
(b) Dividend Income: +$0.00
(c) Capital Appreciation (If 1,000 CSI China Internet ETF shares assigned at $25.50 strike price at the 3/1/2024 options expiration): -$720.00
+($25.50 - $26.22) * 1,000 shares

Total Net Profit Potential (If 1,000 CSI China Internet ETF shares assigned at $25.50 strike price on the 3/1/2024 options expiration date): +$1,609.90
= (+$2,329.90 options income +$0.00 dividend income -$720.00 capital appreciation)

Potential Absolute Return-on-Investment: +6.4%
= +$1,609.90/$25,086.70
Potential Annualized Return-on-Investment: +41.1%
= (+$1,609.90/$25,086.70) * (365/57 days)