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1/29/2010 3:59 PM

S&P 500 Covered Call Fund, Inc. (BEP)

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closed-end management investment company

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Micro Cap (4701), Options Arbitrage/Opt Strategies Funds (30), Sector Equity (397), ETF (Exchange Traded Fund or Note) (1456)
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S&P 500 Covered Call Fund, Inc. At A Glance

Current Price: $9.86
Last Trade Time: 1/29/2010 3:59 PM
Open: $0.00
Previous Close: $9.86
Daily Range: $9.86 - $9.88
52-Week Range: $7.91 - $12.76
Volume: 00
Market Cap: $174.52M
P/E Ratio: 57.94
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BEP VS S&P 500 (SPY)

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S&P 500 Covered Call Fund, Inc. (BEP)

Avatar RMFIII (68.90) Submitted: 12/03/08 1:58 PM

Great little closed end fund that pays a strong dividend.

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Avatar d3wilbur (< 20) Submitted: 6/08/08 7:34 PM

The nature of this investment practically guarantees it will underperform SPY in the long run.

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Avatar kookiekoetter (< 20) Submitted: 1/05/10 7:35 PM : Outperform Start Price: $10.26 BEP Score: 1.65

This is the S&P with call options. If dividends count on return for this stock, then it's a winner big time. If dividends are not counted, then I guess it might only be worth about 7%

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Avatar maxslone (76.45) Submitted: 12/01/09 1:16 AM : Underperform Start Price: $11.21 BEP Score: 8.73

Premium to NAV will eventually erode.

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Avatar djdolph (78.52) Submitted: 8/06/09 12:32 PM : Underperform Start Price: $10.43 BEP Score: 13.14

What are people thinking? BEP matures in March, 2010 at it is NAV...which is a $1.30 under the market price!!

It only has 1 more $1 dividend to pay in December (so forget about that 18% yield) before it matures 3 months later. Would you pay a $1.30 premium to get back $1?

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Avatar eterman (< 20) Submitted: 3/30/09 11:00 AM : Outperform Start Price: $8.54 BEP Score: -22.21

Nice dividend ... good long term investment for income minded

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 (BEP)

Avatar jah609 (90.59) Submitted: 2/18/09 10:49 AM : Outperform Start Price: $7.97 BEP Score: -13.38

Buys the stocks in the S&P 500 and selling coverd call options. Current yield +_ 20%.

Market should bump along the bottom for a couple of years (at least), making this an excellent investment.

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