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On 2026-06-29, CMCSA jumped 17% to $27.10 on news that it is going to split into two publicly traded companies, Comcast and NBCUniversal. Just over a week later, it is as if nothing ever happened; CMCSA is trading at $23.57, having bounced back slightly from a post-announcement low of $22.80. I think CMCSA is going to get back to $27, if not soon, then certainly as the split nears, approximately one year from now. Rather continue to stay capped at the $26 strike price we have on our covered call, I think it makes sense to roll up and out, making sure we are paid appropriately.

In the same, two-legged, GTC option order:

Buy to Close: (1) September 18, 2026 $26.00 Call Option [Symbol: CMCSA260918C26]

Sell to Open: (1) December 18, 2026 $27.50 Call Option [Symbol: CMCSA261218C27.50]

Limit Order Price:  Credit of $0.35 per share

Since the new expiration date is three months later, we demand a premium worth another quarterly dividend.

This is the last of two scheduled ‘off’ weeks—an intentional pause to restore our $250+ weekly pace after opening a position in ABT.  

This week, a record NINE of the portfolio holdings ranked in the Top Ten.

Ticker	Account Value
ABT	1,335.60
ADP	4,118.59
BDX	3,161.60
CMCSA	2,593.11
HTO	4,306.98
MZTI	1,273.69
PEP	3,317.06
PPG	4,135.89
VZ	3,277.12

The lowest amount belongs to MZTI. There is a position imbalance whereby LEG and GRC are off limits at this time. Nothing would preclude us from adding to the MZTI position if it weren’t an ‘off’ week.

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This is the first of two scheduled ‘off’ weeks—an intentional pause to restore our $250+ weekly pace after opening a position in ABT.  

This week, seven of the portfolio holdings ranked in the Top Ten.

Ticker	Account Value
ABT	1,317.68
ADP	3,800.35
BDX	3,118.40
HTO	4,187.61
MZTI	1,275.12
PEP	3,251.97

The lowest amount belongs to MZTI and though there is a position imbalance, only LEG is off limits. Nothing would preclude us from adding to the MZTI position if it weren’t an ‘off’ week.

Along with the usual $250+ weekly contribution, we have $292.12 in uninvested cash available to deploy.

This week, seven of the portfolio holdings ranked in the Top 10.

Ticker	Account Value
ADP	3,712.97
BDX	2,879.60
CMCSA	2,444.87
HTO	3,911.61
MZTI	1,177.66
PEP	3,266.46
PPG	3,902.25

The lowest amount belongs to MZTI. However, there is a position imbalance whereby only UHT is eligible for additional investment. Unfortunately, UHT is not ranked in the Top 10. Folks, we’ve been here before.

It is time to add a new position to the Portfolio for the Ages!

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Our existing call, CMCSA260618C34, has expired worthless and Royal Dividends is $34.59 richer for it. It is time to rinse and repeat. CMCSA has a $0.33 quarterly dividend which yields 4.65% on our average purchase price and we want to double it.

Sell to Open (GTC): One September 18, 2026 $26.00 Call Option [Symbol: CMCSA260918C26]

Limit Order Price: Credit of $0.35 per share

Make sure to avoid the calls for the same expiry but that are linked to the spinoff of VSNT.

Trading just above $22.43, the $26 strike gives us 15.9% upside, an 82% chance of expiring worthless in 88 days, and the premium pays us slightly more than the dividend we will collect (on those 100 covering shares) on 2026-07-23.

This is the last of three scheduled ‘off’ weeks—an intentional pause to restore our $250+ weekly pace after opening a position in MZTI.  

This week, seven of the portfolio holdings ranked in the Top Ten.

Ticker	Account Value
ADP	3,845.57
BDX	2,924.80
CMCSA	2,670.50
HTO	3,937.14
MZTI	1,227.71
PEP	3,318.21
PPG	3,938.22

The lowest amount belongs to MZTI. Currently, there is a position imbalance whereby only UHT would be eligible for additional investment. That’s fine, we’ll address the situation next week should we still have an imbalance.  

This is the second of three scheduled ‘off’ weeks—an intentional pause to restore our $250+ weekly pace after opening a position in MZTI.  

This week, seven of the portfolio holdings ranked in the Top Ten.

Ticker	Account Value
ADP	3,943.15
BDX	3,023.20
CMCSA	2,596.38
HTO	3,962.67
MZTI	1,180.96
PEP	3,264.16
PPG	3,755.40

The lowest amount belongs to MZTI. There is neither a position nor sector imbalance and nothing would have precluded investment in MZTI save that it is an ‘off’ week.

This is the first of three scheduled ‘off’ weeks—an intentional pause to restore our $250+ weekly pace after opening a position in MZTI.  

This week, eight (a record!) of the portfolio holdings ranked in the Top Ten.

Ticker	Account Value
ADP	3,771.28
BDX	2,942.40
CMCSA	2,710.83
HTO	3,990.27
MZTI	1,231.34
PEP	3,316.37
PPG	3,728.34
SCL	3,593.80

The lowest amount belongs to MZTI. There is neither a position nor sector imbalance and nothing would have precluded investment in MZTI save that it is an ‘off’ week.

Along with the usual $250+ weekly contribution, we have $296.85 in uninvested cash available to deploy.

This week, six of the portfolio holdings ranked in the Top 10.

Ticker	Account Value
ADP	3,830.27
BDX	2,952.60
HTO	4,010.97
PEP	3,463.11
PPG	3,556.74
SCL	3,540.76

The lowest amount belongs to BDX. However, if we were to acquire any shares of BDX it would create a position imbalance whereby only UHT would be eligible for additional investment. Unfortunately, UHT is not ranked in the Top 10. That can only mean one thing.

It is time to add a new position to the Portfolio for the Ages!

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This is the last of nine scheduled ‘off’ weeks—an intentional pause to restore our $250+ weekly pace after using significant outside capital to triple our stake in LEG. However, we do have $296.85 in uninvested cash available to deploy. 

This week, five of the portfolio holdings ranked in the Top Ten.

Ticker	Account Value
ADP	3,646.16
BDX	2,869.40
HTO	3,811.56
PPG	3,387.12
SCL	3,344.92

The lowest amount belongs to BDX. Yet, there is a position imbalance whereby only UHT is eligible for additional funds. Now ordinarily, this would mean that since UHT is not in the Top Ten we would open a $1,000 position in the highest ranked stock not already in the Portfolio for the Ages, which in this case would be Hormel Foods Corp [HRL].

This creates a conundrum.

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