US Dividend GROWTH
Inception:
May 2014
7%
Median DGR¹
GIPS
Compliant Firm²
U.S. Dividend GROWTH
Inception:
May 2014
7%
GIPS
Compliant Firm²
Incepted in May 2014, the Blue Current US Dividend Growth strategy builds on the team’s decade of global investing experience to select high quality, US-based dividend-paying companies. The primary objectives are to pay a stable and increasing dividend each quarter and deliver attractive long-term capital appreciation to investors.
The Blue Current investment team concentrates on a select portfolio of 35-45 US domiciled companies that meet our stringent qualities. We focus on companies that we believe have a history of rewarding shareholders and have the financial ability to continue to increase the dividend over time. We strive to purchase those businesses when they are trading at a discount to their true value, delivering to investors a total return solution.
- Concentrated with 35 to 45 companies
- Focused on US domiciled companies
- Process emphasizes companies with rising dividends
HISTORICAL TOTAL RETURNS
(*annualized)
Portfolio Qualities
Std Deviation Since Inception
14.5%
Positions
38
Median Market Cap ($bn)
$120
Dividend Yield
2.3%
TR One Year Median Div Growth
7.0%
Net debt to EBITDA
1.6
Media Return on Equity
20.0%
Trailing Weighted PE
20.5%
Forward Weighted EPS Growth
10.6%
Forward Weighted PE
18.3
Forward Weighted EPS Growth
10.7%
Top 10 Holdings
Weighting
Raytheon Technologies
4.0%
HCA Healthcare
3.8%
Merck
3.5%
Coca-Cola Company
3.3%
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
3.3%
Johnson & Johnson
3.3%
Morgan Stanley
3.0%
Chevron
3.0%
Bank of America
3.0%
Microsoft Corporation
3.0%
Sector Exposure
Strategy
Russell 1000 Value Index
Difference
Consumer Discretionary
2.0%
10.0%
-8.0%
Consumer Staples
13.0%
6.6%
6.4%
Energy
9.5%
6.8%
2.7%
Financials
13.5%
19.4%
-5.9%
Health Care
12.5%
14.9%
-2.4%
Industrials
19.0%
18.6%
0.5%
Information Technology
19.3%
7.0%
12.3%
Materials
2.0%
3.0%
-1.0%
REITS
4.0%
4.9%
-0.9%
Telecommunications
0.0%
3.8%
-3.8%
Utilities
0.0%
5.0%
-5.0%
Cash
5.2%
0.0%
5.2%
SECTOR EXPOSURE | Strategy | Russell 1000 Index Value | Difference |
---|---|---|---|
Consumer Discretionary | 2.0% | 10.0% | -8.0% |
Consumer Staples |
13.0% | 6.6% | 6.4% |
Energy | 9.5% | 6.8% | 2.7% |
Financials | 13.5% | 19.4% | -5.9% |
Health Care | 12.5% | 14.9% | -2.4% |
Industrials | 19.0% | 18.6% | 0.5% |
Information Technology | 19.3% | 7.0% | 12.3% |
Materials | 2.0% | 3.0% | -1.0% |
REITS | 4.0% | 4.9% | -0.9% |
Telecommunications | 0.0% | 3.8% | -3.8% |
Utlilites | 0.0% | 5.0% | -5.0% |
Cash | 5.2% | 0.0% | 5.2% |