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)
$94
Dividend Yield
2.5%
TR One Year Median Div Growth
7.0%
Net debt to EBITDA
2.1
Media Return on Equity
19.3%
Trailing Weighted PE
18.3
Forward Weighted EPS Growth
8.4%
Forward Weighted PE
15.8
Forward Weighted EPS Growth
12.2%
Top 10 Holdings
Weighting
Raytheon Technologies
4.5%
HCA Healthcare
3.5%
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%
10.4%
-8.4%
Consumer Staples
12.3%
6.4%
5.9%
Energy
6.8%
6.8%
-0.1%
Financials
14.0%
21.0%
-7.0%
Health Care
12.3%
13.6%
-1.4%
Industrials
16.5%
18.7%
-2.2%
Information Technology
21.8%
7.0%
14.8%
Materials
1.5%
2.6%
-1.1%
REITS
4.5%
4.7%
-0.2%
Telecommunications
0.0%
3.9%
-3.9%
Utilities
2.0%
4.9%
-2.9%
Cash
6.5%
0.0%
6.5%
| SECTOR EXPOSURE | Strategy | Russell 1000 Index Value | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consumer Discretionary | 2.0% | 10.4% | -8.4% |
|
Consumer Staples |
12.3% | 6.4% | 5.9% |
| Energy | 6.8% | 6.8% | -0.1% |
| Financials | 14.0% | 21.0% | -7.0% |
| Health Care | 12.3% | 13.6% | -1.4% |
| Industrials | 16.5% | 18.7% | -2.2% |
| Information Technology | 21.8% | 7.0% | 14.8% |
| Materials | 1.5% | 2.6% | -1.1% |
| REITS | 4.5% | 4.7% | -0.2% |
| Telecommunications | 0.0% | 3.9% | -3.9% |
| Utlilites | 2.0% | 4.9% | -2.9% |
| Cash | 6.5% | 0.0% | 6.5% |
