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
35
Median Market Cap ($bn)
$103
Dividend Yield
2.5%
TR One Year Median Div Growth
5.8%
Net debt to EBITDA
2.4
Media Return on Equity
22.4%
Trailing Weighted PE
18.2
Forward Weighted EPS Growth
8.5%
Forward Weighted PE
16.4
Forward Weighted EPS Growth
9.1%
Top 10 Holdings
Weighting
RTX Corporation
4.8%
Broadcom
4.2%
J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.
3.9%
Oracle
3.6%
Ferguson
3.4%
Microsoft
3.4%
Targa Resources Corp.
3.3%
Chevron
3.2%
The Coca-Cola Co.
3.1%
Morgan Stanley
3.1%
Sector Exposure
Strategy
Russell 1000 Value Index
Difference
Consumer Discretionary
2.0%
7.7%
-5.7%
Consumer Staples
11.6%
8.1%
3.5%
Energy
6.5%
5.9%
0.6%
Financials
17.3%
22.7%
-5.4%
Health Care
9.6%
11.5%
-1.9%
Industrials
17.7%
13.1%
4.6%
Information Technology
17.4%
10.5%
6.9%
Materials
2.1%
4.2%
-2.1%
REITS
7.8%
4.2%
3.6%
Telecommunications
0.0%
7.5%
-7.5%
Utilities
3.0%
4.4%
-1.4%
Cash
5.0%
0.3%
4.8%
| SECTOR EXPOSURE | Strategy | Russell 1000 Index Value | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consumer Discretionary | 2.0% | 7.7% | -5.7% |
|
Consumer Staples |
11.6% | 8.1% | 3.5% |
| Energy | 6.5% | 5.9% | 0.6% |
| Financials | 17.3% | 22.7% | -5.4% |
| Health Care | 9.6% | 11.5% | -1.9% |
| Industrials | 17.7% | 13.1% | 4.6% |
| Information Technology | 17.4% | 10.5% | 6.9% |
| Materials | 2.1% | 4.2% | -2.1% |
| REITS | 7.8% | 4.2% | -2.1% |
| Telecommunications | 0.0% | 7.5% | -7.5% |
| Utlilites | 3.0% | 4.4% | -1.4% |
| Cash | 5.0% | 0.3% | 4.8% |
