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
34
Median Market Cap ($bn)
$103
Dividend Yield
2.2%
TR One Year Median Div Growth
7.0%
Net debt to EBITDA
2.3
Media Return on Equity
22.4%
Trailing Weighted PE
17.4
Forward Weighted EPS Growth
8.9%
Forward Weighted PE
16.1
Forward Weighted EPS Growth
9.2%
Top 10 Holdings
Weighting
RTX Corporation
4.9%
Targa Resources Corp.
4.7%
HCA Healthcare Inc.
3.7%
J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.
3.5%
Morgan Stanley
3.5%
Coca-Cola Co.
3.5%
Procter and Gamble
3.1%
Kroger
3.1%
Baxter Intl.
3.1%
Johnson & Johnson
3.1%
Sector Exposure
Strategy
Russell 1000 Value Index
Difference
Consumer Discretionary
1.3%
5.9%
-4.6%
Consumer Staples
12.4%
8.6%
3.8%
Energy
10.1%
6.3%
3.8%
Financials
15.2%
23.0%
-7.8%
Health Care
12.6%
14.9%
-2.4%
Industrials
16.7%
14.3%
2.4%
Information Technology
16.6%
8.5%
8.2%
Materials
0.0%
4.1%
-4.1%
REITS
5.3%
4.7%
0.6%
Telecommunications
0.0%
4.5%
-4.5%
Utilities
3.0%
4.7%
-1.7%
Cash
6.9%
0.0%
6.9%
| SECTOR EXPOSURE | Strategy | Russell 1000 Index Value | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consumer Discretionary | 1.3% | 5.9% | -4.6% |
|
Consumer Staples |
12.4% | 8.6% | 3.8% |
| Energy | 10.1% | 6.3% | 3.8% |
| Financials | 15.2% | 23.0% | -7.8% |
| Health Care | 12.6% | 14.9% | -2.4% |
| Industrials | 16.7% | 14.3% | 2.4% |
| Information Technology | 16.6% | 8.5% | 8.2% |
| Materials | 0.0% | 4.1% | -4.1% |
| REITS | 5.3% | 4.7% | 0.6% |
| Telecommunications | 0.0% | 4.5% | -4.5% |
| Utlilites | 3.0% | 4.7% | -1.7% |
| Cash | 6.9% | 0.0% | 6.9% |
