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
13.9%
Positions
36
Median Market Cap ($bn)
$112
Dividend Yield
2.2%
TR One Year Median Div Growth
6.9%
Net debt to EBITDA
1.7
Media Return on Equity
23.4%
Trailing Weighted PE
20.5
Forward Weighted EPS Growth
13.3%
Forward Weighted PE
18.1
Forward Weighted EPS Growth
10.2%
Top 10 Holdings
Weighting
RTX Corporation
4.6%
J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.
4.1%
Morgan Stanley
3.6%
Johnson & Johnson
3.5%
Targa Resources Group
3.3%
Broadcom Inc.
3.3%
Chevron Corporation
3.2%
Ventas, Inc.
3.1%
Microsoft Corporation
3.0%
Walmart Inc.
3.0%
Sector Exposure
Strategy
Russell 1000 Value Index
Difference
Consumer Discretionary
4.3%
11.3%
-7.0%
Consumer Staples
11.3%
5.8%
5.5%
Energy
6.5%
5.8%
0.7%
Financials
20.4%
20.6%
-0.2%
Health Care
8.6%
11.8%
-3.2%
Industrials
17.9%
16.0%
1.9%
Information Technology
14.9%
14.0%
0.9%
Materials
1.7%
2.9%
-1.2%
REITS
7.8%
4.0%
3.8%
Telecommunications
0.0%
3.4%
-3.4%
Utilities
2.8%
4.6%
-1.8%
Cash
3.7%
0.0%
3.7%
| SECTOR EXPOSURE | Strategy | Russell 1000 Index Value | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consumer Discretionary | 4.3% | 11.3% | -7.0% |
|
Consumer Staples |
11.3% | 5.8% | 5.5% |
| Energy | 6.5% | 5.8% | 0.7% |
| Financials | 20.4% | 20.6% | -0.2% |
| Health Care | 8.6% | 11.8% | -3.2% |
| Industrials | 17.9% | 16.0% | 1.9% |
| Information Technology | 14.9% | 14.0% | 0.9% |
| Materials | 1.7% | 2.9% | -1.2% |
| REITS | 7.8% | 4.0% | 3.8% |
| Telecommunications | 0.0% | 3.4% | -3.4% |
| Utlilites | 2.8% | 4.6% | -1.8% |
| Cash | 3.7% | 0.0% | 3.7% |