Could you please give me a tutorial on this investment. Looks like a solid income earner backed by blue chip, high divi companies. Thx
Here is a detailed split-share primer. DF invests in the 15 largest yielding companies in Canada. It has had some very rough years, and has stopped dividends completely in the past. In fell 22% in 2015, 59% in 2018, 40% in 2020 and 34% in 2022. However recent performance has been significantly better, with 5-year annualized now 29.13%. It returned 74% last year. But it has halted dividends for a period in 2024, 2023, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2016 and 2015. Most of these halts were fairly brief, but it highlights the binary nature of dividends for this security if net asset value is not maintained. We would consider it OK today based on recent performance, current NAV and its current holdings, but it needs to be considered a higher-risk income stock with far more volatility than a 'normal' dividend security.