DIVD

DIVD actively invests in dividend-paying securities in seeking to provide capital appreciation and income. It specifically targets those exhibiting attractive valuations, long-term growth potential, sustainable dividends, and other attractive financial characteristics. The fund is country-diversified with at least 30% of assets focused outside the US. In selecting its constituents, securities undergo a three-step process beginning with a global macro (top-down) approach to identify sectors believed will benefit from global macro conditions over the next five years. A total return evaluation involving the dividends, dividend growth, and expected capital appreciation is done to determine higher-than-average dividend-paying companies with consistently increasing annual dividends for the last 15 years. The fund also screens for undervalued, above-average yielding, durable businesses through fundamental analysis. The portfolio is rebalanced regularly.