dividend investing
Rising dividend yield on NSE returned 13.54% annually from 2000 to 2025 with a -11.71% max drawdown, +1.48% excess vs Sensex. The best risk-adjusted returns of any market we tested. Returns in INR.
dividend investing
Japan produced the highest Sharpe (0.411) and Sortino (0.992) of any market we tested the rising yield strategy on. 8.38% CAGR, +5.07% annual alpha vs Nikkei 225, with explosive individual years but deep drawdowns and early cash periods.
dividend investing
Rising dividend yield on LSE: 6.86% CAGR, +5.63% annual alpha vs FTSE 100. The strategy works as a UK stock selector. Sharpe of 0.149 and -49.27% max drawdown are the honest costs.
dividend investing
We screened for stocks with 3 consecutive years of rising dividend yield driven by dividend growth, then backtested on all US exchanges from 2000 to 2025. 9.56% CAGR, +1.71% alpha, zero cash periods.
dividend investing
We screened NSE-listed Indian stocks for companies whose free cash flow covers dividend payments. 17.29% CAGR over 25 years vs 12.06% for the Sensex. The 2008 crisis year returned +39.4% vs Sensex +7.3%.
dividend investing
We screened JPX-listed stocks for FCF-backed dividends. 7.71% CAGR over 25 years, +4.40% alpha vs Nikkei 225 price return. But vs S&P 500 total return, essentially matched. The comparison matters.
dividend investing
We screened Stockholm-listed stocks for FCF-backed dividends. 10.91% CAGR over 25 years with a 0.485 Sharpe ratio, among the highest risk-adjusted returns of any exchange we tested. Just -3.1% in 2008.
dividend investing
We screened ASX-listed stocks for FCF-backed dividends. 9.36% CAGR over 25 years with +5.47% alpha vs ASX 200 price return. Australia's franking credits create strong dividend culture.
dividend investing
We screened TSX-listed stocks for FCF-backed dividends. 10.59% CAGR over 25 years with the lowest volatility (16.83%) of any exchange we tested. Just -11% in 2008 vs -27% for the broad market.
dividend investing
Dividend coverage on XETRA: 12.52% CAGR over 25 years, 7.48% annual alpha vs the DAX. Best Sharpe ratio (0.496) of any exchange tested. Zero cash periods across 25 rebalances.
dividend investing
Dividend coverage on LSE: 11.22% CAGR over 25 years, 84% win rate, max drawdown -27.06%. During 2008, coverage stocks fell just 6.4% while the FTSE 100 dropped 22.0%.
dividend investing
We ran a dividend growth screen on Canadian stocks (TSX). 8.60% CAGR vs 3.95% for the TSX Composite, with 5.13% alpha, 0.441 Sharpe (highest tested), and only -20.19% max drawdown.