The OWM Enhanced Dividend Fund seeks to produce a dividend yield that is 1 – 1.5% greater than that of the TSX Composite Index, while exhibiting higher total returns and approximately 20% less volatility over an investment cycle.
For the month of August 2019, the Outcome Enhanced Dividend fund rose 1.87%, compared to an advance of 0.43% for the TSX Composite Index and an advance of 0.79% for the TSX Dividend Aristocrats Index.
On a year-to-date basis, the strategy is up 19.6%, outperforming both the TSX Composite Index and the TSX Dividend Aristocrats Index.
In the case of the TSX Dividend Aristocrats Index, 0% of Canadian dividend-focused managers have succeeded in outperforming this benchmark over the past 10 years on a net of fee basis, according to the most recent SPIVA (S&P Index vs. Active) scorecard.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | YTD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -2.9% | 2% | -4.0% | -5% |
| 2019 | 5.8% | 3.2% | 1.5% | 1.3% | 3.2% | 0.9% | 0.4% | 1.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | 19.6% |
| Premium Brands Holdings Corp. |
| Cineplex Inc. |
| Transcontinental Inc. Class A |
| BCE Inc. |
| Saputo Inc. |
| Loblaw Companies Limited |
| Rogers Communications Inc. Class B |
| George Weston Limited |
| Emera Incorporated |
| TELUS Corporation |
| Commercial Services | 0% |
| Communications | 13.1% |
| Consumer Durables | 0% |
| Consumer Non-Durables | 10% |
| Consumer Services | 9.8% |
| Distribution Services | 3.8% |
| Electronic Technology | 0% |
| Energy Minerals | 1.2% |
| Finance | 13.7% |
| Health Services | 0% |
| Health Technology | 0% |
| Industrial Services | 9.9% |
| Non-Energy Minerals | 0% |
| Process Industries | 0% |
| Producer Manufacturing | 4.7% |
| Retail Trade | 14.6% |
| Technology Services | 2.9% |
| Transportation | 2.5% |
| Utilities | 13.9% |