Quality Dividend Yield

Providing high levels of current income, from attractively valued, higher-yielding, large-cap equities.

Overview

Haverford’s Quality Dividend Yield Portfolio is designed to meet the needs of investors who desire a balance between current portfolio income and the opportunity for future appreciation. We choose companies for the portfolio based on superior financial strength, above-average and consistent earnings growth, regular and growing dividend payments and a strong competitive position.

Investment Philosophy

Investment Process

The upside-down pyramid approach to selecting equities for our Quality Dividend Yield portfolios. Starting with the universe of all U.S. Listed Securities, these are screened against our quality and dividend-paying requirements, which are further researched for their fundamentals and quality score. From this smaller basket of options we construct and optimize a final selection of equities to comprise our Quality Dividend Yield model portfolio.

Portfolio Characteristics*

Characteristic

Haverford

S&P 500

Financial Strength A B+
Earnings Predictability 80 65
Average Market Cap ($Billion) 528 974
Projected EPS Growth (5 Years) 9.8% 12.5%
Historical EPS Growth (5 Years) 7.9% 8.2%
Hist. Dividend Growth (5 years) 7.8% 5.1%
Dividend Yield 2.7% 1.3%
Price to 2024 Earnings 17.7 20.7

Sector Allocation*

Characteristic

Haverford

S&P 500

Communication Services 3.10 8.96
Consumer Discretionary 7.76 9.90
Consumer Staples 13.36 5.96
Energy 3.99 3.54
Financials 12.08 12.96
Health Care 9.45 12.00
Industrials 13.59 8.34
Information Technology 24.84 31.42
Materials 5.64 2.20
Real Estate 1.60 2.32
Utilities 4.58 2.42

Top-Ten Holdings*

Microsoft
Philip Morris
BlackRock
JPMorgan
QUALCOMM
Home Depot
Apple
PepsiCo
Merck
Chevron

Notes

* Based on recommended portfolio weights. The S&P 500 is for comparative purposes only. The S&P 500 is a capitalization-weighted indexes, calculated on a total return basis with dividends reinvested. The S&P 500 is an unmanaged index with no expenses, which covers 500 industrial, utility, transportation, and financial companies of U.S. markets. It is not possible to invest directly in an index. Portfolio characteristics, allocations, and holdings are subject to change at any time based on market and other conditions.

Measures of Financial Strength and Earnings Predictability are sourced from Value Line Inc. Beta measures exposure to market risk.

Disclosure

All Data as of September 30, 2024. The information presented should not be construed as investment advice or recommendations with respect to specific securities presented and may not represent the holdings or weighting of any particular portfolio.