For more on shareholder yield vs. dividend yield, you can read my introduction to June’s update here. You can also check out the YouTube video where I originally brought forward the idea.

If you don’t read it, just remember these portfolios were generated quantitatively; they weren’t made based on analysis of any kind. So any good picks are not a result of any of my genius, nor are any bad picks my fault. ;)

The portfolios are also weighted to equal the S&P 500’s weighting in each sector. The goal there was to isolate performance to the stock selection as much as possible rather than merely reflecting biases toward higher-yielding sectors such as Utilities, REITs, and Energy.

Without further delay, here was the performance of each portfolio for the month of July and since inception vs. the S&P 500 (both equal and market-cap weighted):

July 2020 Performance [1, 2]

• Shareholder Yield +6.3%

• S&P 500 +5.1%

• Dividend Yield +2.3%.

Since Inception (May 4, 2020) [1, 2]

• Shareholder Yield +17.9%

• S&P 500 (equal weight): 15.7%

• S&P 500 (market weight): 15.6%

• Dividend Yield +8.9%

Shareholder Yield Top & Bottom Performers [1]

Top 5:

Bottom 5:

Dividend Yield Top & Bottom Performers [1]

Top 5:

Bottom 5:

References

[1] Portfolio performance & stock total return data from M1 Finance.

[2] S&P 500 performance data from Folio Institutional. Equal-weight S&P 500 based on the ETF "RSP."

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