Dividend Growth

Strategy Overview

Investment approach

The Dividend Growth strategy is focused on reducing risk and enhancing returns to construct a portfolio of companies with above average ROIC, financial strength, and the ability to consistently increase dividends. The Dividend Growth portfolio typically holds 40 to 60 names and consists of companies between $150 million and $10 billion in market cap at time of initial purchase. The benchmark index is the Russell 2500 Growth.

Key Characteristics

  • Long-term growth focused investment approach
  • Seek to identify secular trends
  • Extensive research on Stable and Emerging growth potential
  • Combine bottom-up research with top-down trends
  • Seek to identify underestimated growth areas

Disclaimer

Please read the simplified prospectus before investing. The amount of risk associated with any particular investment depends largely on your own personal circumstances including your time horizon, liquidity needs, portfolio size, income, investment knowledge and attitude toward price fluctuations. Investors should consult their financial advisor before making a decision as to whether this fund is a suitable investment for them.

Commissions, trailing commissions, management fees and expenses all may be associated with mutual fund investments. Mutual funds are not guaranteed, their values change frequently and past performance may not be repeated.

The rate of return or mathematical table shown is used only to illustrate the effects of the compound growth rate and is not intended to reflect future values of the mutual fund or returns on investment in the mutual fund. The indicated rates of return are the historical annual compounded total returns including changes in unit value and reinvestment of all distributions and do not take into account sales, redemption, distribution or optional charges or income taxes payable by any unitholder that would have reduced returns.