Investing in high dividend yielding companies has grown in popularity as it offers investors the option to earn another stream of income in addition to potential capital appreciation on their portfolio.
isbc group the investment shop DividendGrowth CopyPortfolio aggregates solid, high dividend yielding companies within the isbc universe. The portfolio is divided across several sectors including utilities, oil & gas, pharmaceutical and telecommunications.
The process of selecting assets for the portfolio is as follows: First, the universe of stocks available on eToro is scanned for those companies that have a history of paying consecutively increasing dividends per year for at least the 20 years. Then each stock undergoes a screening process based on a series of metrics, such as market capitalisation, liquidity of the shares, financial ratios and analysts' consensus ratings. The metrics form the basis for the stocks' ranking, and finally the top ranked stocks are included in the portfolio and weighted accordingly.