High Quality Dividend Appreciation Strategy

High Quality

(as of December 31, 2022)

  High Quality Dividend Appreciation S&P 500 Index
Return on Invested Capital 15% 13%
Debt to EBITDA 0.9x 1.7x

Source: BFM Estimates, Capital IQ, Bloomberg, Results are median weighted
Our portfolios have higher returns and lower leverage than the index.

High Conviction

(as of December 31, 2022)

  High Quality Dividend
Appreciation		 S&P 500

Index

 Morningstar
Category Average1
Top ten holdings as a % of total 52% 27% 34%

Source: Morningstar, Results are median weighted
1US Dividend Appreciation Large Blend category
Active Share
81%

Low Turnover

(as of December 31, 2022)

  BFM High Quality Dividend Appreciation Morningstar Category Average
Turnover 11% 46%

Source: Morningstar, Results are median weighted
Together with our clients, we have a long-term mindset.

Low-Risk

(as of December 31, 2022)
Cumulative Performance in Up & Down Markets (December 31, 2017 - December 31, 2022)

Up Market

Upside Capture: 85%

Down Market

Downside Capture: 90%

Annualized 5 Years

Annualized Alpha: 1.3%
BFM High Quality Dividend Appreciation
S&P 500 Index

Up-Down Market measure composite performance (net of fee) relative to index during periods when index has risen/fallen.
Source: Morning Star, BFM Estimates

We place emphasis on limiting the downside relative to our benchmark.


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High Quality Dividend Appreciation Strategy
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