An award-winning fund with a proven track record of performance over the last decade, featuring good quality companies listed in Singapore that offer attractive and sustainable dividend payments with the potential for long-term capital appreciation.
The Singapore Dividend Equity Fund is a multi-award-winning fund invested primarily in equities listed on the Singapore Stock Exchange that offer attractive and sustainable dividend payments.
The Singapore Dividend Equity Fund is a multi-award-winning fund1 invested primarily in equities listed on the Singapore Stock Exchange that offer attractive and sustainable dividend payments. The fund's successful dividend-focused strategy has produced a track record of strong and consistent performance.
For more details on our investment philosophy, Research and ESG (Environment, Social, and Governance) framework and investment team, please visit the Singapore Equity Strategy page.
The ingredients critical to the fund's success can be found in the strong foundations of the Lion City state of Singapore.
The ingredients critical to the fund's success can be found in the strong foundations of the Lion City state of Singapore.
It benefits from Singapore's world-class corporate governance culture. The country’s robust financial regulations, a business-friendly environment and sound political stability provide a high degree of predictability for businesses operating here and anchor investor confidence over the long run. According to the Economist Intelligence Unit (as of 10 April 2020), Singapore is the best country in the world for business from 2020 to 2024. Singapore is also the only Asian country that has the highest AAA credit rating awarded by all 3 major credit rating agencies (based on Fitch, Moody's and S&P Rating, 31 March 2022)
There are three key fund benefits
Equities offering sustainable dividend payments with long term capital appreciation potential will be emphasised, which are broadly categorised as Dividend Anchors and Dividend Growers.
Equities offering sustainable dividend payments with long term capital appreciation potential will be emphasised, which are broadly categorised as Dividend Anchors and Dividend Growers.
Dividend expectations for Singapore corporates continue to remain more resilient than earnings estimates, which is a testament to the quality of underlying earnings, cash flows and balance sheets. Since 2010, reinvested dividends had offered additional alpha and enhanced the returns for the STI by more than 50% as shown below on a cumulative basis (annualised returns of the STI since 2010 to March 2022 is more than 4% p.a.).
In a low interest–rate environment, where decent yields are hard to come by, stocks that pay an attractive and predictable dividend yield will continue to be in strong demand with yield–hungry investors.
Reinvested Dividends Enhanced STI Returns Since 2010
The investment objective of the Fund is to achieve medium to long term capital appreciation. The Fund invests primarily in equities listed on the Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited that offer attractive and sustainable dividend payments with the potential for long term capital appreciation and may also invest in non-Straits Times Index (FTSE STI) component stocks as well as equities listed outside of Singapore with similar characteristics.
Please note that this share class is available for distribution in Malaysia only. “RM” means Ringgit Malaysia, the lawful currency of Malaysia.
^ With effect from 1 November 2017, the benchmark for the Singapore Dividend Equity Fund (i.e. Straits Times Index) has been removed and there will no longer be any benchmark for the Fund. This is because pursuant to the investment objective of this Fund, this Fund is managed on a total return basis and as such, it does not seek to outperform any benchmark. Prior to 1 July 2001, the benchmark was DBS 50 Index.
| SGD Class | Return (%) | 3 m | 6 m | 1 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | Since Inception |
| NAV-NAV | 1.42 | -4.05 | 0.40 | 3.03 | 2.79 | 3.81 | |
| NAV-NAV (with charges1) | -3.65 | -8.85 | -4.62 | 1.28 | 1.74 | 3.59 |
1 Takes into account of maximum initial sales charge and a realisation charge, currently nil, as and where applicable.
| Holdings | Weight |
| DBS GROUP HOLDINGS LTD | 8.6 % |
| OVERSEA-CHINESE BANKING CORPORATION LIMITED | 8.4 % |
| UNITED OVERSEAS BANK LIMITED | 8.2 % |
| SEMBCORP INDUSTRIES LTD. | 5.3 % |
| KEPPEL LTD. | 5.0 % |
| Holdings | Weight |
| SINGAPORE TELECOMMUNICATIONS LIMITED | 3.3 % |
| SINGAPORE TECHNOLOGIES ENGINEERING LTD | 3.3 % |
| SEATRIUM LIMITED | 3.3 % |
| UMS HOLDINGS LIMITED | 3.1 % |
| CAPITALAND INVESTMENT LIMITED | 3.0 % |
| Country Allocation | Country Allocation |
|---|---|
| Singapore | 87.3 |
| Hong Kong | 3.2 |
| Thailand | 1.3 |
| Philippines | 0.7 |
| Cash and/or Derivatives | 7.6 |
| Sector Allocation | Sector Allocation |
|---|---|
| Financials | 26.5 |
| Industrials | 21.6 |
| Real Estate | 19.7 |
| Information Technology | 5.4 |
| Utilities | 5.3 |
| Consumer Staples | 4.6 |
| Others | 9.2 |
| Cash and/or Derivatives | 7.6 |
If you would like to invest, please get in touch with one of these distributors, or our Client Services Team at SGContactUs@nikkoam.com / (SG Toll-Free) 1-800-535-8025 or (Overseas) +65-6535-8025.
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Warning Statement
A Product Highlights Sheet (PHS) is available for the fund and investors have the right to request for a copy of it. Investors are advised to read and understand the contents of the PHS and the prospectus containing information about the fund before investing. The prospectus has been registered and lodged, and the PHS has also been lodged, with the Securities Commission Malaysia, who takes no responsibility for its contents. A copy of the PHS and the prospectus can be obtained at the Malaysian Representative of the fund, Affin Hwang Asset Management Berhad’s sales office, or from the fund’s registered distributors. Units will only be issued upon receipt of an application form referred to in and accompanying the PHS and the prospectus. There are fees and charges involved when investing in the funds. Potential investors are advised to consider the fees and charges carefully before investing into the fund. The price of units and distribution payable, if any, may go down as well as up and past performance of the fund should not be taken as indicative of its future performance. Where applicable, if you plan to purchase units of the fund via loan financing, you are advised to read and understand the contents of the “Unit Trust Loan Financing Disclosure Statement” in the prospectus before deciding to borrow to purchase its units.
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