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Dividend Trap?

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Dividend Trap?

Hi James and Team, would appreciate your thoughts on these 2 fund managers are they a dividend trap? Platinum Asset management 12mth total return down 34% div. 8.6% fully franked ( grossed up 12.4%) Regal Partners 12mth total return up 26% div 6% fully franked (grossed up 8.5%) Cheers Craig

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Hi Craig,

Picking a turn in high-yielding fund managers is fraught with danger but it can pay huge “dividends” – excuse the pun. We are long Magellan (MFG) and its soared +13% this week with a dividend due in August – its forecast to yield almost 7% over the coming 12-months. Its our preferred fund manager for yield but its been a tough few months into July.

In terms of RPL and PTM we prefer the former believing Phil King can steer the ship to both healthy dividends and capital gains. Conversely PTM is anchored to the $1 area with no exciting leadership since Kerr Nielson’s retirement in 2022.  NB: We own RPL in the Emerging Companies Portfolio.

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Platinum Asset Mgt. (PTM) v Regal Partners (RPL)
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