Manager of the TCW, MetWest, and TCW Alternative Fund Families INSIGHT ALTERNATIVE VIEWPOINT High Dividend Equities – Fertile Grounds, Just Beware the Landmines IMAN H. BRIVANLOU, PHD | MARCH 2016 Summary Historically, high dividend stocks have outperformed the broader equity markets and produced better risk-adjusted returns, even during periods of rising interest rates. However, the...

FUNDAMENTALS ™ June 2015 The Market for “Lemons”: A Lesson for Dividend Investors Chris Brightman, CFA, Vitali Kalesnik, Ph.D., and Engin Kose, Ph.D. Central banks the world over are buying high-quality bonds, thereby removing them “ “ KEY POINTS 2. 3. of cherries, from even offering them for sale. alternative strategies to meet their...

STRATEGY 101 | U.S. The Importance of Dividends CONTRIBUTORS Vinit Srivastava Senior Director Strategy Indices vinit.srivastava@spdji.com Jane Kim Associate Director Strategy Indices jane.kim@spdji.com The percentage of dividends as a part of personal income has steadily increased over time, making dividends an important source of income. Dividend income has climbed from 2.85% in 1981 to 5.89%...