Summary
The fund seeks capital appreciation and current income in the long term by investing in companies across any size in the United States.
The investment process is designed to highlight companies having a track record of consistently paying rising dividends, maintained or increased dividend rate during the last four consecutive years.
The investment team looks for companies that have consistently increased dividends in at least 8 out of the last 10 years and have not decreased dividends during that time.
The proce
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Directors
Dec 12, 2023- J. Michael Luttig
- Gregory E. Johnson
- Rupert H. Johnson, Jr.
- Terrence J. Checki
- Edith E. Holiday
- Valerie M. Williams
- Harris J. Ashton
- Larry D. Thompson
- Mary C. Choksi
Chief Compliance Officer
- Ted P. Becker
Fund Manager(s)
- Nicholas Getaz
- Matthew Quinlan
- Amritha Kasturirangan
- Nayan Sheth
Price
Company Name |
Holding |
| Roper Technologies, Inc. | 4.39 % |
| Stryker Corp. | 3.63 % |
| Becton Dickinson & Co. | 2.15 % |
| PepsiCo, Inc. | 1.98 % |
| Walmart, Inc. | 1.91 % |
| WW Grainger, Inc. | 1.87 % |
| Ross Stores, Inc. | 1.81 % |
| Abbott Laboratories | 1.73 % |
| Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. | 1.67 % |
| General Dynamics Corp. | 1.66 % |
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Performance
YTD
3.5%
3 Year
0.67%
5 Year
44.94%
Best
32.65%
1997
Worst
-27.34%
2008
| 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 | 7.5% | 3.6% | -5.9% | -0.1% | -20.4% | 14.7% | -2.6% | 4.6% | 4.7% | 0.1% |
| Q2 | -4.1% | 4.4% | -12.7% | 12.9% | 19.3% | 4% | 5.7% | 2.8% | 4.1% | -0.4% |
| Q3 | - | -5.7% | -4.3% | -4.1% | 8.4% | 1.3% | 8% | 4.9% | 3.4% | -8.7% |
| Q4 | - | 5.3% | 8.2% | 11.7% | 11.3% | 2.7% | -13.3% | 6.2% | 1.5% | 6% |
| J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.9% | 3.5% | 3% | -4.5% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2023 | 2.3% | -1.7% | 3% | 1.5% | -3.3% | 6.3% | 0.7% | -2.1% | -4.4% | -1.7% | 7.2% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4% | 7% | -15% | 21% | 15% | 26% | -5% | 20% | 14% | -4% |
Alpha
| 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRDPX | 4% | 7% | -15% | 21% | 15% | 26% | -5% | 20% | 14% | -4% |
| Russell 1000 Index | - | - | -19% | 25% | 19% | 29% | -7% | 19% | 10% | -1% |
| Alpha | 4% | 7% | 4% | -4% | -4% | -3% | 1% | 1% | 5% | -2% |