High-Dividend Portfolios Filtered by Financial Performance

Abstract

In this article the authors consider different strategies related to the high-dividend portfolio investing. The paper provides the examination of the theoretical aspects, methodology and the evolution of the formation of high-dividend models. The author studies the range of classic highdividend portfolios, including a traditional version of the «Dogs of the Dow» strategy, and test it on the Russian stock market (2006-2016). The obtained results confirm the efficiency of this direction of investment. In order to increase the level of returns of high-dividend investing, the authors add into the model two filters on the financial performance P/E and ROA. As shown by calculations, the new model allows to achieve significantly higher results in comparison with the classical version. The following research demonstrates an advantage of the new model in comparison with the returns of the overall market (index strategy “buy and hold”) and in comparison with investing in mutual funds and deposits. The obtained results are meaningful and confirmed by the analysis of the risk and return coefficients, suggesting the possibility of their practical application. The modified model is also able to complement the theoretical concept of high-dividend investment and to eliminate the basic shortcomings inherent in the classical model.