High dividend
The ten stocks with the highest dividend yield.
Per year
+9.9%
Benchmark +14.2%
Total return
+156%
Benchmark +277%
Max drawdown
−35%
Benchmark −39%
Sharpe
0.62
Benchmark 0.85
Years beating the benchmark
3 / 9
full calendar years
2016-11-07 to 2026-11-06, 100,000 SEK to 255,715 SEK, after 6,029 SEK in trading costs. On average 10.0 stocks held; the portfolio is turned over 3.6 times a year.
How it works
Every quarter, buy the ten liquid stocks with the highest dividends over the last twelve months relative to the share price.
The idea
Popular with income investors, and similar to the classic Dogs of the Dow. A very high yield often means the price has fallen because the dividend is at risk, so expect some dividend traps.
Equity (SEK)
High dividendBenchmark
Year by year
| Year | High dividend | Benchmark | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (part of year) | +3.5% | +1.7% | +1.9% |
| 2025 | +27.2% | +11.4% | +15.8% |
| 2024 | +6.4% | +9.7% | −3.3% |
| 2023 | +13.7% | +8.6% | +5.1% |
| 2022 | −23.7% | −28.7% | +5.0% |
| 2021 | +24.8% | +32.9% | −8.1% |
| 2020 | +5.1% | +37.1% | −31.9% |
| 2019 | +36.7% | +41.0% | −4.3% |
| 2018 | −9.0% | −1.4% | −7.5% |
| 2017 | +23.4% | +33.6% | −10.1% |
| 2016 (part of year) | +4.4% | +15.9% | −11.5% |
Backtests are simulations on historical data, not investment advice. Past results don't guarantee future returns.