Western Asset Variable Rate Strategic Fd (Western Asset Variable Rate Strategic Fd) Dividend Yield % : 5.71% (As of Apr. 26, 2024)

Western Asset Variable Rate Strategic Fd Dividend Yield % Chart

Competitive Comparison of Western Asset Variable Rate Strategic Fd's Dividend Yield %

For the Asset Management subindustry, Western Asset Variable Rate Strategic Fd's Dividend Yield %, along with its competitors' market caps and Dividend Yield % data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

Western Asset Variable Rate Strategic Fd's Dividend Yield % Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Western Asset Variable Rate Strategic Fd's Dividend Yield % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Western Asset Variable Rate Strategic Fd's Dividend Yield % falls into.

Western Asset Variable Rate Strategic Fd Dividend Yield % Calculation

Dividend Yield measures how much a company pays out in dividends each year relative to its share price.

Western Asset Variable Rate Strategic Fd  (NYSE:GFY) Dividend Yield % Explanation

Over the long term, the return from dividends has been a significant contributor to the total returns produced by equity securities. Studies by Elroy Dimson, Paul Marsh, and Mike Staunton of Princeton University (2002) found that a market-oriented portfolio, which included reinvested dividends, would have generated nearly 85 times the wealth generated by the same portfolio relying solely on capital gains.

Dividends may also qualify a lower tax rate for investors.

In dividends investing, Payout Ratio and Dividend Growth Rate are the two most important variables for consideration. A lower payout ratio may indicate that the company has more room to increase its dividends.

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