The historical rank and industry rank for Aberdeen Japan Equity Fund's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % or its related term are showing as below:
JEQ'
s 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 12.82 Med: 18.4 Max: 493.56
Current: 134.73
During the past 7 years, Aberdeen Japan Equity Fund's highest Yield on Cost was 493.56. The lowest was 12.82. And the median was 18.40.
JEQ's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % is ranked better than 99.59% of 1214
companies
in the Asset Management industry
Industry Median: 5.985
vs JEQ: 134.73
Competitive Comparison of Aberdeen Japan Equity Fund's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost %
For the Asset Management subindustry, Aberdeen Japan Equity Fund's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost %, along with its competitors' market caps and 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % 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.
Aberdeen Japan Equity Fund's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % Distribution in the Asset Management Industry
For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Aberdeen Japan Equity Fund's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Aberdeen Japan Equity Fund's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % falls into.
Aberdeen Japan Equity Fund 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % Calculation
Dividend Yield % and dividend growth of a stock is an important factor for income investors. But if company A raises its dividend constantly faster than company B, company A's future dividend yield might be much higher than Company B's even if their yields are the same now and their stock prices do not change.
Yield on Cost assumes that you buy and the stock today, and hold it for 5 years. If the company raises it dividends at the same rate as it did over the past 5 years, the dividends investors receive annually in 5 years relative to the stock price today.
Aberdeen Japan Equity Fund (NYSE:JEQ) 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % Explanation
Of course the risk here is that the company may not raise its dividends as it did before. The key is to select the companies that can consistently raise its dividends. Usually companies with long history of raising dividends tend to do so.
Aberdeen Japan Equity Fund 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % Related Terms
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Aberdeen Japan Equity Fund (Aberdeen Japan Equity Fund) Business Description
Aberdeen Japan Equity Fund Inc is a United States-based closed-end diversified management investment company. Its investment objective is to outperform over the long term, on a total return basis (including appreciation and dividends), the Tokyo Stock Price Index ("TOPIX"). The fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing a majority of its assets, in equity securities of companies listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange or listed on the over-the-counter market in Japan or listed on other stock exchanges in Japan. The portfolio of investments is spread across Consumer Discretionary, Industrials, Information Technology, Financials and other sectors.
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