First Eagle Investment (Trades, Portfolio), an independent firm with approximately $91 billion in assets under management, has the following stocks in its portfolio that provide high dividend yields.
Cisco Systems Inc. (CSCO)
The firm holds 4,600 shares of Cisco Systems, which has been in the portfolio since 2011. The last trade was done in the first quarter of 2015, in which the position saw a decrease of 9.80%.
The company has a market cap of $137.84 billion and is engaged in designing, manufacturing and selling of Internet Protocol (IP) based networking products and services related to the communications and information technology (IT) industry and provide services associated with these products and their use.
The stock offers a dividend payout ratio of 44% and a dividend yield of 3.02%. Its dividend growth rates over the past five years did not change, and it has a rate of 41.90% over the last three years.
Microsoft Corp. (MSFT)
It holds 33,883,226 shares of Microsoft – 3.78% of total assets. It has had a long-term position in the portfolio since 2011; last quarter the firm reduced its stake by 0.26%.
The company has a market cap of $443.17 billion and generates revenue by developing, manufacturing, licensing and supporting software products and services for different types of computing devices.
The stock offers a dividend payout ratio of 83% and a dividend yield of 2.33%. Its dividend growth rates over the past five years and three years are 18.90% and 16.80%.
Intel Corp. (INTC)
The firm holds 28,647,313 shares of Intel – 2.18% of total assets. It has been in the portfolio since 2011, and this quarter the firm reduced its holding by 0.59%.
The company has a market cap of $162.57 billion and designs and manufactures integrated digital technology platforms. A platform consists of a microprocessor and chipset and may be enhanced by additional hardware, software and services.
The stock offers a dividend payout ratio of 40% and a dividend yield of 2.79%. Its dividend growth rates over the past five years and three years are 10.70% and 4.80%.
GlaxoSmithKline PLCÂ (GSK)
The firm acquired GlaxoSmithKline in Q1 2012, and the last trade was done in Q2 2013 in which it reduced its stake by 100%, leaving a single share in its portfolio.
The company has a market cap of $97.57 billion and creates, discovers, develops, manufactures and markets pharmaceutical products including vaccines, over-the-counter (OTC) medicines and health-related consumer products.
The stock offers a dividend payout ratio of 39% and a dividend yield of 6.05%. Its dividend growth rates over the past five years and three years are 6.70% and 1.90%.
Vodafone Group PLCÂ (VOD)
The firm holds 272 shares of Vodafone Group PLC. It has had a position in the portfolio since 2011 and lost its position one time in Q1 2014. The firm acquired a new position in Q1 2014; since then it did not change.
The company has a market cap of $85.53 billion and is a telecommunications provider. Its services include voice, data and fixed broadband.
The stock offers a dividend payout ratio of 50% and a dividend yield of 5.42%. It has negative dividend growth rates over the past five years and three years by 1.70% and 12.70%.
HP Inc. (HPQ)
The fund holds 6,326,935 shares of HPQ – 0.18% of total assets. The position was established in Q4 2012, and the firm has been increasing its stake. This quarter the position saw an increase of 11.91%.
The company has a market cap of $21.22 billion and is a provider of products, technologies, software, solutions and services to individual consumers, small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) including customers in the government, health and education sectors.
The stock offers a dividend payout ratio of 27% and a dividend yield of 5.37%. Its dividend growth rates over the past five years and three years are 15.60% and 10.10%.
Encana Corp. (ECA)
The firm holds 1,385,823 shares of Encana – 0.02% of total assets. It has had a position in the portfolio since 2011; since then the firm has been reducing and increasing its stake but never exited its position. This quarter the firm increased its stake by 0.78%.
The company has a market cap of $4.3 billion and is a North American energy producer that is engaged in developing diverse resource plays producing natural gas, oil and NGLs.
The stock offers a dividend payout ratio of 13% and a dividend yield of 5.50%. It has negative dividend growth rates over the past five years and three years by 20.40% and 26.70%.
Chevron Corp. (CVX)
The fund holds 8,104 shares of Chevron Corp. It has had a position in the portfolio since 2011 and in Q1 2014 the position saw a huge increase of 135,775%. The last trade was done in Q2 2015, in which the firm increased its holding by 88.39%.
The company has a market cap of $169.31 billion and manages its investments in subsidiaries and affiliates. It provides administrative, financial, management and technology support to U.S. and international subsidiaries that engage in fully integrated petroleum operations, chemicals operations, mining operations and power and energy services.
The stock offers a dividend payout ratio of 93% and a dividend yield of 4.76%. Its dividend growth rates over the past five years and three years are 10.10% and 10.90%.
