US Solar FundLSE:USF +4.68%36 Shareholder Yield % is 6.16% as of Dec. 2025, which is 7% below its 10-year median of 6.61. GuruFocus rates LSE:USF with a GF Score™ of 36/100. The stock has 4 warning signs investors should review. Among 427 Utilities - Independent Power Producers companies, US Solar Fund ranks better than 74.47% on this metric.
Shareholder Yield % is how much money shareholders receive from a company that is in the form of cash dividends, net stock repurchases, and debt reduction. It is a measure of shareholder return.
As of today, US Solar Fund's Shareholder Yield % was 6.16%.
US Solar Fund (LSE:USF) Shareholder Yield % Explanation
Shareholder Yield % is how much money shareholders receive from a company that is in the form of cash dividends, net stock repurchases, and debt reduction. The term was coined by William W. Priest of Epoch Investment Partners in a paper in 2005 entitled The Case for Shareholder Yield as a Dominant Driver of Future Equity Returns. William Priest indicated that "shareholder yield is a term that we came up with to reflect the various ways dividends can be paid to owners of a business in a publicly-traded company."
Dividend Yield % shows how much a company pays out in dividends each year relative to its stock price, which is most obvious form of shareholder return.
Buyback Yield % is the net repurchase of shares outstanding over the market capital of the company. Shares repurchases also increase shareholder value by returning the money back to shareholders.
Net Debt Paydown Yield % is the change in average of four quarters of company's total debt over a company's market cap. Assuming the total value of a company remains that same, shareholder value is increased as debt is reduced.
US Solar Fund Shareholder Yield % Related Terms
US Solar Fund Shareholder Yield % Historical Data
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The historical data trend for US Solar Fund's Shareholder Yield % can be seen below:
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
US Solar Fund Shareholder Yield % Competitor Comparison
For the Utilities - Renewable subindustry, US Solar Fund's Shareholder Yield %, along with its competitors' market caps and Shareholder 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.
US Solar Fund Shareholder Yield % vs Utilities - Independent Power Producers Industry
For the Utilities - Independent Power Producers industry and Utilities sector, US Solar Fund's Shareholder Yield % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where US Solar Fund's Shareholder Yield % falls into.
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
* All the data are calculated by TTM values. Note that if a companies is traded in several exchanges, then we calculate the company level data for Shareholder Yield % using the primary share class stock data. The calculation result in definition page is for demonstration purpose only, and it's showing the share class level data. Therefore, the numbers in the calculation may differ from elsewhere if the stock is not a primary share.
US Solar Fund (LSE:USF) has a Shareholder Yield % of 6.16% as of Dec. 2025. Shareholder Yield is how much money shareholders receive from a company that is in the form of cash dividends, net stock repurchases, and debt reduction. View historical data on US Solar Fund and its competitors. This is near median its historical median of 6.61. According to the industry distribution chart, US Solar Fund ranks #109 out of 427 companies in the Utilities - Independent Power Producers industry, placing it in the top 25.5%.
Is US Solar Fund's Shareholder Yield % too high?
US Solar Fund's current Shareholder Yield % of 6.16% is near median its 10-year median of 6.61. Based on the distribution chart, US Solar Fund ranks #109 out of 427 companies in the Utilities - Independent Power Producers industry, which is above the industry midpoint. Overall, US Solar Fund has a GF Score™ of 36/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does US Solar Fund's Shareholder Yield % compare to competitors?
According to the Utilities - Independent Power Producers industry distribution chart, US Solar Fund ranks #109 out of 427 companies for Shareholder Yield %. This puts US Solar Fund in the upper half of its industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Shareholder Yield % for an Utilities - Independent Power Producers company?
A good Shareholder Yield % depends on the Utilities - Independent Power Producers industry context. However, Shareholder Yield % should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Shareholder Yield % mean?
A high Shareholder Yield % can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Shareholder Yield is how much money shareholders receive from a company that is in the form of cash dividends, net stock repurchases, and debt reduction. View historical data on US Solar Fund and its competitors. US Solar Fund's current Shareholder Yield % is 6.16%, which is near median its own 10-year median of 6.61. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is US Solar Fund stock overvalued right now?
US Solar Fund (LSE:USF) has a current Shareholder Yield % of 6.16%. The current Shareholder Yield % is 6.16%, which is near median its 10-year median of 6.61. US Solar Fund's overall GF Score™ is 36/100 with 4 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Shareholder Yield % calculated?
Shareholder Yield % is calculated from a company's financial statements. For US Solar Fund (LSE:USF), the current Shareholder Yield % is 6.16% as of Dec. 2025. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.
US Solar Fund PLC is a closed-end investment trust company. It invests in a diversified portfolio of Solar Power Assets located in North America and other countries forming part of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in the Americas. Its investment objective is to provide investors with attractive risk-adjusted and sustainable dividends, with an element of capital growth, by investing in a diversified portfolio of Solar Power Assets. By investing in Solar Power Assets and selling the output from these assets to energy users, the company directly contributes to renewable energy infrastructure and renewable power generation.
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