Templeton Dragon FundTDF +0.19%39 Shareholder Yield % is 4.27% as of Dec. 2025, which is 49% below its 10-year median of 8.38. GuruFocus rates TDF with a GF Score™ of 39/100. The stock has 1 warning sign investors should review. Among 1,475 Asset Management companies, Templeton Dragon Fund ranks better than 50.24% 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, Templeton Dragon Fund's Shareholder Yield % was 4.27%.
Templeton Dragon Fund (NYSE:TDF) 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.
Templeton Dragon Fund Shareholder Yield % Related Terms
Templeton Dragon Fund Shareholder Yield % Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Templeton Dragon 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.
TDF vs JCE, MIN, XFLT: Shareholder Yield % Comparison
For the Asset Management subindustry, Templeton Dragon 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.
Templeton Dragon Fund Shareholder Yield % vs Asset Management Industry
For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Templeton Dragon Fund's Shareholder Yield % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Templeton Dragon 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.
Templeton Dragon Fund (TDF) has a Shareholder Yield % of 4.27% 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 Templeton Dragon Fund and its competitors. This is 49% below median its historical median of 8.38. Over the past decade, Templeton Dragon Fund's Shareholder Yield % has ranged from 0.65 to 14.29. According to the industry distribution chart, Templeton Dragon Fund ranks #734 out of 1475 companies in the Asset Management industry, placing it in the top 49.8%.
Is Templeton Dragon Fund's Shareholder Yield % too high?
Templeton Dragon Fund's current Shareholder Yield % of 4.27% is 49% below median its 10-year median of 8.38. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 0.65 to a high of 14.29. The Asset Management industry median Shareholder Yield % is 4.08. Templeton Dragon Fund's value of 4.27% is 4.7% above this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Templeton Dragon Fund ranks #734 out of 1475 companies in the Asset Management industry, which is above the industry midpoint. Overall, Templeton Dragon Fund has a GF Score™ of 39/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Templeton Dragon Fund's Shareholder Yield % compare to JCE and MIN?
According to the Asset Management industry distribution chart, Templeton Dragon Fund ranks #734 out of 1475 companies for Shareholder Yield %. This puts Templeton Dragon Fund in the upper half of its industry. The industry median Shareholder Yield % is 4.08. Templeton Dragon Fund's value of 4.27% is 4.7% above this benchmark. Historically, Templeton Dragon Fund's own Shareholder Yield % has ranged from 0.65 to 14.29 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 8.38 vs. the industry median of 4.08, Templeton Dragon Fund has consistently been above the industry average. 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 Asset Management company?
The median Shareholder Yield % among Asset Management companies is 4.08, based on 1,475 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Shareholder Yield % significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Shareholder Yield % should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Templeton Dragon Fund's current Shareholder Yield % of 4.27% is 4.7% above the industry median. 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 Templeton Dragon Fund and its competitors. For the Asset Management industry, the median Shareholder Yield % is 4.08 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Templeton Dragon Fund's current Shareholder Yield % is 4.27%, which is 49% below median its own 10-year median of 8.38. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Templeton Dragon Fund stock overvalued right now?
Templeton Dragon Fund (TDF) has a current Shareholder Yield % of 4.27%. The current Shareholder Yield % is 4.27%, which is 49% below median its 10-year median of 8.38 and 4.7% above the Asset Management industry median of 4.08. Templeton Dragon Fund's overall GF Score™ is 39/100 with 1 warning sign 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 Templeton Dragon Fund (TDF), the current Shareholder Yield % is 4.27% 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.
Templeton Dragon Fund Inc is a closed-end management investment company. The fund seeks long-term capital appreciation by investing majority of its total assets in equity securities of China companies. It invest in various sectors such as gas & consumable fuels, auto components, banks, beverages, communications equipment, healthcare equipment & supplies, restaurants & leisure, household durables and many others.
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