5 outperforming ASX dividend shares unmasked
With bank deposit rates and bond yields in the cellar, ASX dividend shares are in the spotlight
Bernd Struben earned his economics degree in the US. Following several years writing about the tourism industry in the Caribbean, he moved to The Netherlands to cover the EU s booming commercial real estate markets. He moved to Australia in 2010, where he transitioned to analysing the Aussie equity markets. He employs a combination of macro economics and company specific data to gauge what he believes are tomorrow s best investments. In his free time, you re likely to find Bernd at the beach or dabbling away on a new work of science fiction.
In good news for income-seeking investors, the ASX’s dividend boom is set to be driven by the resources sector in the short term, and the major banks longer term.
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There are four funds set to benefit from the completion of the acquisition of MLC Wealth by IOOF from National Australia Bank (NAB).
Yesterday, NAB completed its sale of MLC Wealth to IOOF, doubling the size of IOOF’s business to $494 billion in funds under management and an additional 406 MLC advisers would join the firm. The deal had first been confirmed at the end of August 2020.
After a dip at the start of the year following the announcement that it had lost $400 million in funds under management, advice and administration, shares in IOOF had risen 15% since the start of the year to 28 May, 2021. This compared to returns of 10.6% by the ASX 200.
Nevertheless, Australian equities manager Malcolm Whitten from Tyndall Asset Management and Marcus Bogdan from Blackmore Capital were optimistic on the business.
“We think CSL is fair value, it was a safe haven in COVID-19 and a potential vaccine supplier. But on the re-opening, it underperformed, and that underperformance created opportunities to re-enter the stock,” said Whitten, who managed the Nikko AM Australian Shares Income fund.
“While it was in lockdown, people were scared to go out and donate blood so the lack of blood availability constrained supply. But now the fading effects of the welfare payments in the US should mean supply increases; when there is high unemployment then blood donations increase.