Global High Dividend Yield Equity

The intelligent investor is a realist who sells to optimists and buys from pessimists.

BENJAMIN GRAHAM, The Intelligent Investor
Top 25 Equity Holdings Sample portfolio* as of 12/31/2023
TotalEnergies SE
5.39
France

TotalEnergies explores for, produces, refines, transports, and markets oil and natural gas. The Company also operates a chemical division which produces polypropylene, polyethylene, polystyrene, rubber, paint, ink, adhesives, and resins. Total operates gasoline filling stations in Europe, the United States, and Africa.

BAE Systems PLC
3.22
Great Britain

BAE Systems plc develops, delivers, and supports advanced defense and aerospace systems. The Group manufactures military aircraft, surface ships, submarines, radar, avionics, communications, electronics, and guided weapon systems. BAE Systems services clients located throughout the world.

Teleperformance SE
3.2
France

Teleperformance offers customer relationship management services. The Company operates call centers, conducts programs to attract new customers, offers customer service and technical support services, collects debts, offers market research services, conducts telemarketing, and develops customer relationship management software.

Zurich Insurance Group
3.03
Switzerland

Zurich Insurance Group AG provides insurance-based financial services. The Company offers general and life insurance products and services for individuals, small businesses, commercial enterprises, mid-sized and large corporations, and multinational companies.

Safran SA
3.02
France

Safran SA manufactures propulsion, communications, defense, security, and aerospace equipment. The Company produces engines for airplanes, helicopters, missiles and launch vehicles, mobile telephones, printing terminals, broadband networks, landing gear, wheels and brakes, aircraft wiring, inertial navigation systems, optronics, avionics, and fingerprint biometric equipment.

Kemira OYJ
2.91
Finland

Kemira Oyj is a global water chemistry company serving customers in water-intensive industries. The Company offers chemical products and integrated systems that help customers in the water-intensive pulp and paper industry, water treatment chemicals for municipalities and industrial customers, and chemical extraction and process solutions for oil and mining industries.

DHL Group
2.9
Germany

DHL Group operates as a logistics company. The Company offers letter and parcel dispatch, express delivery, freight transport, supply chain management, and e-commerce solutions. DHL Group serves customers worldwide.

Nestlé
2.88
Switzerland

Nestle SA is a multinational packaged food company that manufactures and markets a wide range of food products. The Company’s product line includes milk, chocolate, confectionery, bottled water, coffee, creamer, food seasoning and pet foods.

Johnson & Johnson
2.87
United States

Johnson & Johnson manufactures health care products and provides related services for the consumer, pharmaceutical, and medical devices and diagnostics markets. The Company sells products such as skin and hair care products, acetaminophen products, pharmaceuticals, diagnostic equipment, and surgical equipment in countries located around the world.

SCOR SE
2.81
France

SCOR SE offers life, accident, property/casualty, health, and special needs reinsurance. The Company offers services through subsidiaries in Europe, the Americas, Asia, and Africa. SCOR also holds real estate investments.

Diageo PLC
2.58
Great Britain

Diageo plc produces, distills and markets alcoholic beverages. The Company offers a wide range of branded beverages, including vodkas, whiskeys, tequilas, gins, and beer.

Fresenius SE & Co KGaA
2.53
Germany

Fresenius SE & Co KGaA is a global health care group with products and services for dialysis, the hospital and the medical care of patients at home. The Company sells dialysis, infusion, transfusion, and diagnostics equipement and systems, blood separators, plasma, hemofilters, nutritional liquids, and solid and liquid pharmaceuticals.

US Bancorp
2.31
United States

U.S. Bancorp is a diversified financial services company that provides lending and depository services, cash management, foreign exchange and trust and investment management services. The Company also provides credit card services, mortgage banking, insurance, brokerage, and leasing. U.S Bancorp operates in the Midwest and Western United States.

Howden Joinery Group plc
2.3
UK

Howden Joinery Group Plc designs, manufactures, and sells fitted kitchens. The Company sells its products to small local builders throughout the United Kingdom via its own network of depots.

Wells Fargo & Company
2.27
United States

Wells Fargo & Company is a diversified financial services company providing banking, insurance, investments, mortgage, leasing, credit cards, and consumer finance. The Company operates through physical stores, the Internet and other distribution channels across North America and elsewhere internationally.

DBS Group Holdings
2.26
Singapore

DBS Group Holdings Limited and its subsidiaries provide a variety of financial services. The Company offers services including mortgage financing, lease and hire purchase financing, nominee and trustee, funds management, corporate advisory and brokerage . DBS Group also acts as the primary dealer in Singapore government securities.

United Overseas Bank
2.26
Singapore

United Overseas Bank Limited provides a wide range of financial services including personal financial services, wealth management, private banking, commercial and corporate banking, transaction banking, investment banking, corporate finance, capital market activities, treasury services, futures broking, asset management, venture capital management and insurance.

Novartis
2.24
Switzerland

Novartis AG manufactures pharmaceutical and consumer healthcare products. The Company produces pharmaceuticals for cardiovascular, respiratory and infectious diseases, oncology, neuroscience, transplantation, dermatology, gastrointestinal and urinary conditions, and arthritis, vaccines and diagnostics, vision, and animal health products.

Roche Holding
2.18
Switzerland

Roche Holding AG develops and manufactures pharmaceutical and diagnostic products. The Company produces prescription drugs in the areas of cardiovascular, infectious, autoimmune, and respiratory diseases, dermatology, metabolic disorders, oncology, transplantation, and the central nervous system.

Rubis SCA
2.14
France

Rubis SCA distributes liquefied petroleum gas and stores bulk liquides. The Company stores hydrocarbons, chemicals, fertilizers and edible oils. Rubis also distributes liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) in Europe.

Trelleborg AB
1.95
Sweden

Trelleborg AB manufactures and distribues industrial products. The Company produces noise supression and anti-vibration systems for the automobile industry and completes wheel systems for forest and farm machines and other equipment. Trelleborg also develops and makes industrial fluid systems and polymer and bitumen based building products. The Company markets worldwide.

Grafton Group plc
1.93
UK

Grafton Group PLC manufactures and retails building supplies. The Company operates the Plumbase, Buildbase, Jackson, MacNaughton Blair, Chadwicks and Woodies retail chains, and produces dry mortar. Grafton operates in the United Kingdom and Ireland.

FMC Corp
1.85
United States

FMC Corporation provides agricultural solutions. The Company offers herbicides, insecticides, and miticides, fungicides, harvest aids, and other crop chemicals used for seed corn, potatoes, sorghum, sweet corn, cotton, tobacco, sunflowers, grapes, and other related products. FMC serves customers worldwide.

GSK PLC
1.71
Great Britain

GlaxoSmithKline PLC is a research-based pharmaceutical company. The Company develops, manufactures, and markets vaccines, prescription, and over-the-counter medicines, as well as health-related consumer products. GlaxoSmithKline provides products for infections, depression, skin conditions, asthma, heart & circulatory disease, and cancer.

Progressive Corp/The
1.69
United States

The Progressive Corporation is an insurance holding company. The Company, through its subsidiaries, provide personal and commercial automobile insurance and other specialty property-casualty insurance and related services throughout the United States.

Total
64.43%
Country Allocations
Sample portfolio* as of 12/31/2023
Market Value
Number of Issues
% EQUITY
Country
Equities
6,595,602
57
100
Developed Europe
4,069,127
28
61.69
Belgium
47,027
1
0.71
Finland
192,240
1
2.91
France
1,149,247
6
17.42
Germany
623,132
5
9.45
Great Britain
980,215
7
14.86
Netherlands
85,002
1
1.29
Sweden
310,591
3
4.71
Switzerland
681,673
4
10.34
Developed Asia & Pacific
1,133,584
15
17.19
Hong Kong
250,637
4
3.8
Japan
584,841
9
8.87
Singapore
298,106
2
4.52
Emerging Markets
388,272
5
5.89
China
63,311
1
0.96
Mexico
204,625
2
3.1
South Korea
120,336
2
1.82
U.S. and Canada
1,004,619
9
15.23
United States
1,004,619
9
15.23
Total
6,595,602
100.00%

Size is often the Achilles heel of an investment management business. Our size allows us the ability to attract necessary resources while affording us the flexibility to meaningfully own smaller and medium-sized companies.

TWEEDY, BROWNE
Market Capitalization Sample portfolio as of 12/31/2023
% Equity
>$50 billion
41.73
$25 - $50 billion
7.49
$10 - $25 billion
5.34
$2 - $10 billion
36.29
<$2 billion
9.15
Sector Allocations Sample portfolio as of 12/31/2023
% Equity
Communication Services
2.44
Consumer Discretionary
5.16
Consumer Staples
8.02
Energy
5.39
Financials
21.62
Health Care
11.54
Industrials
33.60
Information Technology
1.46
Materials
8.23
Real Estate
0.41
Utilities
2.14

*This sample portfolio is a fully invested portfolio that has been managed by the firm for over one year with typical portfolio allocations and without significant investment restrictions or cash flows. This sample portfolio is provided for illustrative purposes only. It should not be assumed that the experience of this sample portfolio is representative of the experience of other portfolios in the strategy. Positions held in the portfolio, country, sector and market-capitalization allocations, and other metrics shown are not necessarily representative of other portfolios and are subject to change without notice. It should not be assumed that all recommendations made in the future will be profitable.