1st March 2021
Wellian Weekly
Wellian Weekly 01.03.2021
We have all seen first-hand how the coronavirus crisis has reduced dividend payouts from our investment portfolios. According to the latest Global Dividend Index data from Janus Henderson, global dividends were down 12% in 2020 to $1.26trn. Although a worrying fall, this was far better than expected thanks to a less severe fall in Q4 payouts than what had been expected. While cuts and cancellations totalled $220bn between April and December 2020, companies still paid their shareholders $965bn, far outweighing the reductions. Janus Henderson noted “one company in eight cancelled its payout altogether and one in five made a cut, but two thirds increased their dividends or held them steady.”
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1st March 2021
Wellian Weekly