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Dividend Strategy 3Q25 Update

September 30, 2025

Portfolio Manager John Baldi breaks down market and portfolio performance in the third quarter, highlighting the Strategy's diversification and the value of dividends, which cushion the bumps of volatile markets, provide much-needed income in low-return environments, and preserve and grow purchasing power in inflationary environments.

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Diversifying to Lower Downside Risk
Dividend Strategy 3Q25: Amid complacency in the face of historically high valuations, we continue to emphasize companies committed to meaningful dividend growth trading at more modest valuations.
Global Risks and High Market Prices Should Give Pause
Dividend Strategy 2Q25: As markets have soared despite rising interest rates, elevated valuations and global risks, we have actively built a diversified portfolio of more conservatively valued securities.
Resilience Through Diversification and Valuation Discipline
Dividend Strategy 1Q25: Outperformance came from our focus on valuation and on companies profitably navigating the turbulence and delivering continued, robust dividend growth.
Diversification Still a Hallmark of Risk Management
Dividend Strategy 4Q24: We have redoubled our discipline on valuation and diversification in today’s concentrated, fuller-valued markets.
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  • Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Copyright © 2025 ClearBridge Investments. All opinions and data included in this commentary are as of the publication date and are subject to change. The opinions and views expressed herein are of the author and may differ from other portfolio managers or the firm as a whole, and are not intended to be a forecast of future events, a guarantee of future results or investment advice. This information should not be used as the sole basis to make any investment decision. The statistics have been obtained from sources believed to be reliable, but the accuracy and completeness of this information cannot be guaranteed. Neither ClearBridge Investments, LLC  nor its information providers are responsible for any damages or losses arising from any use of this information.

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