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| Total AUM | Avg. PM Years Experience | Years Since Inception |
|---|---|---|
| -- | 27 | 13 |
| YTD | 1 Year | 3 Years | 5 Years | 7 Years | 10 Years | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross of Fees | 5.45 | 7.39 | 15.18 | 10.22 | 11.43 | 11.84 |
| Net of Fees | 3.15 | 4.27 | 11.85 | 7.02 | 8.21 | 8.60 |
| S&P 500 Index | 12.75 | 15.74 | 22.89 | 13.79 | 16.17 | 15.33 |
The Dividend Strategy ESG portfolio targets a high level of current income, growth of income and capital preservation in challenging markets by owning large cap companies with positive ESG attributes that pay a dividend and have the potential to significantly grow their dividend.
| Strategy Overview | Primarily large cap strategy focused on dividend income |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 Index |
| Total Strategy AUM | |
| Holdings Range | 40-601 |
| Objective | High current income, income growth and long-term capital appreciation3 |
Total return portfolio focused on large cap, high-quality companies that pay an attractive dividend, have the potential to significantly grow their dividends and provide consistent and competitive risk-adjusted returns.
Portfolio managers John Baldi and Michael Clarfeld bring a long tenure of experience managing dividend-focused strategies.
The Strategy focuses exclusively on dominant, well-run businesses that pay a dividend or have the potential to do so.
The team does not deviate from a disciplined investment process focused on income growth.
This Strategy is available in other investment vehicles including the following:
A dividend focus has led to competitive returns over multiple time periods.
| YTD | 1 Year | 3 Years | 5 Years | 7 Years | 10 Years | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross of Fees | 5.45 | 7.39 | 15.18 | 10.22 | 11.43 | 11.84 |
| Net of Fees | 3.15 | 4.27 | 11.85 | 7.02 | 8.21 | 8.60 |
| S&P 500 Index | 12.75 | 15.74 | 22.89 | 13.79 | 16.17 | 15.33 |
The Strategy's stock selection process results in diversification across all sectors with overweights to those that have historically paid meaningful and growing dividends.
| Representative Portfolio | S&P 500 Index | |
|---|---|---|
| Financials | 18.03 | 11.41 |
| Information Technology | 17.66 | 39.74 |
| Health Care | 9.91 | 9.26 |
| Industrials | 9.81 | 8.05 |
| Consumer Staples | 8.36 | 4.45 |
| Communication Services | 8.28 | 9.96 |
| Energy | 7.61 | 3.40 |
| Materials | 6.32 | 1.54 |
| Real Estate | 4.78 | 1.70 |
| Utilities | 2.77 | 1.88 |
| Consumer Discretionary | 2.57 | 8.61 |
| Cash | 3.90 | 0.00 |
| Characteristics | Representative Portfolio | S&P 500 Index |
|---|---|---|
| P/E Ratio (trailing 12 mos.) | 21.7 | 24.7 |
| P/E Ratio (forward 12 mos.) | 17.8 | 21.2 |
| Price/Book | 7.7 | 9.5 |
| EPS Growth Next 3-5 Years (%) | 14.4 | 24.1 |
| Weighted Median Market Cap ($ bn) | 118.4 | 462.2 |
| Weighted Average Market Cap ($ bn) | 758.0 | 1552.1 |
| ROE | 26.2 | 23.4 |
| Dividend Yield | 2.3 | 1.1 |
| Turnover (trailing 12 mos.) | 29.9 | - |
| 7 Year Risk Statistics | Composite | S&P 500 Index |
|---|---|---|
| Annualized Returns (7 Years) | 11.43 | 16.17 |
| Standard Deviation (%) | 15.16 | 16.60 |
| Sharpe Ratio | 0.41 | 0.82 |
| Tracking Error (%) | 6.57 | -- |
| R2 | 0.84 | -- |
| Alpha (%) | -5.09 | -- |
| Beta | 0.84 | -- |
| Characteristics | % of Total Representative Portfolio |
|---|---|
| Microsoft Corp | 4.73 |
| Williams Cos Inc/The | 4.11 |
| Kinder Morgan Inc | 3.49 |
| Alphabet Inc | 3.35 |
| NVIDIA Corp | 3.28 |
| Air Products and Chemicals Inc | 3.00 |
| Otis Worldwide Corp | 2.87 |
| Unilever PLC | 2.86 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 2.71 |
| Apollo Global Management Inc | 2.68 |
| Total | 33.09 |
| Total Number of Holdings | 45 |
1 Source: FactSet. Representative portfolio characteristics, holdings, sector weightings and market cap are based on a representative portfolio and are subject to change at any time. Holdings, sector weightings, market cap and portfolio characteristics of individual client portfolios may differ, sometimes significantly, from those shown. This information does not constitute, and should not be construed as, investment advice or recommendations with respect to the securities and sectors listed. Statistics shown are net of fees.
2 Past performance is no guarantee of future results. See GIPS endnotes. Performance is preliminary and subject to change.
3 There is no guarantee that the Strategy's objective will be met.
P/E ratios are weighted harmonic average. Price/Book is weighted average.
* Data (excluding AUM and Market Cap) in GBP.
Performance source: Internal. Benchmark source: Standard & Poor's.
ClearBridge Investments, LLC claims compliance with the Global Investment Performance Standards (GIPS®). ClearBridge Investments, LLC ("ClearBridge") is a wholly- owned indirect subsidiary of Franklin Templeton, Inc. ("Franklin"), which acquired ClearBridge's former parent, Legg Mason, Inc., in July 2020. The firm's foundation and claim of GIPS compliance date back to January 1997 through predecessor firms associated with Citigroup Asset Management, which was acquired in 2005. Since combining its institutional and retail businesses into a single GIPS firm in June 2008, ClearBridge has expanded through the integration of Global Currents Investment Management (April 2013), ClearBridge, LLC ( January 2016), ClearBridge Investments Limited (May 2020), and the Equity Teams of Franklin Bissett Asset Management (January 2024). Most recently, the firm announced the integration of Martin Currie (MC) in 2025. For GIPS purposes, the business was organized into three distinct Strategies, MC Emerging Markets, MC Australian Equities, and MC UK Equities. MC Emerging Markets was completed in November 2025, MC UK Equities was completed in March 2026, and MC Australian Equities was completed in June 2026. GIPS compliance was claimed and ported individually for each MC team, where applicable.
The ClearBridge Dividend Strategy ESG SMA composite consists of discretionary wrap accounts with an account minimum of US $25,000. The managers actively integrate criteria inclusive of environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues into the portfolio construction of the strategy. Accounts within the composite seek dividend income, growth of dividend income and long-term capital appreciation by investing in stocks that either pay an existing dividend or are expected to pay a dividend in the near future. The strategy is implemented by Franklin Templeton Private Portfolio Group, LLC ("FTPPG"), formerly known as Legg Mason Private Portfolio Group, LLC ("LMPPG"). FTPPG claims compliance with the Global Investment Performance Standards (GIPS®). FTPPG has been independently verified for the periods January 1, 2013 - December 31, 2021. FTPPG is a wholly owned indirect subsidiary of Franklin Resources, Inc and together with its sub-advisers, including ClearBridge, provides investment services primarily in investment programs sponsored by Sponsor Firms. To obtain a compliant presentation and/or the firm's list of composite descriptions, please contact [email protected].
