Bullboard - Stock Discussion Forum Dividend Growth Split Corp T.DGS

Alternate Symbol(s): T.DGS.PR.A | DDWWF

The Funds investment objectives are to provide holders of Preferred shares with fixed, cumulative, preferential, quarterly cash distributions and to return the original issue price of 10.00 per Preferred share to shareholders at maturity; and to provide holders of Class A shares with regular monthly cash distributions, targeted to be at least 0.10 per Class A share, and the opportunity for... see more

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Dividend Growth Split Corp > FFN vs DGS

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Post by MoMoDD on Jun 03, 2021 8:18am

FFN vs DGS

which is better in long term?

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Comment by JohnWalker on Jun 03, 2021 2:18pm

I like (and hold) both. DGS for it's diversification and FFN for it's slightly higher monthly dividend rate.

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Comment by slst on Jun 03, 2021 2:20pm

DGS is diversified and conventional wisdom suggest that is safest from a long term point of view. DGS has a very decent International block as well. Their holdings each have a history of growing their dividends. Its an impressive basket of investments. FFN is concentrated in the financial sector that has done really well recently. All this newly minted money revolves ...more

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Comment by EdPaquette on Jun 03, 2021 3:03pm

They're both good, and I hold both. Both are likely to keep paying for the next year or two, but keep checking this page. FFN is growing faster for now.

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Comment by mouserman on Jun 03, 2021 7:51pm

Your guess is as good as any, as far as long term goes...but, at the current valuations FFN is a better buy, just using premium to NAV , and measure of safety for distributions. And that is what i use to evaluate these split fund commons. FFN today would be at a premium of about 11 % with a UNIT NAV close to 17$ after todays trading , and a 2 $ safety net above the 15$ threshhold for ...more

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