North American Financial 15 Split Corp T.FFN

FFN UNIT NAV to Jan 24 = APPROX: $16.65

[mouserman]

SO that values the commons at about $6.65 before distributions, and despite being dumped because of the offering,  FFN still trading at a healthy premium to NAV. Dividend pigs obviously chasing yield. After distributions FFN commons would have a value of $6.48... and that will begin to show up on ex dividend date....

[Toppicks1]

 I'm one of those pigs have owned 60000 shares for years. Don't know of any better divi returns any where. If your all about capital appreciation go els where. I get 6801 per month.

[mouserman]

I am not talking about those who have a very low cost base , and are holding. I am talking about those now buying it at a premium to NAV, while the underwriters make a killing shorting this one. The correction is not over in Financial stocks, and every stock in the fund is down again today. Recent buyers in the offering are  taking a vicious beating in a very short time...altho maybe the

[navgod]

How much of that is return of capital? These so called dividends have no relationship to earnings or cashflow - they are for the most part repayments of your capital.

[JohnWalker]

I have tax receipts from trading FFN last year. FFN's distributions were 100% elegible dividends and NOT return of capital. Of course this year may be different, we'll have to wait and see. Not sure about return of capital inside a TFSA account but it seems to me that would be less of a concern or consideration. 2¢

[anubis44]

The TFSA is a tax-free zone. You can make dividends and capital gains in your TFSA, and it has no tax implications. But you also don't get any write offs if you lose money in there, either. It doesn't matter how the money is made: capital gains, dividends, return of capital, etc. It's all tax free, and not deductible, either.

[Kadiddelhopper]

Perhaps s/b looked at as ROC in your internal accounting for self, but the Tax filing is as Eligible Dividends, which carries a nice advantage  come reporting time.