RE:RE:RE:RE:RE:RE:RE:RE:RE:RE:RE:Dividend ReturnsYou are right, for all shares if they aren’t in a TFSA or RRSP the distributions made of Dividend or Capital Gain will be taxable in the current year. The ROC which adjusts the unit cost will be taxable in the year you are selling your shares. Currently only 50% of the ROC will be taxable. The same applies for any shares depending on the distribution allocations.
In TFSA and RRSP no tax so any type of distribution is same.
FIE 10 years ago (May 2 2011) $7.19 was the cost. Yesterday the price was $7.71 the distributions over 10 years were $4.80. The profit over 10Y was $0.53 /y or 7.4%
DFN 10 years ago (May 2 2011) $12.91 was the cost. Yesterday the price was $7.97 the distributions over 10 years were $12.00. The profit over 10Y was $0.71 /y or 5.5%
DFN 4.5% was compound return if you do same with FIE you also retract 1%.
Buy Sell Timing can beat those returns GLTA