DGS holds small companies in Taiwan, South Africa, India, and Brazil, screened and weighted by cash dividends paid. The fund distributes quarterly and its trailing twelve-month payout is about $2.10 per share versus a recent price near $66, implying roughly a 3.2% yield. DGS tracks an index that selects the bottom 10% of market cap from an emerging markets dividend universe, then weights each company by total annual cash dividends paid rather than yield. When a company cuts its dividend, its index weight declines at the next rebalance. Quarterly distributions can swing because the fund passes through underlying cash dividends net of a management fee, while annual totals indicate whether the basket is paying more cash. Risks include currency translation, dividend cuts, and credit or business deterioration.
"The annual total matters more. Full-year 2025 distributions came to roughly $1.97 per share, up from about $1.64 in 2024. That 20% year-over-year increase shows the underlying basket is paying more cash. The March 2026 opening payment of $0.20 also runs well ahead of the $0.075 paid in March 2025, suggesting 2026's total may continue trending higher."
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