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Eagle Capital Growth Fund (Eagle Capital Growth Fund) 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % : 2.51 (As of May. 17, 2024)


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What is Eagle Capital Growth Fund 5-Year Yield-on-Cost %?

Eagle Capital Growth Fund's yield on cost for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 2.51.


The historical rank and industry rank for Eagle Capital Growth Fund's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % or its related term are showing as below:

GRF' s 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.33   Med: 4.5   Max: 11.11
Current: 2.51


During the past 13 years, Eagle Capital Growth Fund's highest Yield on Cost was 11.11. The lowest was 0.33. And the median was 4.50.


GRF's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % is ranked worse than
81.93% of 1212 companies
in the Asset Management industry
Industry Median: 5.87 vs GRF: 2.51

Competitive Comparison of Eagle Capital Growth Fund's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost %

For the Asset Management subindustry, Eagle Capital Growth Fund's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost %, along with its competitors' market caps and 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Eagle Capital Growth Fund's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Eagle Capital Growth Fund's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Eagle Capital Growth Fund's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % falls into.



Eagle Capital Growth Fund 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % Calculation

Dividend Yield % and dividend growth of a stock is an important factor for income investors. But if company A raises its dividend constantly faster than company B, company A's future dividend yield might be much higher than Company B's even if their yields are the same now and their stock prices do not change.

Yield on Cost assumes that you buy and the stock today, and hold it for 5 years. If the company raises it dividends at the same rate as it did over the past 5 years, the dividends investors receive annually in 5 years relative to the stock price today.

Therefore, Yield-on-Cost of Eagle Capital Growth Fund is calculated as

Yield-on-Cost=Dividend Yield %*(1+Dividend Growth Rate)^5

Eagle Capital Growth Fund  (AMEX:GRF) 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % Explanation

Of course the risk here is that the company may not raise its dividends as it did before. The key is to select the companies that can consistently raise its dividends. Usually companies with long history of raising dividends tend to do so.


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Eagle Capital Growth Fund (Eagle Capital Growth Fund) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
225 East Mason Street, Suite 802, Milwaukee, WI, USA, 53202
Eagle Capital Growth Fund Inc is a diversified closed-end investment company. The fund's objective is long-term growth utilizing the concept of total return for selecting investments.
Executives
David C Sims officer: chief compliance officer 225 E. MASON STREET, SUITE 802, MILWAUKEE WI 53202
Luke E Sims director 225 E. MASON STREET, SUITE 802, MILWAUKEE WI 53202
Donald G Tyler director 205 E. WISCONSIN AVENUE, SUITE 120, MILWAUKEE WI 53202
Anne M Nichols director 225 E. MASON STREET, SUITE 802, MILWAUKEE WI 53202
Jason W. Allen director 225 E. MASON STREET, SUITE 802, MILWAUKEE WI 53202
Peggy L Schmeltz director 711 W THIRTEEN MILE RD, MADISON HEIGHTS MI 48071
Robert M Bilkie director 711 W. 13 MILE RD., MADISON HEIGHTS MI 48071
Neal F. Zalenko director 260 E. BROWN ST., SUITE 200, BIRMINGHAM MI 48009
Phillip J Hanrahan director FOLEY & LARDNER US BANK CENTER, 777 EAST WISCONSIN AVE, MILWAUKEE WI 53202-5367
Mutual Investment Club Of Detroit other: Investment Club 711 WEST THIRTEEN MILE ROAD, MADISON HEIGHTS MI 48071
James M Lane director 711 W THIRTEEN MILE RD, MADISON HEIGHTS MI 48071
National Association Of Investment Clubs Trust other: Investment Advisor Affiliate 711 WEST THIRTEEN MILE ROAD, MADISON HEIGHTS MI 48071
Donald E Danko other: Trustee, NAIC
Leroy F Mumford other: Trustee, NAIC 2950 CANTERBURY ROAD, WESTLAKE OH 44145
Lorrie Gustin other: Trustee, NAIC 423 W WILLOW COURT, MILWAUKEE WI 53217

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