The dividend investing strategies are known to be stable and profitable investments. However, the trend in global equity markets over the past few years makes it difficult to invest in value stocks, including dividend stocks.
This study studied the strategies for investing dividend stocks in global equity markets to make more profits than the benchmark index. Assuming that the investment targets are stocks listed on the equity market of developed countries, the investable universe and benchmark index chose MSCI World Index. This research period is 10 years from December 2009 to December 2019.
The methodology for selecting the investable universe was based on the MSCI High Divide Yield Index methodology. The investable universe was selected using financial statements such as dividend yield, payout ratio, dividend growth rate, etc.