While many investors remain skeptical of active asset managers due to industry-wide fee pressure and the rise of passive investing, the truth is the industry is alive and well. Firms that offer services across various platforms have continued to find success and reward shareholders. This has included our latest Best Dividend Capture Pick with nearly 50 years of dividend increases.
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As noted, our pick is an asset manager with unique advantages over its peer group, including scale and diversification.
Unlike many traditional asset managers that remain heavily dependent on a single product category, this company has spent years broadening its offerings through acquisitions and organic growth. Today, it maintains exposure to multiple investment disciplines, including fixed-income, alternative investments, private credit, real estate, ETFs, and active equity management. This diversification reduces reliance on any single market trend and creates multiple avenues for future growth. As investors increasingly seek differentiated solutions over simple index exposure, firms with broad investment capabilities are particularly well positioned.
Those positions are growing as well.
The company’s expanding presence in alternatives and private markets is one example. Institutional and high-net-worth investors continue allocating larger portfolio portions toward private credit, real estate, infrastructure, and alternative strategies. These asset classes typically command higher fees, create stickier client relationships, and generate more stable revenue than traditional mutual funds. Our pick has also built a large portfolio of both active and passive ETFs.
Our pick’s multi-asset focus across various business lines makes it a top cash flow generator:
Combined with its long history of dividend increases, our pick is a strong candidate for dividend capture—a strategy that involves buying a stock before its ex-dividend date and selling after the payout is recovered. With an ex-dividend date of Monday, June 29, and a historical average post-dividend recovery period of 5.5 days, our pick is well positioned for this approach.
For investors seeking a combination of income and capital appreciation, our latest asset manager pick could be a lucrative option.
