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Guoxin Securities·2025-08-14 13:28

Group 1: Report Industry Investment Rating - Not available in the provided content Group 2: Core Views of the Report - The high - dividend strategy's returns come from capital gains and dividend income, investing in mature - stage companies. It forms a positive cycle of "stable profits - continuous dividends - increased ROE", supporting its high win - rate [8]. - Market mainstream high - dividend indices include pure dividend indices, broad - based dividend enhancements, and Smart Beta dividend strategies, with significant differences in weighting methods, sampling constraints, number of components, and industry distributions [8]. - There are three key cognitive biases about the high - dividend strategy: it can outperform the market in various market conditions, not just in bear markets; interest rate movements have no significant overall impact; and the "ex - rights filling" market is not significant [8]. - The allocation of high - dividend assets should follow the principles of "long - termism, considering quality factors, avoiding crowded chips, and valuing expected dividends" [8]. - "Cash - cow" enterprises have abundant and stable cash flows, and their essence is related to business models, including resource allocation and profit - driving models [8]. - Different asset and liability structures form four cash - cow paradigms, and investing in cash - cow assets should combine business model paradigms and industrial cycles [8]. Group 3: Summaries According to the Table of Contents High - Dividend Strategy's Income Source and Nature - The high - dividend strategy's income comes from capital gains (due to stock price changes and value - restoration) and dividend income. Its essence is to invest in mature companies with limited investment returns, low revenue and net - profit growth, but strong profitability, high ROE, and good cash - flow protection [8][22][26]. - From 2014 to July 2025, the annualized returns of four typical dividend indices (CSI Dividend, Dividend Low - Volatility, 300 Dividend, and Dividend Value) reached 13.22%, 13.86%, 13.84%, and 15.72% respectively, with dividends contributing 71%, 68%, 71%, and 58% to these returns [30]. - High - dividend companies in the mature stage tend to pay dividends due to limited investment returns. Dividends are an important way to increase ROE, and high - dividend companies generally have strong cash - flow protection capabilities [33][37]. High - Dividend Strategy's Available Investment Tools - Mainstream high - dividend strategy indices include pure dividend indices, broad - based dividend enhancements, and Smart Beta dividend strategies. The products linked to the Dividend Low - Volatility and CSI Dividend indices have the largest scale [48]. - These indices differ in weighting methods (dividend - rate weighted, volatility weighted, comprehensive - score weighted, free - float market - value weighted), sampling methods (most require three - year continuous dividends and have dividend - payout ratio constraints), number of components (mostly 50 or 100), and other constraints (such as company attributes, ROE fluctuations) [58][61]. - In terms of industry distribution, CSI Dividend and Dividend Low - Volatility are relatively concentrated. The CSI Dividend Index has a bank weight of over 25%, and the Dividend Low - Volatility Index has a bank weight of up to 50% [64]. - Year - to - date, dividend indices have generally underperformed the Wind All - A Index. In the past 10 years, Smart Beta dividend strategies have been relatively dominant. High - dividend indices generally have a lower turnover rate relative to the All - A Index [67][81]. Three Cognitive Gaps in the High - Dividend Strategy - The high - dividend strategy is not just a "bear - market haven". It can outperform the market in bull markets, volatile markets, and during bull - bear transitions, such as in the 2006 - 2007 bull market, the 2008 and 2022 bear markets, and the 2015 - 2018 bull - bear transition [8][98]. - Interest rate movements have little impact on the high - dividend strategy. In the interest - rate up - cycle, inflation supports pro - cyclical assets; in the down - cycle, the dividend - income advantage is magnified, and absolute - return funds flow in [141]. - The "ex - rights filling" market is not significant. The probability of positive returns after ex - rights and ex - dividends is often less than 50% in the short - term, and the "ex - rights filling" market usually occurs after 180 trading days [151]. Allocation of High - Dividend Assets - The allocation of high - dividend assets should follow the principles of long - termism, considering quality factors, avoiding crowded chips, and valuing expected dividends. Long - term holding works well in a balanced market. Strategies can include selecting indices, constructing "high - dividend + low - turnover" portfolios, and focusing on expected dividend rates [8][178]. - Operationally, the best way to invest in dividend assets is Buy & Hold. Different investment methods for bank stocks (fixed - point buying, continuous定投, and inverted - triangle adding) have different returns, and the combination of dividend and micro - cap stocks in certain weights can achieve a better risk - return ratio [184]. From "High - Dividend" to "Cash - Cow" - "Cash - cow" enterprises have abundant and stable cash flows, and understanding their essence requires considering business models, including resource allocation (reflected in the balance sheet) and profit - driving models (reflected in the income statement) [8]. Cash - Cow Paradigms in Heavy - Asset and Light - Asset Industries - Four cash - cow paradigms are formed by different asset and liability structures: heavy - asset high - liability industries rely on asset scale and quality; heavy - asset low - liability industries rely on cost control; light - asset brand + channel - driven industries rely on brand premium and channel efficiency; light - asset product + channel - driven industries rely on product and channel efficiency [8]. How to Invest in Cash - Cow Assets - Investing in cash - cow assets should combine business model paradigms and industrial cycles. The best time to invest is when the industrial cycle shifts from the growth stage to the exit stage, and high - quality companies within the paradigms should be selected [8].