‘ DIVIDEND
POLICIES PUT IN
PLACE BY THEIR
CONTROLLING
SHAREHOLDERS
OFTEN HAVE TIES
TO THE ORIGINAL
BUSINESS
FOUNDERS’
Yu Zhang, fund manager,
Matthews Asia ex Japan Dividend
original business founders or
the founding families within the
Asian context whose financial
wellbeing very much relies on
the cash flow coming from those
listed vehicles, means these
growing cash earnings are likely
to translate into rising dividend
incomes for shareholders.
We view these stocks as
dividend growers. The portfolio
is always a combination of stable
payers and potentially fast-
growing dividend growers, with
the overall make-up depending
on the market cycle.
What sectors and geographies
do you favour?
We favour companies that
can generate strong organic
cashflow. So naturally domes-
tic-focused, consumption-driven
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