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Global Dividend Yield Portfolio

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The KAR Global Dividend Yield Portfolio is a global large-cap portfolio of high quality, mature companies focused on providing a high level of current income while minimizing risk and preserving capital. It is a high-conviction strategy that utilizes a bottom-up fundamental research approach to identify what we believe are the best companies at the most attractive prices within the high-quality universe.

Highlights
Asset Class
Dividend Income
Primary Index
MSCI® World High Dividend Yield Index
Inception Date
January 1, 2012
Holdings Range
25-50
Sector Constraint
Seek broad diversification, but no sector constraints
Portfolio Turnover
25% - 45%

Top Five Holdings

As of June 30, 2026
Company Percent of equity (%) Country
Fortis 4.9 Canada
Zurich Insurance Group 4.2 Switzerland
Rexel 4.0 France
AbbVie 4.0 United States
Deutsche Post 4.0 Germany
Total 21.1

Source: SS&C GWP™ and FactSet Research Systems. Holdings are subject to change. Holdings and weightings are based on a representative portfolio. Individual Investors’ holdings may differ slightly. Numbers may not always add up due to rounding.

Sector Diversification

As of June 30, 2026
KAR Global Dividend Yield
MSCI® World High Dividend Yield Index
Communication Services
Consumer Discretionary
Consumer Staples
Energy
Financials
Health Care
Industrials
Information Technology
Materials
Real Estate
Utilities
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
0%
25%
50%

Source: SS&C GWP™ and FactSet Research Systems. Holdings are subject to change. Holdings and weightings are based on a representative portfolio. Individual Investors’ holdings may differ slightly. The sector information represented above is based on GICS sector classifications.

Geographical Exposure

As of June 30, 2026
KAR Global Dividend Yield
MSCI® World High Dividend Yield Index
United States
Canada
France
Switzerland
United Kingdom
Japan
Netherlands
Germany
Italy
Singapore
Norway
Other*
0%
15%
30%
45%
60%
75%
0%
37.5%
75%

* “Other” is comprised of securities held in countries within the benchmark which are not held in our representative portfolio. The countries include Australia, Austria, Belgium, Burkina Faso, China, Denmark, Finland, Hong Kong, Israel, New Zealand, Portugal, Spain and Sweden.

Source: SS&C GWP™ and FactSet Research Systems. Holdings are subject to change. Holdings and weightings are based on a representative portfolio. Individual Investors’ holdings may differ slightly.

Portfolio Characteristics

As of June 30, 2026
KAR Global Dividend Yield MSCI® World High Dividend Yield Index
Quality
Return on Equity-Past 5 Years 21.8% 21.8%
Debt Coverage 5.6x 5.9x
Growth
Earnings Per Share Growth-Past 5 Years 6.2% 10.1%
Dividend Per Share Growth-Past 5 Years 5.2% 9.4%
Value
Dividend Yield† 3.0% 3.1%
Market Characteristics
Dividend Payout Ratio-5 Year Average 66.2% 56.2%
$ Weighted Average Market Cap $195.5 B $177.3 B
Largest Market Cap $1,788.5 B $611.4 B

†Dividend yield is a financial ratio that shows how much companies have paid out in dividends in the most recent year relative to their stock price at the end of such year. Dividend yield is being shown here as a characteristic of the stocks held in the portfolio and not to infer how the stocks have or will perform, as dividends are not the only component of the portfolio’s performance. Dividends are subject to change from year-to-year, and the portfolio’s dividend yield could be lower or higher in future years.

Source: SS&C GWP™ and BNY Mellon. This material is deemed supplemental and complements the performance and disclosure on the Disclosure page of the KAR Global Dividend Yield fact sheet. Other principal consultant firms may use different algorithms to calculate selected statistics. Estimates are based on certain assumptions and historical information. Returns may be affected by currency fluctuations. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. 

Historical Returns

KAR Global Dividend Yield (gross) KAR Global Dividend Yield (net) MSCI® World High Dividend Yield Index
As of June 30, 2026
2nd Quarter 8.15 7.96 4.51
Year to Date 13.01 12.62 8.85
1 Year 19.90 19.07 18.09
3 Year 15.30 14.51 13.60
5 Year 9.55 8.79 8.72
7 Year 8.48 7.73 8.90
10 Year 8.31 7.55 8.72
Inception* 9.47 8.71 8.69
Annual Returns (%)
2025 22.84 21.99 18.64
2024 5.60 4.86 7.95
2023 5.50 4.77 9.12
2022 (1.70) (2.39) (4.74)
2021 14.13 13.34 15.83
2020 (5.62) (6.28) (0.03)
2019 23.44 22.59 23.15
2018 (4.13) (4.81) (7.56)
2017 14.57 13.77 18.14
2016 12.22 11.45 9.29
2015 (3.51) (4.18) (3.20)
2014 12.36 11.58 2.48
2013 22.35 21.51 21.91
2012 12.36 11.58 12.24

*January 1, 2012

Source: SS&C GWP™ and FactSet Research Systems. This material is deemed supplemental and complements the performance and disclosure on the Disclosure page of the KAR Global Dividend Yield fact sheet. Returns for the Kayne Anderson Rudnick (“KAR”) composite are final. All periods less than one year are total returns and are not annualized. Composite performance does not represent the performance of any individual client account, which can differ based on factors such as cash flows and different fee arrangements. Attribution results are based on a representative client account using an external returns methodology and may differ from composite performance or the performance of any individual client account. Final performance information for existing client accounts is reflected in account statements, where applicable. Net-of-fee returns reflect an assumed maximum fee of 0.70%, as further described on the Disclosure page of the KAR Global Dividend Yield fact sheet. Returns may be affected by currency fluctuations. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

Performance Statistics

Inception* to June 30, 2026
KAR Global Dividend Yield (gross) KAR Global Dividend Yield (net) MSCI® World High Dividend Yield Index
Annualized Standard Deviation 11.97 11.97 12.18
Alpha 1.32 0.61 0.00
Beta 0.92 0.92 1.00
Sharpe Ratio 0.65 0.59 0.58
R-Squared 87.38 87.38 100.00

*January 1, 2012

Source: SS&C GWP™ and FactSet Research Systems. This material is deemed supplemental and complements the performance and disclosure on the Disclosure page of the KAR Global Dividend Yield fact sheet. Returns for the Kayne Anderson Rudnick (“KAR”) composite are final. All periods less than one year are total returns and are not annualized. Composite performance does not represent the performance of any individual client account, which can differ based on factors such as cash flows and different fee arrangements. Attribution results are based on a representative client account using an external returns methodology and may differ from composite performance or the performance of any individual client account. Final performance information for existing client accounts is reflected in account statements, where applicable. Net-of-fee returns reflect an assumed maximum fee of 0.70%, as further described on the Disclosure page of the KAR Global Dividend Yield fact sheet. Returns may be affected by currency fluctuations. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.