The Funds aim to generate superior risk adjusted returns with a dividend yield that exceeds the dividend yield of the relevant benchmark.

Epoch believes that the key to understanding a company requires a focus on the cash generation drivers of the business—not a focus on accounting terms like earnings or book value.

Epoch defines a shareholder yield strategy as one that focuses on companies with a consistent track record of delivering cash dividends, share buybacks and debt reduction to shareholders — these three factors are collectively known as ‘shareholder yield’.