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UK DIVIDEND FACTORY
Performance
Return for Risk
Dividends
Drawdowns
Volatility
Diversification

Asset Allocation


S&P 500 Index

Performance

Performance Chart

The chart shows the growth of an initial investment of £10,000 in UK DIVIDEND FACTORY , comparing it to the performance of the S&P 500 index or another benchmark. All prices have been adjusted for splits and dividends. The portfolio is rebalanced Every 3 months.


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The earliest data available for this chart is Oct 21, 2019, corresponding to the inception date of MNG.L

Returns By Period


1D1MYTD6M1Y3Y*5Y*10Y*
Benchmark
S&P 500 Index
0.00%-2.80%-2.36%-0.73%13.71%14.30%11.28%13.10%
Portfolio
UK DIVIDEND FACTORY
0.07%0.92%7.31%14.47%27.37%16.61%15.58%
AV.L
Aviva plc
3.10%-5.12%-5.60%-6.47%23.84%23.68%17.93%11.56%
BP.L
BP plc
-5.00%18.07%34.86%38.32%40.88%9.78%20.60%11.56%
LGEN.L
Legal & General Group plc
3.49%-4.50%-2.67%8.05%13.72%11.32%5.80%8.46%
MNG.L
M&G plc
4.78%-5.01%4.27%18.37%54.00%23.11%16.20%
NG.L
National Grid plc
1.97%-7.54%13.40%22.15%33.53%14.57%16.06%9.90%
RIO
Rio Tinto Group
0.00%3.04%23.79%49.13%63.44%16.20%12.91%21.94%
SHEL
Shell plc
0.00%12.64%28.50%32.47%29.10%17.14%25.57%12.43%
AZN
AstraZeneca PLC
0.00%0.25%13.30%24.19%40.11%12.98%18.86%17.64%
BA.L
BAE Systems plc
4.32%2.41%33.90%13.48%47.55%35.80%39.11%20.58%
BARC.L
Barclays plc
5.05%-6.46%-13.04%8.86%41.99%45.88%21.57%14.00%
*Multi-year figures are annualized to reflect compound growth (CAGR)

Monthly Returns

Based on dividend-adjusted daily data since Oct 22, 2019, UK DIVIDEND FACTORY 's average daily return is +0.05%, while the average monthly return is +1.03%. At this rate, your investment would double in approximately 5.6 years.

Historically, 66% of months were positive and 34% were negative. The best month was Nov 2020 with a return of +16.2%, while the worst month was Mar 2020 at -15.5%. The longest winning streak lasted 11 consecutive months, and the longest losing streak was 3 months.

On a daily basis, UK DIVIDEND FACTORY closed higher 56% of trading days. The best single day was Mar 24, 2020 with a return of +9.1%, while the worst single day was Mar 12, 2020 at -10.1%.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
20263.31%6.44%-3.57%1.20%7.31%
20254.97%2.66%-0.23%0.80%4.24%0.94%3.26%1.57%0.42%2.75%1.66%1.78%27.69%
2024-1.46%-0.52%5.14%2.18%2.63%-1.48%3.72%0.42%-1.12%-2.14%3.67%-1.97%9.07%
20235.60%2.34%-2.26%3.55%-5.18%0.69%2.05%-2.59%2.85%-2.07%3.67%3.75%12.45%
20223.81%-0.06%1.76%0.70%2.62%-4.82%3.33%-0.55%-7.20%4.46%7.91%-1.05%10.46%
2021-1.61%3.71%5.21%3.43%3.02%-0.35%0.03%0.77%-0.60%1.34%-1.29%4.72%19.66%

Benchmark Metrics

UK DIVIDEND FACTORY has an annualized alpha of 6.03%, beta of 0.44, and R² of 0.27 versus S&P 500 Index. Calculated based on daily prices since October 22, 2019.

  • This portfolio participates in less of S&P 500 Index's moves in both directions, but captures a larger share of gains (54.14%) than losses (37.04%) — typical of diversified or defensive assets.
  • Beta of 0.44 may look defensive, but with R² of 0.27 this portfolio is largely uncorrelated with S&P 500 Index — low beta reflects independence, not downside protection. See the Volatility section for a true picture of this portfolio's risk.
  • R² of 0.27 means this portfolio moves largely independently of S&P 500 Index — capture ratios reflect limited market correlation rather than active downside protection. Consider using a more representative benchmark.

Alpha
6.03%
Beta
0.44
0.27
Upside Capture
54.14%
Downside Capture
37.04%

Expense Ratio

UK DIVIDEND FACTORY has an expense ratio of 0.01%, which is considered low. Below, you can find the expense ratios of the portfolio's funds side by side and easily compare their relative costs.


Return for Risk

Risk / Return Rank

UK DIVIDEND FACTORY ranks 95 for risk / return — in the top 95% of portfolios on our site. This means strong returns relative to risk — exactly what professional investors look for. Well-suited for investors who want to maximize return per unit of risk.


UK DIVIDEND FACTORY Risk / Return Rank: 9595
Overall Rank
UK DIVIDEND FACTORY Sharpe Ratio Rank: 9494
Sharpe Ratio Rank
UK DIVIDEND FACTORY Sortino Ratio Rank: 9292
Sortino Ratio Rank
UK DIVIDEND FACTORY Omega Ratio Rank: 9696
Omega Ratio Rank
UK DIVIDEND FACTORY Calmar Ratio Rank: 9595
Calmar Ratio Rank
UK DIVIDEND FACTORY Martin Ratio Rank: 9797
Martin Ratio Rank
The rank (0–100) shows how this investment's returns compare to the risk taken. Higher = better. Based on the past 12 months of data, combining Sharpe, Sortino, and other metrics used by quantitative funds and institutional investors.

Return / Risk — by metrics


PortfolioBenchmarkDifference

Sharpe ratio

Return per unit of total volatility

2.41

0.73

+1.67

Sortino ratio

Return per unit of downside risk

2.94

1.14

+1.79

Omega ratio

Gain probability vs. loss probability

1.51

1.18

+0.33

Calmar ratio

Return relative to maximum drawdown

4.91

1.19

+3.72

Martin ratio

Return relative to average drawdown

23.13

4.63

+18.51


How much return does each position deliver for the risk it carries? Higher values mean better reward for the risk taken.

Risk / Return RankSharpe ratioSortino ratioOmega ratioCalmar ratioMartin ratio
AV.L
Aviva plc
711.041.391.211.985.04
BP.L
BP plc
781.381.791.262.387.16
LGEN.L
Legal & General Group plc
580.630.941.130.972.70
MNG.L
M&G plc
932.503.171.484.5416.10
NG.L
National Grid plc
831.702.211.312.539.86
RIO
Rio Tinto Group
912.443.121.404.4613.49
SHEL
Shell plc
721.211.631.231.584.46
AZN
AstraZeneca PLC
821.532.281.293.216.78
BA.L
BAE Systems plc
791.572.161.282.305.73
BARC.L
Barclays plc
751.311.771.241.656.10

Sharpe Ratio

The Sharpe ratio helps investors understand how much return they're getting for the level of risk taken. A higher Sharpe ratio indicates better risk-adjusted performance, meaning more reward for each unit of risk.

UK DIVIDEND FACTORY Sharpe ratios as of Apr 2, 2026 (values are recalculated daily):

  • 1-Year: 2.41
  • 5-Year: 1.29
  • All Time: 0.72

These values reflect how efficiently the investment has delivered returns relative to its volatility over different time periods. All figures are annualized and based on daily total returns (including price changes and dividends).

Compared to the broad market, where average Sharpe ratios range from 1.00 to 1.70, this portfolio's current Sharpe ratio is in the top 25%. This signifies superior risk-adjusted performance, meaning the portfolio is delivering strong returns for the level of risk taken compared to most others.

The chart below shows the rolling Sharpe ratio of UK DIVIDEND FACTORY compared to the selected benchmark. This view highlights how the investment's risk-adjusted performance has changed over time.


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Dividends

Dividend yield

UK DIVIDEND FACTORY provided a 4.59% dividend yield over the last twelve months.


TTM20252024202320222021202020192018201720162015
Portfolio4.59%4.28%5.17%5.08%5.46%4.94%9.70%5.16%5.36%4.77%3.97%4.26%
AV.L
Aviva plc
10.19%5.39%7.30%7.32%6.69%6.93%5.32%9.62%10.02%6.38%5.88%4.90%
BP.L
BP plc
4.27%5.71%6.04%4.79%3.92%4.70%9.60%6.78%6.16%5.93%5.77%7.45%
LGEN.L
Legal & General Group plc
8.43%8.20%8.98%7.82%7.50%5.99%6.60%5.53%6.77%5.36%5.63%4.41%
MNG.L
M&G plc
7.19%7.05%10.01%8.95%9.80%9.19%9.05%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%
NG.L
National Grid plc
3.65%4.14%5.79%5.39%5.17%4.66%5.66%5.07%6.09%24.42%4.57%4.60%
RIO
Rio Tinto Group
4.26%4.66%7.40%5.40%10.48%10.23%5.13%7.68%6.32%4.47%3.93%7.58%
SHEL
Shell plc
3.11%3.90%4.39%3.76%3.48%3.78%5.69%6.27%6.27%2.75%6.49%8.17%
AZN
AstraZeneca PLC
2.62%1.70%2.27%2.15%2.12%2.35%2.80%2.81%3.69%3.95%5.01%4.06%
BA.L
BAE Systems plc
1.49%1.99%2.69%2.53%2.99%4.40%4.75%4.00%4.79%3.75%3.57%4.14%
BARC.L
Barclays plc
2.10%1.79%3.06%5.01%3.94%1.60%4.09%3.90%2.99%1.48%2.01%2.97%

Drawdowns

Drawdowns Chart

The Drawdowns chart displays portfolio losses from any high point along the way. Drawdowns are calculated considering price movements and all distributions paid, if any.


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Worst Drawdowns

The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the UK DIVIDEND FACTORY . A maximum drawdown is a measure of risk, indicating the largest reduction in portfolio value due to a series of losing trades.

The maximum drawdown for the UK DIVIDEND FACTORY was 35.61%, occurring on Mar 23, 2020. Recovery took 291 trading sessions.

The current UK DIVIDEND FACTORY drawdown is 2.48%.


Depth

Start

To Bottom

Bottom

To Recover

End

Total

-35.61%Jan 20, 202046Mar 23, 2020291May 10, 2021337
-12.1%Aug 19, 202239Oct 12, 202230Nov 23, 202269
-10.06%Mar 20, 202513Apr 7, 202518May 2, 202531
-9.39%Feb 14, 202216Mar 7, 202224Apr 8, 202240
-7.8%Mar 6, 202310Mar 17, 202321Apr 18, 202331

Volatility

Volatility Chart

The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.


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Diversification

Diversification Metrics


Number of Effective Assets

The portfolio contains 32 assets, with an effective number of assets of 25.51, reflecting the diversification based on asset allocation. This number of effective assets suggests that the portfolio's investments are spread across a variety of assets, indicating a well-diversified allocation. However, true diversification also depends on the correlations between assets.

Asset Correlations Table

The table below displays the correlation coefficients between the individual components of the portfolio, the entire portfolio, and the chosen benchmark.

BenchmarkGRP.IRTATYYAZNSGPYYBAG.LULUUGRYBA.LGSKGAW.LSHELRIOBNZL.LNG.LIMBBYMONY.LTSCO.LBT-A.LBP.LBATS.LGLEN.LCCH.LWPPABF.LHSBA.LMNG.LLLOY.LBARC.LABDN.LAV.LLGEN.LVUKE.LPortfolio
Benchmark1.000.050.140.270.360.050.270.160.130.280.200.280.330.250.090.210.160.120.110.160.130.150.150.430.150.240.200.210.220.270.200.230.340.37
GRP.IR0.051.000.080.070.050.060.090.110.010.090.100.010.030.090.100.070.100.090.070.020.080.030.050.030.050.080.060.060.080.080.080.090.100.13
TATYY0.140.081.000.090.090.140.170.140.090.150.110.060.040.170.130.130.150.140.140.070.170.080.160.130.200.100.110.080.100.130.130.120.190.23
AZN0.270.070.091.000.130.060.370.230.130.560.120.110.160.210.250.200.090.160.100.070.210.030.150.110.090.120.050.040.010.050.090.050.320.27
SGPYY0.360.050.090.131.000.100.220.210.100.150.250.010.110.280.140.090.200.120.080.000.080.040.170.270.160.100.180.130.110.230.160.190.260.25
BAG.L0.050.060.140.060.101.000.110.150.150.090.200.050.060.140.200.150.220.150.120.090.180.120.250.170.200.130.180.190.160.200.210.210.250.29
UL0.270.090.170.370.220.111.000.310.130.380.160.070.090.250.310.330.120.230.160.030.32-0.030.290.210.170.120.090.050.020.100.110.080.290.29
UUGRY0.160.110.140.230.210.150.311.000.110.300.130.030.110.210.600.220.150.280.26-0.010.220.030.200.150.180.050.170.110.030.190.190.200.270.32
BA.L0.130.010.090.130.100.150.130.111.000.170.110.220.150.160.200.260.190.170.120.270.260.220.180.150.170.250.240.200.220.190.260.220.400.40
GSK0.280.090.150.560.150.090.380.300.171.000.100.170.190.190.320.280.080.200.180.140.280.080.210.190.150.190.090.100.070.130.160.110.340.34
GAW.L0.200.100.110.120.250.200.160.130.110.101.000.020.090.310.120.120.330.150.100.070.140.160.270.220.260.160.300.240.240.340.270.340.380.37
SHEL0.280.010.060.110.010.050.070.030.220.170.021.000.430.060.070.230.090.100.170.700.210.400.110.320.170.310.220.250.280.190.260.210.410.49
RIO0.330.030.040.160.110.060.090.110.150.190.090.431.000.080.070.200.130.120.130.330.120.560.090.320.160.330.210.250.260.250.260.250.420.48
BNZL.L0.250.090.170.210.280.140.250.210.160.190.310.060.081.000.250.130.250.230.150.100.160.130.300.240.260.170.260.160.180.320.270.290.430.39
NG.L0.090.100.130.250.140.200.310.600.200.320.120.070.070.251.000.250.170.300.300.090.340.080.310.110.210.130.200.160.090.210.250.240.380.39
IMBBY0.210.070.130.200.090.150.330.220.260.280.120.230.200.130.251.000.120.280.260.210.580.160.270.230.170.200.230.190.170.170.280.220.350.42
MONY.L0.160.100.150.090.200.220.120.150.190.080.330.090.130.250.170.121.000.190.200.150.160.210.230.270.320.260.320.310.330.370.330.380.420.43
TSCO.L0.120.090.140.160.120.150.230.280.170.200.150.100.120.230.300.280.191.000.300.140.290.140.260.180.350.230.260.260.240.270.340.310.380.42
BT-A.L0.110.070.140.100.080.120.160.260.120.180.100.170.130.150.300.260.200.301.000.230.310.170.260.260.310.280.320.340.320.280.360.350.380.48
BP.L0.160.020.070.070.000.090.03-0.010.270.140.070.700.330.100.090.210.150.140.231.000.250.470.170.260.240.380.290.330.360.260.350.300.530.55
BATS.L0.130.080.170.210.080.180.320.220.260.280.140.210.120.160.340.580.160.290.310.251.000.170.330.170.220.260.220.240.200.200.290.250.450.45
GLEN.L0.150.030.080.030.040.12-0.030.030.220.080.160.400.560.130.080.160.210.140.170.470.171.000.170.290.270.380.330.390.430.360.370.390.560.55
CCH.L0.150.050.160.150.170.250.290.200.180.210.270.110.090.300.310.270.230.260.260.170.330.171.000.250.380.220.300.280.280.320.350.350.450.47
WPP0.430.030.130.110.270.170.210.150.150.190.220.320.320.240.110.230.270.180.260.260.170.290.251.000.360.340.370.380.390.400.360.410.450.54
ABF.L0.150.050.200.090.160.200.170.180.170.150.260.170.160.260.210.170.320.350.310.240.220.270.380.361.000.320.410.410.420.420.400.450.500.53
HSBA.L0.240.080.100.120.100.130.120.050.250.190.160.310.330.170.130.200.260.230.280.380.260.380.220.340.321.000.420.570.630.420.500.460.620.62
MNG.L0.200.060.110.050.180.180.090.170.240.090.300.220.210.260.200.230.320.260.320.290.220.330.300.370.410.421.000.520.510.550.590.630.550.65
LLOY.L0.210.060.080.040.130.190.050.110.200.100.240.250.250.160.160.190.310.260.340.330.240.390.280.380.410.570.521.000.760.470.570.620.580.65
BARC.L0.220.080.100.010.110.160.020.030.220.070.240.280.260.180.090.170.330.240.320.360.200.430.280.390.420.630.510.761.000.520.590.620.620.66
ABDN.L0.270.080.130.050.230.200.100.190.190.130.340.190.250.320.210.170.370.270.280.260.200.360.320.400.420.420.550.470.521.000.550.600.580.62
AV.L0.200.080.130.090.160.210.110.190.260.160.270.260.260.270.250.280.330.340.360.350.290.370.350.360.400.500.590.570.590.551.000.690.630.72
LGEN.L0.230.090.120.050.190.210.080.200.220.110.340.210.250.290.240.220.380.310.350.300.250.390.350.410.450.460.630.620.620.600.691.000.630.71
VUKE.L0.340.100.190.320.260.250.290.270.400.340.380.410.420.430.380.350.420.380.380.530.450.560.450.450.500.620.550.580.620.580.630.631.000.90
Portfolio0.370.130.230.270.250.290.290.320.400.340.370.490.480.390.390.420.430.420.480.550.450.550.470.540.530.620.650.650.660.620.720.710.901.00
The correlation results are calculated based on daily price changes starting from Oct 22, 2019