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The best funds for overseas dividends

From the US to Asia, plenty of regions hold their own when it comes to income streams
The best funds for overseas dividendsPublished on September 27, 2024
  • Popular as the UK is for income hunters, options further afield are also worth considering
  • We screen the funds universe for some of the best income payers

UK equity investors continue to get bang for their buck when it comes to dividends. As last week's cover feature noted ('Income Majors', IC 20 Sept 2024), plenty of the UK's major dividend payers continue to offer rich payouts, while the market more broadly should keep upping the ante on this front. 

Good yields are equally easy to find among UK income funds: the iShares Core FTSE 100 ETF (ISF) comes with a 12-month historic yield of 3.8 per cent. More to the point, multiple active UK income funds offer yields north of 6 per cent.

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