TBG: Consistent Dividend Growers, But Total Return Potential Looks Limited

TBG Dividend Focus ETF maintains a 'hold' rating due to balanced but unexceptional fundamentals versus peers like FDVV, DGRO, and SCHD. TBG's strategy targets capital appreciation, income, and income growth, but this balance plus the fund's strong diversification may dilute its ability to excel in any single area. Growth looks like a potential weakness. My analysis reveals next-year sales growth declining to 4.59% and EPS growth improving to 9.91%, while FDVV and DGRO are in the double digits.

Seeking Alpha • Oct 13, 2026

Best Medical International Celebrates 50 Years of Innovation and Leadership

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Best Medical International (BMI), a TeamBest Global (TBG) company, celebrates its 50th anniversary this year, marking five decades of innovation, technological advancement, and a commitment to improving clinical outcomes and saving lives. After losing his father to colon cancer in 1968, Dr. Krishnan Suthanthiran founded BMI and as President, has dedicated his career to advancing cancer care and developing technologies and initiatives designed to improve the lives of.

Business Wire • Oct 6, 2026

Why I Am A Dividend Growth Investor (At Age 35)

I prioritize dividend growth investing, building a core portfolio of select ETFs and high-quality individual stocks for stability and passive income. My approach favors continuity and flexibility, avoiding the risks of abrupt transitions from growth to dividend stocks near retirement. The portfolio centers on seven dividend growth ETFs, balancing moderate yield with robust growth potential and sector diversification.

Seeking Alpha • Aug 29, 2026

TBG: Improved Fundamentals But Still Falls Short Of FDVV

TBG Dividend Focus ETF maintains a 'hold' rating as fundamentals remain competitive within its category. TBG offers a 12.75% next-year EPS growth rate, which should easily support future dividend growth, and a 3.59% estimated dividend yield that's well above its 2.70% trailing yield. The portfolio is concentrated but still well-diversified at the sector level, despite managers being sector agnostic. TBG's highest-weighted equity position is Blackstone at 4.55%.

Seeking Alpha • Jun 24, 2026

TBG: Consistent Dividend Growth But Underwhelming Total Returns

The TBG Dividend Focus ETF (TBG) earns a 'Hold' rating due to its elevated expense ratio and middling performance versus dividend ETF peers. TBG emphasizes dividend growth, valuation discipline, and low turnover, appealing to investors seeking stable, growing income and defensive positioning. The fund underperforms peers with higher technology exposure and lower fees, but offers a higher current SEC yield.

Seeking Alpha • Apr 13, 2026

Revenge Of The Dividend Stocks

Dividend stocks have sharply outperformed AI-related tech stocks since November 2025, reversing a multi-year trend. I see the rally in dividend ETFs like SCHD as overextended, prompting a pause in new purchases despite recent gains. AI is likely to benefit users more than makers, with sectors like banks, energy, and consumer staples positioned as early winners.

Seeking Alpha • Feb 7, 2026

TBG: Why I'm Not Sold On This High-Conviction Dividend ETF

TBG is an actively managed fund comprised of 30-40 U.S. stocks with solid track records of increasing dividends. Its expense ratio is 0.59%, and TBG's 30-day SEC yield is 3.26%. Despite its active mandate, TBG Dividend Focus ETF compares negatively to FDVV from a fundamentals perspective, offering meaningfully less growth and quality and only a marginally better yield. The fund's earnings growth rates may not be sufficient enough to sustain the 5-7% dividend growth targeted by management. Its 65.5% weighted payout ratio is arguably already stretched.

Seeking Alpha • Jan 15, 2026

The Utterly Tranquil Feeling Of Watching Your Passive Income Grow

Dividend growth investing offers reliable, passive income and personal tranquility, more so than non-dividend strategies and rental property investing. Current market valuations, especially in Big Tech and AI, are historically high and may lead to poor returns, making broad index funds risky. Healthcare, REITs, and midstream energy present attractive opportunities for DGI investors.

Seeking Alpha • Oct 25, 2025

5 Dividend Compounders I'm Buying For Passive Income

Dividend growth investing offers attractive opportunities amid speculative market fervor, with a focus on steady income over chasing AI-driven gains. US macroeconomic headwinds—demographics, tariffs, and low housing affordability—are likely to constrain GDP and earnings growth outside of AI-related sectors. My current buy list features five dividend compounders, each offering solid yields and projected dividend growth.

Seeking Alpha • Oct 18, 2025

Portfolio Review: 3 Stocks And 3 ETFs I'm Buying To Boost My Passive Income

Given heightened economic uncertainty, I am leaning more defensive and sticking with my dividend growth investing strategy, emphasizing diversification and income stability. The frozen housing market, soft labor conditions, and stagnating consumer spending signal potential economic weakness, despite optimism in select sectors like tech. My ETF portfolio review shows shifting leadership, with midstream energy outperforming previously, but preferreds and tech-focused ETFs now leading as trends evolve.

Seeking Alpha • Sep 6, 2025