Vodafone Final Results

[Julian]

That miserly 2% is still tracking inflation or thereabouts, which is an acceptable criterion for HYP, isn't it?

I would certainly regard it as acceptable, bearing in mind that Shell, HSBC, Glaxo and other popular HYP holds have not raised theirs' for a couple of years or more.

Dod

Absolutely. At a time when so many of my shares seem to be in a holding pattern as far as dividends are concerned, i.e. 0% increase for declaration after declaration, a 2% increase in the base dividend is extremely welcome. If all my holdings were to announce a 2% increase this year I would actually be quite happy. I'd always welcome more but a 2% increase is a lot better than a 0% increase and sadly at the moment 0% increase has become the low bar against which I am judging all my holdings' dividend declarations.

- Julian

[idpickering]

Looks like it's a HYP top up day ( SP down 4%)

I managed to make a small top up of my Vodafone holdings yesterday.

Ian.

[YeeWo]

I've topped up today also. Previously Vodafone purchases : 06 Oct 16 (@£2.221), 24 Nov 16 (@£1.976), today's foray was at £1.946. I sold some WPP stock in order to raise cash, also made a small add-on to BATS @£38.39. If nothing else VOD & BAT are decent payers and should remain so. The state of play in my HYPish portfolio after this flurry of activity: -

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     | SP     | %Pfo | XIRR 
AZN  | £53.55 | 2.2% |  21.8%
BP   |  £5.81 | 6.3% |  18.7%
BATS | £38.41 | 6.5% | -31.4%
BLND |  £7.00 | 4.2% |  24.8%
CCH  | £25.81 | 2.1% |  12.6%
DGE  | £27.13 | 6.9% |  11.8%
G4S  |  £2.64 | 4.4% |  34.6%
GSK  | £14.83 | 4.3% |  -3.7%
HSBA |  £7.25 | 4.9% |  10.0%
IMB  | £27.40 | 4.6% | -19.2%
INCH |  £7.38 | 5.0% |  12.8%
IHG  | £47.60 | 4.0% |  18.2%
JLT  | £12.79 | 5.2% |  27.4%
RB   | £58.71 | 3.5% | -24.2%
REL  | £15.92 | 4.0% |  20.4%
RR   |  £8.31 | 2.5% |   6.6%
RDSB | £27.76 | 8.2% |  38.3%
SN   | £13.26 | 4.5% |   9.9%
ULVR | £40.91 | 5.2% |  12.4%
VOD  |  £1.95 | 5.1% |  -1.5%
WPP  | £13.18 | 6.4% | -11.2%