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Nov 05 2016
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Can Companies Sustain Cash Payouts?

  • Nov 5, 2016

Companies are returning cash to investors at a level never before seen. Counting dividend payouts and outstanding share repurchases, the amount of cash returned back to investors crossed the $1 trillion mark for the first time in January 2016 (based on trailing twelve-months’ total for the largest 500 companies, Chart 1).

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Jun Zhu / Sr. Research Analyst & Co-Portfolio Manager

Jun Zhu Sr. Research Analyst & Co-Portfolio Manager

Jun is a Senior Analyst at The Leuthold Group, LLC, and a Co-Portfolio Manager of the Leuthold Core Investment Fund.

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