After gaining 6.09% in November and outperforming the market by 2.47%, during December, the strategy focused on deep-value and high shareholder yield stocks outperformed the market by an additional 2.76%. The equal-weighted portfolio constructed of the Top 30 highest-yielding stocks for December gained 4.66%, while at the same time, the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) strengthened by 2.90%.
Source: Portfolio Visualizer
During December, twenty-two stocks had a positive return, while eight had a negative one. Five companies returned more than 10%, with energy companies Devon Energy Corp. (DVN), Marathon Oil Corporation