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✅   ClearBridge Dividend Strategy Q1 2025 Commentary

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Despite a 4.3% decline in the benchmark S&P 500 Index (SP500, SPX) in the first quarter, the ClearBridge Dividend Strategy (MUTF:SOPAX) proved resilient. The Strategy delivered a positive quarterly return on a gross basis and also outperformed the benchmark on a net basis. The market declined due to two distinct factors. First, after two years of AI-driven outperformance, the Magnificent Seven broadly underperformed. Wall Street continues to digest the implications of DEEPSEEK and investors are grappling with what the future will look like in a quickly evolving industry. So, despite continued impressive revenue growth of the Magnificent Seven, investors have become increasingly cautious about the enormity of future success already discounted in their stock prices (Exhibit 1).

seekingalpha.com     Apr 07, 2025