BAE Systems Plc (BA.) - NOTICE OF RESULTS AND DIVIDEND TIMETABLE

[idpickering]

https://www.investegate.co.uk/announcem ... ts/7968552

Also posted on Company News here; viewtopic.php?p=636871#p636871

I hold BA. in my HYP, and know others hereabouts do too, so this may be of interest here.

Ian.

[kempiejon]

Ta. I've just had cause to check and BA. has never yielded this little in my holding history - I've never had more income from it. I was able to buy at around 6% and today it's 2.5%. That's the sort of high yield I wish my portfolio was stuffed with, inflation busting long term dividend increases. I should probably sell it...

[idpickering]

Ta. I've just had cause to check and BA. has never yielded this little in my holding history - I've never had more income from it. I was able to buy at around 6% and today it's 2.5%. That's the sort of high yield I wish my portfolio was stuffed with, inflation busting long term dividend increases. I should probably sell it...

You're welcome. I must admit that I trimmed my BA. holdings a while ago to buy a higher yielding share. I've no intention of selling any more BA. currently, and am happy to let them be in my HYP. Being ex HM Forces I do have a soft spot for them anyway.

Ian.

[funduffer]

Yes, I also top sliced my BA. holding as it had become the largest holding by some distance at the time. Reinvested in higher yielding shares LXI as I recall.

No need to sell however, as it churns out the division every year.

FD

[tjh290633]

For me, BAE Systems was the one good thing to come out of the GEC split in 1998. 389p at the split, I very quickly brought them up to full weight, adding the extra shares at 415p. In 2003 I added some more at 136p, yes, 136p and in 2008 they went overweight at 430p and I trimmed by 20%. Added more in 2010 at 300p and again in2011 at 275p. Overweight again in 2016 at 628p, and trimmed back by 25%. Added twice in 2029, at 665p in July and at 470p in October. Overweight again in June 2022 and trimmed by 25% at 775p. Once again in October this year at £10.70 and again trimmed by 25%. This took my average cost negative, at -343p, and my XIRR has been 12.57%. Starting yield was 2.1%, but worth hanging on to.

One of my better performing shares.

TJH