Berkshire Dividend Growth and Income Strategy

Identifying Tomorrow’s Dividend Growers Today

 The Berkshire Dividend Growth and Income Strategy takes a forward-looking approach to uncovering tomorrow’s dividend leaders before they are fully recognized by the market. Rather than relying on static, backward-looking screens, the strategy focuses on understanding how businesses generate sustainable free cash flow, modelling future earnings, and assessing dividend growth potential. This disciplined, bottom-up process has led them to high-conviction opportunities in areas often overlooked by traditional methods—emerging technology, healthcare, high-quality financials, and contrarian energy. Berkshire’s edge lies in the patience and foresight to invest ahead of the crowd, identifying undervalued dividend growers with long-term potential. 

Berkshire Asset Management

Manager

June 2009

Inception of Strategy

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Base Currency

Investment Philosophy

At Berkshire, they believe that a diversified portfolio of consistent high-quality companies with a track record of growing dividends can deliver compelling long-term results. This is because dividend growth can offer a clear window into a company’s underlying strength and financial discipline. In addition, dividend-paying businesses have historically contributed meaningfully to total market returns and offered resilience during periods of volatility. Their time-tested approach aims to balance high current income with the long-term growth of dividend income through rigorous stock selection that seeks capital appreciation and reduced correlation to traditional fixed income. By prioritizing quality and transparency, they help investors take confidence in what they own, even in uncertain markets.

Their research process is rooted in a forward-looking philosophy that seeks to identify the next generation of perennial dividend growers—before they are fully recognized by the market. Berkshire focus on where a company is going, not just where it has been, avoiding the pitfalls of static, backward-looking screens that often overlook compelling opportunities. Instead, they take a comprehensive view of each business, evaluating it through the lens of long-term ownership rather than short-term trading. The team analyze current and future dividends, the consistency of distributions, balance sheet strength, and most importantly, intrinsic value. By embracing time arbitrage, Berkshire resist short-term market noise and remain committed to the enduring fundamentals that drive compounding wealth. This patient, disciplined approach allows Berkshire to build a portfolio aligned with long-term value creation, rather than short-term consensus.

A Statement from Berkshire Asset Management
We don’t chase yesterday’s dividend winners, we look for tomorrow’s. Our edge lies in understanding a business’s future cash flow potential and having the patience to invest before the market fully catches on.

Kenneth J. Krogulski

CFA Managing Partner and Chief Investment Officer

The Team

Private: Kenneth J. Krogulski

Private: Kenneth J. Krogulski

Managing Partner and Chief Investment Officer
Private: Gerard Mihalick, CFA

Private: Gerard Mihalick, CFA

Partner and Portfolio Manager