HHDVX Mutual Fund — Hamlin High Dividend Equity Fund Investor Class Shares

Hamlin High Dividend Equity Fund Investor Class Shares (HHDVX)

Updated October 16, 2026.

HHDVX is a Mutual Fund. its distribution rate is 4.28%, its trailing-12-month yield is 4.28%, its expense ratio is 1.0968%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 54/100 (Caution). Total return is 340.3% over the past 14.5 years, 259.0 points behind SPY at 599.3%.

Hamlin High Dividend Equity Fund Investor Class Shares is an actively managed mutual fund that invests primarily in equity securities, including common stocks, REITs, and MLPs, with a focus on mid- and large-capitalization companies. The fund distributes on a semi-annual basis and carries a modest current distribution rate. This fund appeals to income-focused investors seeking dividend exposure across a diversified equity portfolio.

HHDVX performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 340.3% over the past 14.5 years, 259.0 points behind SPY at 599.3%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 10.8%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 9.7%.

HHDVX key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

54 · Caution

Safety-Adjusted Yield

2.31%

Issuer

Hamlin Capital Management

Asset type

Mutual Fund

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

03/29/2012

Expense ratio

1.0968%

Distribution rate

4.28%

Distribution frequency

Semi-Annual

Trailing yield

4.28%

Last close

$38.54 (as of 2026-10-16)

NAV

$37.44 as of 2026-09-30; source eodhd (stale)

Premium / discount

N/A (price 2026-10-16, NAV 2026-09-30) (NAV stale)

AUM

$1,701,710,000

Average volume

0.0

Dividend

$0.50

Ex-dividend date

06/30/2026

Payment date

07/01/2026

Beta

0.68

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (4.28%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (4.28%) is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: Hamlin Capital Management; prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

HHDVX risks and drawbacks

Payments are semi-annual, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 9.7%.

Who may consider HHDVX — and who may not

HHDVX may suit someone looking for moderate current income with a quality tilt. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (HHDVX pays semi-annual); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields; investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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