{"id":9589,"date":"2020-06-22T16:47:21","date_gmt":"2020-06-22T14:47:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/schweizerfinanzblog.ch\/dividend-strategy-is-not-worth-it-3-major-disadvantages-for-swiss-investors\/"},"modified":"2020-06-22T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2020-06-21T22:00:00","slug":"dividend-strategy-is-not-worth-it-3-major-disadvantages-for-swiss-investors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/schweizerfinanzblog.ch\/en\/dividend-strategy-is-not-worth-it-3-major-disadvantages-for-swiss-investors\/","title":{"rendered":"Dividend strategy doesn&#8217;t pay! 3 major flaws for Swiss investors"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>In this article, we take a look at the dividend strategy, which is hugely popular among private investors. As the title suggests, we don&#8217;t think this strategy makes sense. Below, we put it under the microscope and show you why it is actually a no-go, especially for Swiss investors. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n<link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https:\/\/schweizerfinanzblog.ch\/wp-content\/themes\/schweizerfinanzblog\/components\/post-info-component\/post-info-component.css?v=3\">\n<div class=\"post-info-component sfb-post-info-autoren\">\n\t\t<span class=\"sfb-post-info-bilder\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sfb-autor-bild\" src=\"https:\/\/schweizerfinanzblog.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/stefan_bw_round-autor-240.webp\" alt=\"Stefan Huser\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" loading=\"lazy\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sfb-autor-bild\" src=\"https:\/\/schweizerfinanzblog.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/toni_bw_round-1-autor-240.webp\" alt=\"Antun Brcina\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" loading=\"lazy\">\t<\/span>\n\t\t<div class=\"sfb-post-info-text\">\n\t\t<div class=\"von-and-comments sfb-post-info-namen\">\n\t\tBy <a href=\"https:\/\/schweizerfinanzblog.ch\/en\/author\/stefan-huser\/\">Stefan Huser<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/schweizerfinanzblog.ch\/en\/author\/antun-brcina\/\">Antun Brcina<\/a>\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-dates\">Published on <time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2020-06-22T16:47:21+02:00\">22.6.2020<\/time><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<a class=\"sfb-post-info-kommentare\" href=\"#comments\">17 Comments<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<div id=\"toc_container\" class=\"no_bullets\"><p class=\"toc_title\">Contents<\/p><ul class=\"toc_list\"><li><a href=\"#Dividends_as_the_new_interest\">Dividends as the new interest<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#Of_dividend_aristocrats_co\">Of dividend aristocrats &amp; co.<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#Left_pocket_right_pocket\">Left pocket, right pocket<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#Missed_opportunities_and_other_drawbacks\">Missed opportunities and other drawbacks<\/a><ul><li><a href=\"#Drawback_no_1_High_taxes\">Drawback no. 1: High taxes<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#Drawback_no_2_Unfavourable_riskreturn_ratio\">Drawback no. 2: Unfavourable risk\/return ratio<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#Drawback_no_3_Higher_costs\">Drawback no. 3: Higher costs<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><a href=\"#Conclusion\">Conclusion<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#You_might_also_be_interested_in\">You might also be interested in<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#Disclaimer\">Disclaimer<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span id=\"Dividends_as_the_new_interest\">Dividends as the new interest<\/span><\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With interest rates currently low and likely to stay that way for some time, the <a href=\"https:\/\/de.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dividende\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">dividend<\/a> is often glorified as the new interest. Even though the comparison is flawed (interest, e.g. on a bond, is fixed, whereas a dividend is not), dividend strategies seem to exert a magical pull on many private investors. On YouTube, for example, you will find countless videos on the topic, often with grandiose titles such as &#8220;Getting rich with dividends&#8221; (Finanzfokus), &#8220;Simply collect dividends&#8221; (Bulle und B\u00e4r), &#8220;The best dividend stocks&#8221; (Aktien mit Kopf), &#8220;The case for a dividend strategy&#8221; (Die Aktion\u00e4rin) or even &#8220;Retire right away with a dividend strategy&#8221; (Der Weg zum Top-Investor). The underlying message is always the same: &#8220;Dividend stocks are the better stocks&#8221;. <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/pl01.owen.prolitteris.ch\/na\/plzm.e1e13e5c-7d9d-4e59-baaf-99123b56b504\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\"\/><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But critical voices are (rightly) multiplying online: sometimes the point is made rather diplomatically, as by Finanzfluss (&#8220;Dividend strategies are not a good idea&#8221;, see video below in the show notes), sometimes more bluntly, as by the Sparkojote (&#8220;Dividends are bullshit&#8221;). Incidentally, the latter sticks with the dividend strategy despite his clear verdict, which seems rather masochistic.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span id=\"Of_dividend_aristocrats_co\">Of dividend aristocrats &amp; co.<\/span><\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What is the dividend strategy actually about? Basically, with this form of investing you only buy shares in companies that pay dividends. From these stocks, the dividend star pupils are then often singled out. A very simple concept, really.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The best known are the so-called <strong>&#8220;dividend aristocrats&#8221;<\/strong>. The term commonly refers to a company that has continuously raised its dividend for at least 25 years.<sup id=\"cite_ref-1\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup> This core definition matches that of the S&amp;P 500 Dividend Aristocrats (source: Wikipedia).<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the German-speaking world, Mr R\u00f6hl&#8217;s coinage <strong>&#8220;dividend nobility&#8221;<\/strong> (&#8220;Dividenden-Adel&#8221;) is also doing the rounds. The selection criteria for inclusion in his two dividend funds, one for Germany and one for Switzerland (he forgoes global diversification), are payout continuity and payout ratio as well as dividend growth and dividend yield.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Better, or at least more broadly diversified, is the <strong>MSCI High Yield Dividend.<\/strong> It contains around 320 companies that pay above-average dividends. The selection is based on the MSCI World Index, which contains around 1,600 companies. The latter comes out ahead in a long-term performance comparison (gross returns, i.e. including dividends but excluding costs).<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/schweizerfinanzblog.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Chart-MSCI-World_High-Div.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1700\" height=\"617\" src=\"https:\/\/schweizerfinanzblog.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Chart-MSCI-World_High-Div.png\" alt=\"Dividend strategy\" class=\"wp-image-1884\" srcset=\"https:\/\/schweizerfinanzblog.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Chart-MSCI-World_High-Div.png 1700w, https:\/\/schweizerfinanzblog.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Chart-MSCI-World_High-Div-768x279.png 768w, https:\/\/schweizerfinanzblog.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Chart-MSCI-World_High-Div-1536x557.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1700px) 100vw, 1700px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Figure 1: The dividend strategy put to the test: in the 2005\u20132020 performance comparison, the &#8220;MSCI World&#8221; beats the &#8220;MSCI High Dividend&#8221;.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span id=\"Left_pocket_right_pocket\">Left pocket, right pocket<\/span><\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As a shareholder, whether directly or via an ETF, you are a (co-)owner of the companies you have invested in. That means you participate in their market value. Your sources of income consist \u2013 if any \u2013 of realised <strong>capital gains<\/strong> <strong>and dividends<\/strong>. Basically, there are two types of listed companies: those that pay dividends (e.g. Daimler, UBS) and those that don&#8217;t (e.g. Tesla, Amazon).<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Looked at soberly, paying out dividends offers no fundamental advantage over reinvesting the money. As a shareholder in the company, you are simply being paid back part of your own money periodically through the dividend. In the other case, i.e. with reinvestment, the money stays in &#8220;your&#8221; company. For the investor, it is a case of &#8220;left pocket, right pocket&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span id=\"Missed_opportunities_and_other_drawbacks\">Missed opportunities and other drawbacks<\/span><\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Companies that pay relatively high dividends are often ones that are barely growing any more or are even in decline. Examples include large European banks, oil majors and tobacco companies. In other words: <strong>the dividend collector misses out<\/strong> on all the hugely successful growth stocks such as <strong>Tesla<\/strong> (+378% share price gain over the last 5 years), <strong>Amazon<\/strong> (+592%) or <strong>Facebook<\/strong> (+192%). That&#8217;s because these companies consistently pay a 0% dividend.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Below, we have listed what we consider to be the <strong>three biggest drawbacks of dividend strategies<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span id=\"Drawback_no_1_High_taxes\">Drawback no. 1: High taxes<\/span><\/h3>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The biggest drawback for Swiss investors stems from our tax laws. As is well known, dividends are subject to <strong>income tax<\/strong> for private investors, while capital gains are tax-free. Depending on your individual marginal tax rate, your <strong>return with dividend stocks can therefore be substantially reduced.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <strong>worst case in tax terms<\/strong> is companies that pay dividends while their share prices are falling. With such stocks in your portfolio, you pay tax year after year on the dividends paid out, even though the bottom line, i.e. cumulative dividends minus the realised price loss on sale, shows no profit or even a loss.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can find out more about how ETFs are taxed in our article <a href=\"https:\/\/schweizerfinanzblog.ch\/etf-steuern-schweiz-mit-4-steuerspartipps\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ETF taxes in Switzerland: optimise your portfolio with these 4 tax-saving tips<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span id=\"Drawback_no_2_Unfavourable_riskreturn_ratio\">Drawback no. 2: Unfavourable risk\/return ratio<\/span><\/h3>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By focusing on one single selection criterion, you are invested in only a relatively small number of companies. That means <strong>you give up the only &#8220;free lunch&#8221;<\/strong> <strong>in investing,<\/strong> which broad diversification serves up for you (see <a href=\"https:\/\/schweizerfinanzblog.ch\/en\/diversification\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Diversification: don&#8217;t put all your eggs in one basket<\/a>). You are then not invested in all the promising smaller companies (&#8220;small caps&#8221;) and fast-growing tech giants, which by their nature pay little or no dividends, meaning you take on a <strong>less favourable risk\/return ratio<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span id=\"Drawback_no_3_Higher_costs\">Drawback no. 3: Higher costs<\/span><\/h3>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you invest in a dividend ETF, you often pay <strong>significantly higher costs<\/strong> (TER) than with a &#8220;normal&#8221; ETF, i.e. one weighted by market capitalisation, which further <strong>eats into your return<\/strong> \u2013 <strong>year after year<\/strong>. The &#8220;dividend nobility&#8221; products mentioned above, for example, cost a hefty 0.95%, several times the price of an established broad-market ETF.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Speaking of costs: besides product costs, the fees charged by your broker are particularly relevant. <strong>Interactive Brokers<\/strong>, for example, stands out for its <strong>very low fees<\/strong> (see also our detailed <a href=\"https:\/\/schweizerfinanzblog.ch\/en\/interactive-brokers-switzerland-experience\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">review<\/a>). Its competitor DEGIRO has likewise successfully positioned itself as a price-breaker on the European market (see partner offer below).<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"color: #339966;\"><i><span style=\"color: #37c392;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #37c392; font-size: 14pt;\"><em>&#8211; P a r t n e r \u00a0 o f f e r &#8211;<\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/i><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><em>In our experience, and thanks to its low costs for ETFs, DEGIRO is a particularly attractive broker right now (link to our <a href=\"https:\/\/schweizerfinanzblog.ch\/degiro-review-etf-sparplan-schweiz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">DEGIRO review<\/a>). If you are interested, you can sign up with DEGIRO via our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.degiro.ch\/?tap_a=55321-c5c085&amp;tap_s=1016265-b529be&amp;utm_source=schweizerfinanzblog&amp;utm_campaign=DEGIRO+Switzerland&amp;utm_medium=a&amp;utm_content=shares_lp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">partner link<\/a>, which secures you<\/em><strong><em> trading credits worth CHF 100 <\/em><\/strong><em>(subject to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.degiro.ch\/?tap_a=55321-c5c085&amp;tap_s=1016265-b529be&amp;utm_source=schweizerfinanzblog&amp;utm_campaign=DEGIRO+Switzerland&amp;utm_medium=a&amp;utm_content=shares_lp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>conditions<\/em><\/a>) while supporting our blog at the same time.<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.degiro.ch\/?tap_a=55321-c5c085&amp;tap_s=1016265-b529be&amp;utm_source=schweizerfinanzblog&amp;utm_campaign=DEGIRO+Switzerland&amp;utm_medium=a&amp;utm_content=shares_lp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/schweizerfinanzblog.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/DEGIRO_Banner_EN.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6721\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"color: #339966;\"><i><span style=\"color: #37c392;\"><strong>&#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211;<\/strong><\/span><\/i><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span id=\"Conclusion\">Conclusion<\/span><\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Even though we see the dividend strategy as a wrong turn with serious drawbacks, we want to try to end on a conciliatory note. The key question is: what actually fascinates investors about the dividend strategy? First and foremost, it is probably the <strong>regular cash flows<\/strong> landing straight in their account. <strong>Cool passive income, then!<\/strong> Dividend payouts may also be handy in the <strong>withdrawal phase<\/strong> and for <strong>rebalancing<\/strong> (see also our article <a href=\"https:\/\/schweizerfinanzblog.ch\/en\/rebalancing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rebalancing: getting your portfolio back on track<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Whether your motivation is cash flow, withdrawals and\/or rebalancing, you can do all of this without following a dividend strategy. Our suggestion: simply pick one or more <strong>distributing, broadly diversified, passive equity ETFs<\/strong> weighted by market capitalisation.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Distributing? But that means taxes I have to pay too! Yes, that&#8217;s true. You pay tax on all dividends, whether from individual stocks or from distributing or accumulating ETFs. But the tax burden will be lower, because you are investing in the entire market, including all the successful growth stocks that pay little or no dividends. 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class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Disclaimer: <\/strong>Investing involves the risk of loss. You have to decide for yourself whether or not you want to take these risks.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Errors excepted:<\/strong> We have written this article on the dividend strategy to the best of our knowledge and belief. Our aim is to provide you, as a private investor, with information on finance that is as objective and meaningful as possible. Should we nevertheless have made mistakes, or should important aspects have been forgotten and\/or no longer be up to date, we would be grateful if you let us know.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this article, we take a look at the dividend strategy, which is hugely popular among private investors. As the title suggests, we don&#8217;t think this strategy makes sense. Below, we put it under the microscope and show you why it is actually a no-go, especially for Swiss investors. 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