Defined Strategy Fund (DSF)
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Date updated:10-29-2007

The Defined Strategy Fund (DSF) is a closed end fund that implements a Dogs of the Dow strategy, but also adds some additional side bets in derivative contracts on non-Dow stocks to add "alpha" or excess return.

The Dogs of the Dow strategy simply buys the 10 Dow Jones stocks with the highest dividend yield equally weighted.

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  • NVDA
    Nvidia Corporatio
  • $10.85
  • -0.82%
  • $10.94

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People owning NVDA also tend to own: AAPLAMTAMZNATHRBEASCTSHEMC

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  • MO
    Altria Group Inc
  • $17.12
  • 0.00%
  • $17.22

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People owning MO also tend to own: AAALLAPCBUDCOPCVXDOW

TheStreet.com Rating: C What is this?

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  • DD
    Du Pont (e.i.) De
  • $30.05
  • +0.50%
  • $29.95

No Analysis added

People owning DD also tend to own: ABTAMXAUYBAPBRK.BBVFFCX

TheStreet.com Rating: C What is this?

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  • C
    Citigroup Inc
  • $3.51
  • 0.00%
  • $3.61

No Analysis added

People owning C also tend to own: AIGBACPWRDISFWLTGSHAL

TheStreet.com Rating: D What is this?

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  • GM
    Gm
  • $0.00
  • N/A
  • $N/A

No Analysis added

People owning GM also tend to own: AAAMEATICAGCEGCMICOL

TheStreet.com Rating: E+ What is this?

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  • JPM
    Jpmorgan Chase &
  • $34.50
  • 0.00%
  • $35.07

No Analysis added

People owning JPM also tend to own: AAAIGIBMINTCJNJKOMSFT

TheStreet.com Rating: C What is this?

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  • T
    At&t Inc
  • $24.84
  • 0.00%
  • $24.71

No Analysis added

People owning T also tend to own: ACEBACCCBCOPCVXDIS

TheStreet.com Rating: C+ What is this?

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  • VZ
    Verizon Communica
  • $29.57
  • 0.00%
  • $29.30

No Analysis added

People owning VZ also tend to own: AAAIGIBMINTCJNJJPMKO

TheStreet.com Rating: B- What is this?

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