Global dividends reached $2.1trn in 2025, a 7% year-on-year increase and a new annual record, according to Capital Group’s latest Dividend Watch, which looks at the world’s 1,600 largest companies.

The Nasdaq Composite has been one of the best places for investors park their money over the past 10 years, rising by 457% to the end of December 2025, more than quadrupling their initial money.

Shareholders have been presented with two options, a cash exit or a roll over their shares into the Premier Miton UK Multi-cap Income fund ...