John Neff — Low-PE Contrarian
What it finds: Cheap, dividend-paying names with positive top-line growth — Neff's famous total-return formula (yield + growth ÷ PE) approximated via low PE + 2.5%+ yield + revenue growth. • Source: 'John Neff on Investing' (2001), Vanguard Windsor Fund track record. • Typical trigger: PE ≤ 12, yield ≥ 2.5%, revenue growth ≥ 7%.
John Neff — 'John Neff on Investing' (2001). Vanguard Windsor Fund (1964-1995) returned ~14% CAGR vs S&P 500 ~11% using low-PE + yield + growth.
Filter breakdown
- Price to earnings up to 12
- Dividend yield 2.5%+
- Sales growth 7%+
- $5M+ a day
- Price $10+ in US dollars (outside the US, companies worth $2B+ pass)
- Sorted by price to earnings, lowest first
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