DGS beats it on long-term total returns.
XIU represents broad Canadian market exposure, but DGS’s long-term total return materially outperforms it.
The comparison uses XIU as the benchmark for overall Canadian performance, then shows DGS running “by quite a bit” on long-term total return (348% vs 224%). It supports the view that split-share leverage can dominate simple broad-market dividend exposure over long horizons.
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