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Madison Dividend Income Fund’s Q2 2026 Investor Letter

Madison Dividend Income Fund, managed by Madison Funds, released its Q2 2026 investor letter. The Fund aims to generate income and capital appreciation from a high-quality, high-dividend portfolio. The Fund (class I) returned +1.8% in the second quarter, which compared to the S&P 500 Index, Russell 1000 Value Index, and Lipper Equity Income peer group returns of +15.2%, +13.9%, and +9.7%, respectively. YTD, the Fund returned +7.7%, compared with +10.2%, +16.3%, and +9.9% for the indexes, respectively. The Technology sector performed strongly, while Energy lagged. The firm sees the Energy...