Colm,A PS to my update above for the six months to end June: the figures imply that dividends in the half-year were €2,543 (per €100,000 at the start). This equates to a dividend yield of over 2.5% for the half-year, over 5% for the year. That surprised me because, while I have some high-dividend payers in the portfolio, there are some with very low dividend yields. I'll check the figure. BTW, the calculation was 1955+2968+246-623-2003.
In answer to @GSheehy, yes, the returns quoted (13.4% and 11.2%) are net of all fees (but before PAYE and USC of course - no PRSI at my age!). I didn't spend any time or effort in managing the fund. I just left what I had alone. The only transaction was a sale, and I decided to sell the biggest holding. Maybe I'll spend more time managing the fund now that my efforts to persuade government to adopt the same strategy for the national AE pension scheme (pre- and post-retirement) have come to nought.
Thanks for sharing your methods and results.
It’s beneficial to have such information even if it isn’t my preferred route.