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Despite the drop in yield, various metrics of the companies within SCD indicate favorable progress. These include an improvement in the average financial strength of the corporate holdings, higher dividend growth rates, and better overall diversification. The Sunday Investor highlighted that, while dividend yield has slightly decreased, the average dividend compound annual growth rate (CAGR) improved. The payout ratio, however, stands notably high at over 60%, leading to some concerns about future risks associated with higher profit distributions to shareholders.