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title: Patersons Research | Listed Investment Companies October 2017
description: This report compares 50 different LICs and identifies those that are most attractive on a number of quantitative measures including price to NTA, dividend yield, NTA growth, and total returns. The key criterion in the evaluation of a LIC is its track record. Those with the best long-term performances (measured by total return, dividends and NTA growth) are the ones that are likely to give the best future returns.
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# [Patersons Research | Listed Investment Companies October 2017](https://blog.naos.com.au/news-media/patersons-research-lics-october-2017)

 Written by [NAOS Admin](https://blog.naos.com.au/news-media/author/naos_admin) | Oct 31, 2017 11:51:15 PM

[This report compares 50 different LICs and identifies those that are most attractive on a number of quantitative measures including price to NTA, dividend yield, NTA growth, and total returns. The key criterion in the evaluation of a LIC is its track record. Those with the best long-term performances (measured by total return, dividends and NTA growth) are the ones that are likely to give the best future returns.](https://blog.naos.com.au/hubfs/Patersons%20Research%20October%202017-1.pdf)

"For high dividend yields, we recommend the WAM LICs of WAM and WAX, as well as **NCC** and WIC".

<https://blog.naos.com.au/hubfs/Patersons%20Research%20October%202017-2.pdf?t=1509495010374>

[ Source: Patersons Research Published 18 October 2017](https://blog.naos.com.au/hubfs/Patersons%20Research%20October%202017-2.pdf)

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