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Share and Shareholders

Helvetia maintains an open and shareholder-friendly strategy in an effort to build up a widely diversified, international and long-term shareholder base.
Helvetia Shares
Ticker symbol
 HELN
Nominal value
 CHF 0.02
ISIN CH0466642201
Stock exchange
 SIX Swiss Exchange
Share classification
 100 % registered shares
Number of shares
 53 025 685

Index membership

 

SMIM, SMI Expanded, SPI

SPI ESG, SPI ESG Weighted

FTSE4Good Index Series
Key share figures
  31.12.2020 31.12.2021
Consolidated equity (without preferred securities) in CHF million
 6'400.3 6'414.5
Consolidated equity per share in CHF
 121.3 121.3
Group profit for the period per share in CHF
 4.8
 9.2
Price of Helvetia registered shares in CHF
 93.4 107.4
Market capitalisation in CHF million
 4'952.6 5'695.0
Number of shareholders:
31.03.2022 27'452
31.12.2020 22'679
31.12.2019 17'021
31.12.2018 16'104
31.12.2017 16'297
31.12.2016
 14'625
31.12.2015 13'203
31.12.2014 11'991
31.12.2013 10'021
31.12.2012 9'512
31.12.2011 8'685

Core shareholder

On 31 March 2022, 65.9% of the Helvetia shares were in free float. 41.6% of these were registered in the share register. The remaining shares (34.1%) are held by Patria Mutual.

Core shareholder and shares pending registration
Patria Mutual 34.1 %
Free Float - registered 41.5 %
Free Float - pending registration 24.4 %
shareholder Percent Data
Patria Mutual 34.1 % 34.1%
Free Float - registered 41.5 % 41.5%
Free Float - pending registration 24.4 % 24.4%
Shareholder's structure
Private individuals 44 %
Banks and insurers 7.4 %
Other institutional investors 48.6 %
as of 31 March 2022 (measured by registered free float)
Shareholders Percent Data
Private individuals 44 % 44.0%
Banks and insurers 7.4 % 7.4%
Other institutional investors 48.6 % 48.6%
Swiss investors 81.4 %
Investors based abroad 18.6 %
as of 31 March 2022 (measured by free float)
Investors Percent Data
Swiss investors 81.4 % 81.4%
Investors based abroad 18.6 % 18.6%

Dividend information

Helvetia strives to generate attractive capital returns for its shareholders. In recent years, it has been possible to continually increase the dividend payment or at least keep it stable. For the 2021 financial year, the Board of Directors proposed a dividend of CHF 5.50 per share. This corresponds to a dividend yield of 5.1% and a payout ratio of 60%. 

 

Dividend payment and taxable value per share in CHF (gross)
Year Dividend Taxable value
2021 5.50 107.40
2020 5.00 93.40
2019 5.00 136.80
2018 4.80 114.90
2017 4.60 109.70
2016 4.20 109.70
2015 3.80 113.20
Dividend history in CHF
Dividend yield Amount Remarks
2021 5.5 5.50 CHF per share; 5.1% dividend yield; 60% payout ratio
2020 5 5.00 CHF per share; 5.4% dividend yield; 109% payout ratio
2019 5 5.00 CHF per share; 3.7% dividend yield; 58% payout ratio**
2018* 4.8 4.80 CHF per share; 4.2% dividend yield; 58% payout ratio
2017* 4.6 4.60 CHF per share; 4.2% dividend yield; 47% payout ratio***
2016* 4.2 4.20 CHF per share; 3.8% dividend yield; 44% payout ratio***
2015* 3.8 3.80 CHF per share; 3.4% dividend yield; 45% payout ratio***
*Adjusted for the new number of shares resulting from the share split (1:5) executed on 13 May 2019
**Excluding positive one-off effect from the reduction of deferred tax provisions as a result of the federal tax reform and associated cantonal tax reductions in Switzerland
***Based on underlying earnings

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