SINGTEL is one example of a stock that is currently paying a relatively handsome "waiting fee".

SINGTEL

If you had caught Singtel in early January, you are potentially holding a stock yielding 6.12% on your invested capital based on a $0.175 per share dividend payout.

If you hold the stock for a single dividend cycle, at current share price ($3.15), you would have made about 9% capital gains + 6% yield for a total return of over 15% .

Not bad at all.

KEPPEL CORP

A similar story may be observed with KepCorp.

If you had caught KepCorp in early January, you are potentially holding a stock yielding 4.3% on your invested capital based on a $0.25 per share dividend payout.

If you hold the stock for a single dividend cycle, at current share price ($6.6), you would have