There are plenty of ASX dividend shares to look at as potential opportunities. Let’s consider two great contenders.
Charter Hall Long WALE REIT (ASX: CLW)
This looks like the right time to invest in a property business because of concerns about higher interest rates, which raises the cost of debt and is a headwind for property values. The share price has reduced more than 20% since September – it’s a lot cheaper.
Charter Hall Long WALE REIT gets its name from the fact that its portfolio has a long weighted average lease expiry (WALE). At the end of the HY26 period, its WALE was 9.2 years, so the average tenant is signed on for almost a decade.
The ASX dividend share has a diverse portfolio of properties across various commercial real estate subsectors, leading to a tenant base that includes Australian government entities, Endeavour Group Ltd (ASX: EDV), Telstra Group Ltd (ASX: TLS), BP, Coles Group Ltd (ASX: COL), Metcash Ltd (ASX: MTS), Westpac Banking Corp (ASX: WBC), David Jones, Arnott’s Group, Bunnings, Myer Holdings Ltd (ASX: MYR), Veolia, Woolworths Group Ltd (ASX: WOW) and Electrolux.
This impressive portfolio of tenants is paying pleasing and steadily-growing rental income. The organic rental growth is either linked to inflation, or there are fixed annual increases.
Its guided FY26 payout is $0.255 per unit, which equates to a distribution yield of 7.2%. I’m expecting a similar payout and yield in FY27.
Future Generation Global Ltd (ASX: FGG)
I really like the listed investment company (LIC) structure as a way for investors to get good diversification and receive stable/growing dividends.
Future Generation Global invests in the portfolios of a number of fund managers, but they all work for free to allow Future Generation Global to donate 1% of its net assets each year to charities related to youth mental health charities.
With that setup, the ASX dividend share is a great philanthropic organisation and it means the fund-of-funds model is more effective because there isn’t layer upon layer of fees.
I like this business as an investment because of how it gives exposure to global shares – there are a lot of great opportunities beyond the ASX.
Its 2025 regular annual dividend per share of $0.08 equates to a dividend yield of 4.8% excluding the franking credits and 6.9% including the franking credits.
