There has been a lot of uncertainty on the ASX share market over the last couple of months with share prices moving around significantly. I think this is a great opportunity to buy ASX dividend shares.
When a share price goes lower, it boosts the dividend yield on offer. Therefore, when the opportunity is there, I think it's worth jumping on. For example, if a business with a 7% dividend yield sees a 10% share price fall, the yield on offer becomes 7.7%.
The two businesses below have some of the most appealing dividend yields, partly because I expect ongoing payout growth.
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Universal Store Holdings Ltd (ASX: UNI)
I think Universal Store is one of the most underrated businesses on the ASX for dividends because of both its yield and its impressive growth.
In my view, it's important that a good ASX dividend share regularly increases its payout to help offset (or outpace) inflation and ensure our bank account grows in real terms.
Universal Store is best-known for two businesses within its stable – Universal Store and Perfect Stranger. The company aims to sell premium apparel to fashion-focused younger shoppers in Australia.
It is delivering excellent levels of growth – in the first half of FY26, group sales increased 14.2% to $209.6 million, with Universal Store sales rising 11.9% to $174.8 million and Perfect Stranger sales soaring 41.5% to $17.8 million.
The sales growth supported a 22% rise in underlying net profit after tax (NPAT) to $28.3 million. The business' offering is clearly resonating with customers, particularly the Perfect Stranger brand. Its interim dividend was hiked by 18.1% per share.
The ASX dividend share is expecting to open more Universal Store and Perfect Stranger stores in the second half of FY26, as well as in the coming years. The increased scale could see ongoing sales strength and improving profit margins.
According to the forecast on Commsec, it's trading with a projected FY27 grossed-up dividend yield of 8.9%, including franking credits, at the time of writing.
Future Generation Australia Ltd (ASX: FGX)
The other ASX dividend share I want to tell you about is a listed investment company (LIC) that doesn't charge any management fees or performance fees. Instead, it donates 1% of its net assets each year to youth charities.
Its actual investments are a variety of funds from different fund managers who are all happy to work pro bono.
This investment style means investors have exposure to hundreds of underlying businesses, which are typically smaller (and have more growth potential) than what the S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) is weighted to.
As a LIC, Future Generation Australia is able to steadily grow its annual dividend per share from investment returns it has made in the current year or previous years.
In the most recent result, Future Generation Australia decided to increase its annual dividend per share by around 3% to 7.2 cents. That translates into a grossed-up dividend yield of approximately 7.5%, including franking credits.
I'm projecting a 7.75% grossed-up dividend yield (at the time of writing), including franking credits, for FY27.
