> If you have no voting rights to change that, there isn't really any value inherent in the shares other than the trust you and everyone else places in the comp

> If you have no voting rights to change that, there isn't really any value inherent in the shares other than the trust you and everyone else places in the company. No, dividends are only one way that value can be returned to investors. There are at least two more: buybacks and acquisitions.