Daily Archives: January 25, 2015

Change to Dividend Aristocrats holdings

S&P Dow Jones Indices defines the dividend aristocrats as the companies included in the benchmark S&P 500 (SPX) that have raised their dividend payouts every year for at least 25 years. A high dividend yield is not required. These are large, blue chip companies that have historically provided (slightly) better performance and (slightly) lower volatility…

2014 another good year for the dividend aristocrats

The dividend aristocrats have again proven their value in 2014. The basket of US stocks that have increased their dividends for at least 25 years in a row and are part of the S&P 500, gained in 2014 more than 13%. Dividend Aristocrats up 13.05% in 2014. The 53 stocks included in the S&P500 index…