Every year, S&P Dow Jones Indices updates its list of Dividend Aristocrats, a group of stocks in the S&P 500 with 25+ consecutive years of dividend growth. On January 24, four companies were added to the list. There are now 57 Dividend Aristocrats. New dividend aristocrats On January 24th, 2019, the following stocks were added…
This article discusses the current top 10 dividend yields in the Dow, some related risks and also the well-known high yield investment strategy. The top 10 dividend yields in the Dow The average dividend yield for the Dow-30 is 2.62%, which is already a good rate. Also the average number of consecutive years of…
The DAX is an European index comprised of the 30 largest and most traded companies in Germany. The DAX-index can be a source for investors that are looking for European blue chip dividend stocks. Germany is considered to be one of the strongest economies in Europe. The DAX contains only one true Dividend Aristocrats. History…
The famous Dividend Aristocrats are a select group of S&P 500 stocks with 25+ years of consecutive dividend increases. These are all large US companies since they are part of the S&P 500 Index. Although quarterly dividend pay-outs and yearly consecutive dividend increases are not common in Europe, there is a list of European Dividend…
The Dividend Kings are the best in class with respect to dividend endurance. A Dividend King is a stocks with 50 or more consecutive years of dividend increases. The Dividend Kings list can be a good source for selecting dividend stocks. The dividend kings are also a subset of the dividend aristocrats. Interesting is to…
Higher total returns with lower volatility are typical characteristics of the Dividend Aristocrats. The Dividend Aristocrats, have historically shown smaller draw-downs during recessions versus the S&P 500. For example in 2008 the Dividend Aristocrats Index declined 21.9%, compared to the S&P 500 declined by 37%. So outperforming the S&P 500 by 15 percentage points. Dividend…
Higher total returns with lower volatility are typical characteristics of the Dividend Aristocrats. The Dividend Aristocrats have historically shown smaller draw-downs during recessions versus the S&P 500. For example in 2008 the Dividend Aristocrats Index declined 21.9%, compared to the S&P 500 declined by 37%. Also, in 2002 the dividend aristocrats declined by -9.9% while…
The ‘Dogs Of Dividend Aristocrats’ approach The Dogs of the Dividend Aristocrats is based on the same investing strategy as the famous “Dogs of The Dow”, only with the difference that the index used is not the Dow 30, but the Dividend Aristocrats index. This index is defined by S&P indices company. The Dogs of…
Unlock exclusive information, premium features with your subscription. Become a member The Dividend Aristocrats are a select group of currently 57 S&P 500 stocks with 25+ years of consecutive dividend increases.These 57 are large, US companies that have historically provided (slightly) better performance and (slightly) lower volatility than the S&P 500 as a whole. S&P…
The Dogs of the Dow 2019 list is available. See also our Dogs of the Dow portfolio tracker.