For Dividend growth investors in Europe, we created a European Dividend Aristocrats certificate to easily track the European edition of the famous Dividend Aristocrats. European Dividend Aristocrats tracker at a glance The European Dividend Aristocrats portfolio (EUDIVAR) includes all companies that have increased dividends every year for the last 10 consecutive years and are part…
In brief: The S&P Euro Dividend Aristocrats Index is based on the 40 highest dividend-yielding Eurozone companies within the S&P Europe Broad Market Index (BMI) The Euro Dividend Aristocrats achieved a dividend policy of increasing or stable dividends for at least 10 consecutive years. At the start of 2021, there are 21 new companies added…
Key points: The UK Dividend Aristocrats Index is created by S&P and is based on a managed dividends policy of increasing or stable dividends for at least 10 consecutive years. In Europe, it is not common to focus on paying a dividend in a row ( consecutive years) to the shareholders. Only 35 UK stocks…
The Dogs of the Dow is a well-known and simple dividend investment strategy. As inspiration for (high) dividend yield investors, we also publish the European Dogs of the Dow-version based on the major European Index, the EURO STOXX 50. The 2021-edition can be found on the European Dogs of the Dow page. The US-version can…
Our latest Dividend newsletter is now available to our members. 2020 has been quite a rare and remarkable year for our members and dividend growth investors. In the first 2021-edition, you will find the following items: 1. Monthly recap 2. Dividend Portfolios International dividend portfolio Retirement Portfolio (US) Defensive Aristocrats 2020 3. Dividend Inspiration Lists…
Performance update – December 2020 Our International Dividend Portfolio gained 1.63% in US$ and 0.39% in € in December. The full-year performance is 9.69% in US$ for the International Dividend Portfolio. Since its inception in 2009, the portfolio has returned 330% in US$ and 389% in €, excluding reinvesting dividends. Last month’s performance dashboard shows…
Despite the COVID-19 pandemic and the uncertainty of an election year, U.S. equities recovered from their March lows to end the year on a high note based on vaccine hopes. The Dow Jones Index ended up +9.72% and the S&P 500 gained +18.40%. In 2020, the Dividend Aristocrats (8.68%) underperformed the S&P 500 index (18.40%)…
Summary The European Dividend Aristocrats are companies in the S&P Europe 350 index that have followed a policy of consistently increasing dividends every year for at least 10 consecutive years. Full-year 2020 performance European Dividend Aristocrats -3.79%, versus the S&P Europe 350 index -2.79%. The European Dividend Aristocrats still outperformed the benchmark over the last…
The Dogs of The Dow is an investing strategy that consists of buying the 10 stocks with the highest dividend yield out of the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA), an index of 30 large-cap U.S. stocks. The portfolio should be adjusted at the beginning of each year to include the 10 highest yielding stocks. It’s…
In brief: The Dividend Aristocrats are companies of the S&P 500 that have paid steadily increasing dividends for at least 25 years have outperformed the broader market over time. These 65 are large, US companies that have historically provided (slightly) better performance and (slightly) lower volatility than the S&P 500 as a whole. Full-year 2020…