Next to the well-known (US) Dividend Aristocrats index, there are several variants create by S&P on this theme, like the European, UK or Global Dividend Aristocrats. This article lists several Dividend Aristocrats indices available and discusses the differences. Not all Dividend Aristocrats indices, do have outperformed their benchmark over long-time intervals. High-yield dividend is an…
The list of the UK Dividend aristocrats has been updated, see the full article on the UK dividend aristocrats 2019. High Yield Dividend in the UK The top-5 of the highest UK dividend aristocrats yields are well above 5% (as of 01/28/2019): SSE Plc, 8.40% (dividend yield) BAT, 8.22% Imperial Brands, 7.95% Hammerson, 7.06% WPP,…
The Dividend Aristocrats are selected companies in the S&P 500 that have increased their dividends year over year for at least 25 consecutive years and performed quite well. In 2018 the Dividend Aristocrats (-2.73%) also outperformed the S&P500 (-4.38%) by 1.65%. The Dividend Aristocrats list currently contains 53 companies diversified across the consumer staples, industrials,…
The Dividend Aristocrats are selected companies in the S&P 500 that have increased their dividends year over year for at least 25 consecutive years. The Dividend Aristocrats list currently contains 53 companies diversified across the consumer staples, industrials, materials, health care, financials and consumer discretionary sectors. In 2018 the Dividend Aristocrats (-2.73%) also outperformed the…
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…
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…
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…