The Procter & Gamble Co. (P&G) declared an increase in the quarterly dividend to 71.72 cents a share. This is a 4% increase compared with the previous quarterly dividend ($0.69). P&G has increased its dividend for the 62nd straight year and the company expects total dividend payments to shareholders of nearly $7.5 billion in fiscal…
S&P Dow Jones Indices will make the following change in the S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Index: Effective prior to the open of trading on January 3, 2018, C.R. Bard Inc (Exchange: NYSE, Ticker: BCR) will be removed from the S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Index. C.R. Bard Inc is being acquired by Becton Dickinson & Co…
Updated November 1st, 2017 The Dividend Aristocrats are a select group of currently 51 S&P 500 stocks with 25+ years of consecutive dividend increases.These 51 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 500 applies the following criteria to construct…
The Dividend Aristocrats are a select group of 51 S&P 500 stocks with 25+ years of consecutive dividend increases.These 51 are large, US companies that have historically provided (slightly) better performance and (slightly) lower volatility than the S&P 500 as a whole. In 2017, the following stocks were added to the Dividend Aristocrats Index: General…
The Swiss pharmaceutical and global health-care company Roche Holding AG (RHHBY.PK, ISIN: CH0012032113) reported Wednesday its fiscal 2014 results and although the profit declined, Roche proposes to increase the dividend. Roche is the only European Dividend Aristocrat for the moment, if we define European Dividend Aristocrats like the S&P 500 dividend aristocrats which are S&P…
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…
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…
ProShares, a premier provider of alternative exchange traded funds, today announced that its S&P 500 Aristocrats ETF (NOBL) has gathered more than $100 million in assets since its October 2013 launch. NOBL is the only ETF or mutual fund that invests in the S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats, an index composed of the S&P 500 companies…
S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Index Outperforms S&P 500 with Lower Volatility Data as of 12/31/2013 Index Annual Total Return Annualized Standard Deviation Since inception (5/2/05) 5-Yr 3-Yr 1-Yr Since inception (5/02/05) 5-Yr 3-Yr 1-Yr S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats 10.59% 20.40% 18.76% 32.27% 20.25% 18.17% 14.67% 10.97% S&P 500 7.75% 17.93% 16.16% 32.39% 21.48% 19.47% 16.60%…
S&P Dow Jones Indices defines the dividend aristocrats as the 54 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 54 are large, blue chip companies that have historically provided (slightly) better performance and (slightly)…