In September 2024, the Dividend Aristocrats, as tracked by the ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF (NOBL), demonstrated solid performance but underperformed the broader market, represented by the S&P 500 (SPY), over the past year and year-to-date. Despite this, the Aristocrats’ focus on companies with 25+ years of consecutive dividend increases continues to offer a…
The Dividend Aristocrats (NOBL) gained 2.76% in July 2023 and underperformed the broader S&P 500 (SPY) for the month The Dividend Aristocrats are a select group of currently 67 S&P 500 stocks with 25+ years of consecutive dividend increases. In the month of July 2023, the performance of the renowned Dividend Aristocrats, as tracked…
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 66 are large, US companies that have historically provided (slightly) better performance and (slightly) lower volatility than the S&P 500 as a whole. In 2022,…
The Dividend Aristocrats dropped 2.76% in August 2022 and are outperforming the broader S&P 500 year-to-date with 7.16%. The Dividend Aristocrats are a select group of currently 65 S&P 500 stocks with 25+ years of consecutive dividend increases. By showing the recent performance of the Dividend Aristocrats, some active dividend growth investors may be able…
The Dividend Aristocrats gained 6.66% in July 2022 and outperformed the broader S&P 500 year-to-date with 6.17%. The Dividend Aristocrats are a select group of currently 65 S&P 500 stocks with 25+ years of consecutive dividend increases. By showing the recent performance of the Dividend Aristocrats, some active dividend growth investors may be able to…
The Dividend Aristocrats dropped -6.76% in June 2022 and outperformed the broader S&P 500 which dropped -8.25%. The Dividend Aristocrats are a select group of currently 65 S&P 500 stocks with 25+ years of consecutive dividend increases. By showing the recent performance of the Dividend Aristocrats, some active dividend growth investors may be able to…
The Dividend Aristocrats gained 0.34% in May 2022 and outperformed the broader S&P 500 which gained only 0.18%. The Dividend Aristocrats are a select group of currently 65 S&P 500 stocks with 25+ years of consecutive dividend increases. By showing the recent performance of the Dividend Aristocrats, some active dividend growth investors may be able…
The Dividend Aristocrats gained 7.34% in December 2021 and outperformed the broader S&P 500 which jumped 4.48%. In total, the Dividend Aristocrats gained 25.99% in 2021, underperforming the S&P 500 index by 2.72%. The Dividend Aristocrats are a select group of currently 65 S&P 500 stocks with 25+ years of consecutive dividend increases. By showing…
The Dividend Aristocrats lost 1.8% in September and lagged the broader S&P 500 which lost only 0.69%. The Dividend Aristocrats are a select group of currently 65 S&P 500 stocks with 25+ years of consecutive dividend increases. By showing the recent performance of the Dividend Aristocrats, some active dividend growth investors may be able to…
Our retirement portfolio gained 4.76% in October and is up 14.12% for this year. The benchmark for this portfolio, Invesco’s High Dividend Low Volatility ETF (SPHD), gained 1.96%. Since its inception in January 2017, the initial investment of $100,000 in this portfolio would have grown to $168,832, which is well ahead of our dividend…