Defensive Aristocrats outperformed the S&P 500 in July

U.S. equities ended July in positive territory, with the S&P 500 (SPX) posting a gain of 2%, despite concerns about the COVID “delta variant”, and rising inflation. Several Dividend Aristocrats reported strong Q2-2021 earnings and improved outlooks for 2021 in the last two weeks. In July, the Defensive Aristocrats outperformed the S&P 500 index.  …