US equities struggled in September but managed to end the third quarter with gains. The S&P 500 gained another 9% in the last quarter, after losing 3.8% in September. The Dividend Aristocrats ended this month down -1.39% and are up 7.8% for the last three months. The investors were more optimistic after the Fed stimulus…
Our International Dividend Portfolio dropped -1.17% in US$ and -0.75% in € in September. Year-to-date the performance is finally in the plus and is now 1.46% in US$ for the International Dividend Portfolio. Last month’s performance dashboard shows a mixed month with seven positive and only eight negative stocks. The European dividend stocks Unilever and Wolters…
Our retirement portfolio lost a bit (-0.89%) in September 2020, which is good compared to the S&P 500’s performance of -3.80% and also outperforming Invesco’s High Dividend Low Volatility ETF (SPHD), which was down -3.41%. Since its inception in January 2017, this portfolio has returned 9.81% per year, which is well ahead of our dividend…
The European Dividend Aristocrats are based (by S&P) on the 40 highest dividend-yielding Eurozone companies within the S&P Europe Broad Market Index (BMI). European Dividend Aristocrats managed dividends policy of increasing or stable dividends for at least 10 consecutive years, which is different from the US-edition. This article lists the current European Dividend Aristocrat constituents…
The Dividend Kings are the best in class with respect to dividend endurance. A Dividend King is a stock with 50 or more consecutive years of dividend increases. The Dividend Kings list can be a good source for selecting dividend stocks. While the S&P Dividend Aristocrats Index consists of over 60 stocks, which includes companies…
The Dividend Aristocrats are a select group of currently 65 S&P 500 stocks with 25+ years of consecutive dividend increases. 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. By showing the recent performance of the Dividend Aristocrats, some active…
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…
General Mills (GIS) reported an strong adjusted EPS of $1.00, beating analyst estimates by $0.13 and increasing 26.6% versus the same quarter last year. Revenue of $4.36 billion also beats analysts estimates by $150 million and grows 9.0% year-over-year. The company announced an increase of its quarterly per share dividend by 4.1%, from $0.49 to…
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…
Wall Street’s analysts say these dividend aristocrat stocks have upside potential, based on their one-year price target. The Dividend Aristocrats list is a select group of companies in the S&P 500 Index that have increased dividends every year for the last 25 straight years. These US companies that have historically provided (slightly) better performance and…