The European Dividend Aristocrats index total return was up 2.18% for December 2019. The European Dividend Aristocrats and its reference index (S&P Europe 35) are almost on par, based on the full-year total return of 27.38%, versus 27.24% for the benchmark. The chart below displays the historical performance of the European Dividend Aristocrats since 2010.…
S&P Europe 350® Dividend Aristocrats® measure the performance of S&P Europe 350 constituents that have followed a policy of consistently increasing dividends every year for at least 10 consecutive years. The index benchmark is the S&P Europe 350 index Like the (US) Dividend Aristocrats “big brother”, the European Dividend Aristocrats also tend to outperform its…
Dividend Aristocrat Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) has reported Q1 adjusted EPS which is down 6% at 1.37 dollar, four cents short of the consensus, while its adjusted operating profit was down 15.6% at 1.5billion dollars. The drugstore chain posted sales growth of 1.6% to 34.3billion dollars (+2.3% at constant exchange rates), including 1.6% growth in…
The international dividend portfolio continues to reach new all-time-highs in euros and in US-dollars by end of December. The total portfolio value in USD is 547,000 and 488,000 in euro. Performance Update Our International Dividend Portfolio gained 2.5% in US$ and 0.61% in € in December, compared to 1.94% for the Dividend Aristocrats Index. Since…
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. The FY 2019 performance is 27.97% for the Dividend Aristocrats, versus 31.49% for the S&P 500 index. Higher total returns with lower volatility Higher total returns with…
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, like in 2018. This article lists the current Dividend Aristocrat constituents and their recent returns By showing the recent performance of the Dividend Aristocrats, some active dividend growth…
In sharp contrast to last year, U.S. equities generated impressive returns in 2019, with the S&P 500® up 31%, its biggest annual gain since 2013. Easing trade tensions, a potential “Phase-One” deal mid-January, and Fed accommodation renewed optimism about the economic outlook, resulted in higher stock prices. In 2019, the Dogs of the Dow strategy…
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 500 applies the following criteria to construct the Dividend Aristocrats…
Sales gains will be slightly below guidance for 2019, and underlying growth will be in the lower half of the company’s multiyear range of 3% to 5% in 2020, according to the Unilever sales update. Unilever (una.as) reported challenges in the quarter in some markets, including an economic slowdown in South Asia and that trading…
Dividend Aristocrat AT&T (T) announces its 36th consecutive dividend increase and increases its quarterly dividend by 2%. AT&T’s board of directors today approved a 2% increase in the company’s quarterly dividend. The dividend is payable on Feb. 3, 2020, to stockholders of record at the close of business on Jan. 10, 2020. AT&T’s quarterly dividend…