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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…
US equities struggled in October, the S&P 500 declined by 2.66%, after losing 3.8% in September. The Dividend Aristocrats ended this month down -1.92% and are down -4.47% year-to-date. The investors struggled with the rising coronavirus infections, a mixed start of the earnings season, and the upcoming US elections. The Dogs of the Dow lost…
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…
US equities gained another 2% in June, as markets anticipated relief from a COVID-19-driven economic slowdown and more stimulus from the Fed and Congress. The S&P 500 gained 21% in the second quarter of 2020, which is one of the best quarterly performance in decades. However, year-to-date the S&P 500 is still down -3%.On average…
The Dividend Aristocrats are a select group of currently 66 S&P 500 stocks with 25+ years of consecutive dividend increases. 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. They are the ‘upper class’ dividend growth stocks and a great…
After the global sell-off related to the corona-virus in March, the S&P 500 recovered 13% in April. This is the best monthly performance since January 1987. The Dividend Aristocrats showed similar performance and posted a gain of 10.59% in April 2020, which is the best monthly performance since the Financial Crisis (April 2009). The Dow…
US equities struggled in the face of a global sell-off due to the corona-virus. The S&P 500 fell 12% in March to complete a 20% drop this quarter, the worst monthly and quarterly performance since 2008. The Dividend Aristocrats posted a -13.66% return in March 2020 and are down -23.29% year-to-date, which is an underperformance…
U.S. equities didn’t continue their way up in January 2020, after strong gains in December and November for the S&P 500. The year started strong, but gains were erased towards the end of the month as a result of coronavirus fears. The S&P 500 was almost flat (-0.04%) in January. The Dow Jones (DJIA) was…
U.S. equities continued their way up in November, helped by optimism around trade talks with China. The S&P 500 gained 3.63%, its biggest monthly gain since June, and year-to-date the S&P 500 is up around 27.6% and just below all-time high records. The Dow Jones (DJIA) jump even 3.72% The Dogs of the Dow are…