The DAX is a European index comprised of the 30 largest and most traded companies in Germany. It represents around 80 percent of the market capitalization of listed stock corporations in Germany. The DAX-index can be a source for investors that are looking for European blue-chip dividend stocks. Some European Dividend Aristocrats are a member of the DAX-index.
History DAX-index
The base date for the DAX is 30 December 1987 and it was started from a base value of 1,000. The DAX -index was created by Frank Mella a former business newspaper editor. Half of the companies listed in the DAX index have been in the index since the launch date. The constituent companies of the DAX went unchanged for five years (1990-1995) and in total, there have been 53 companies included. In 2018, the companies Wirecard and Covestro were added to the index, replacing Commerzbank and ProSiebenSat1. In September 2019, ThyssenKrupp was replaced by MTU Aero Engines.
The Dax Performance Index (yahoo code: ^GDAXI), is a total return index, so it includes the impact of reinvested dividends.
DAX-index dividend excel
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The Dax Index components excel contains the following information for each stock in the index:
- Market Capitalization
- Dividend 2019
- Dividend Yield
- Price-to-Earnings Ratio
- Earnings per share
DAX-Index, dividend and dividend yield
Looking at the dividend factor, the DAX related companies’ dividend payouts for 2017 will reach a total of €35 billion ($41.8 billion). This is the biggest payout ever in the DAX-index history, up €4 billion (+12%) compared to the year before.
For non-European investors, it is important to know that dividends are somewhat different than in the US. Dividend pay-outs (ex-dividend) are often once per year in April or May. Unlike the dividend aristocrats, it is also not common to increase the dividend year by year. Only one stock as part of the DAX-index managed to increase the dividend payout for 25 consecutive years in 2019. This is the company Fresenius (ISIN:DE0005785604), making it one of the few real Dividend Aristocrats in Europe. All other DAX companies had a pause or even decrease in dividend pay-out in the last 10 years.
Also the company Linde PLC a member of the DAX-index and also a US dividend aristocrat. Linde PLC is a global chemical company formed by the merger of Linde AG of Germany (founded in 1879) and Praxair of the United States. Linde shares are listed both in Germany and the United States and included in DAX 30 and S&P 500 indices.
Look at the dividend yields, the top-5 dividend yield DAX stocks (January 2020) are:
- Daimler (6.9%)
- Covestro AG (5.9%)
- Deutsche Lufthansa AG (5.2%)
- BASF (4.9%)
- BMW (4.8%)
Please download and consult the DAX dividend index for the latest dividend and dividend yield per company. In the excel, one can easily sort of for example dividend yield, PE-ratio or market cap.
DAX-performance
The Dax-index is currently trading around its all-time high and ended 2019 up 25.48%, after a minus of 18.26% in 2018.
See below the DAX-performance triangle:
Other Sources of Dividend Investment Ideas
The Dividend Aristocrats list is not the only way to quickly screen for businesses that regularly pay rising dividends.
- The Dividend Kings List is even more exclusive than the Dividend Aristocrats. It is comprised of less than 20 businesses with 50+ years of consecutive dividend increases.
- The MoneyInvestExpert Defensive Aristocrats is a performance-based top-10 selection of the Dividend Aristocrats to outperform the market on the long-term.
- Portfolio lists like the Berkshire Hathaway Portfolio or Bill Gates’stock portfolio can be a source.
- For the European focused investors there is also the list of European Dividend Aristocrats.
- Dividend Champions are not necessarily members of the S&P 500 index, have increased their dividend for 25 or more consecutive years.
- 100+ years of dividend, the list of stocks that pay over 100 year of dividend can be an list of inspiration.
Next to selecting the right dividend stocks, important principles for successful long-term investing are Disciple, Diversification, Defensive & indeed Dividend. Read more about this in our free e-book.
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