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 in the S&P 500 Index that have raised their dividend for at least 25 consecutive years, there are only 28 dividend kings in 2020.
The table below lists the dividend king’s performance for April 2020. The average monthly performance for all dividend kings is 7.35% which is worse compared to the Dividend Aristocrats. The S&P 500 recovered 13% in April, it’s the best monthly performance since January 1987.
The key takeaways from April’s performance:
- The sectors Materials and Consumer Discretionary were the best performing sectors in April.
- Amongst the laggards in April are Cincinnati Financial Corporation (CINF), California Water Service Group (CWT), Lancaster Colony Corp. (LANC), American States Water Co (AWR).
- Top-performing Dividend Kings in April above 20% are ABM Industries, Inc. (ABM), HB Fuller Co (FUL), and Lowe’s Companies (LOW).
- Eight Dividend Kings paid a dividend this month, including Lowe’s Companies (LOW), Procter & Gamble(PG), and Sysco Corporation (SYY).
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.
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