Key points:
- The EURO 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.
- 40 European stocks are a member of this list.
- In Europe, it is not common to focus on paying a dividend in a row ( consecutive years) to the shareholders.
In 2021 the Euro Dividend Aristocrats index ended up 15.58%. The annualized total return over 10 years is 9.5%. The benchmark for the Euro Dividend Aristocrats index ended just a bit higher with a 16.31% total return.
The indicated dividend yield is around 3.2% and the average projected PE is 16.2 for the stocks in this index.
In January 2022, the Euro Dividend Aristocrats index changes are:
Deleted:
- Red Electrica Corp.
Added:
- Huhtamaki Oyj (ISIN FI0009000459)
- Merck KGaA (DE0006599905)
The average dividend yield for all the Euro dividend aristocrats is around 4.7% at the moment of writing. Here are the 10 highest euro dividend aristocrats yields:
Other Sources of Dividend Investment Ideas
There are several lists to quickly screen for businesses that regularly pay rising dividends.
- The Dividend Aristocrats Index is based on 64 companies part of the S&P 500 and with 25+ years of consecutive dividend increases.
- 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 in 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 years of dividend can be a list of inspiration.
- Blue Chips stocks from the US or the European ones.
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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