AMZN - Dividend Aristocrat Performance: December 2020

• Components of the S&P 500 that have paid steadily increasing dividends for at least 25 years have outperformed the broader market over time.
• This article demonstrates that historic outperformance and lists the current Dividend Aristocrat constituents and their recent returns.
• In December (1.59% vs. 3.84%) and for full year 2020 (8.68% vs. 18.40%) the Dividend Aristocrats lagged the broader S&P 500.
• Most of this underperformance was driven by a strategic underweight to Tech and tech-related stocks.
• By showing the recent performance of the Dividend Aristocrats, some active dividend growth investors may be able to suss out relative bargains.

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