- "Dividend Aristocrats in the S&P 500 Index have raised their annual payouts every year for at least 25 consecutive years." - Kiplinger.com/Investing.
- The 65 Aristocrats screened as of August 19, 2021 represented all eleven Morningstar sectors. Broker targeted-top-ten net-gainers ranged 13.45%-34.92% topped by CVX and XOM.
- By yield, T still tops-all Aristocrats. Top-ten Yields from CAH, O, WBA, ED, ABBV, PBCT, IBM, CVX, XOM, and T averaged 4.93%.
- Aristocrats top ten by broker estimated target price upsides, ATO, ADM, CAH, PBCT, T, SYY, LEG, VFC, XOM, and CVX, averaged 18.77%.
- $5K invested August 19 in the five top-yield lowest-priced Aristocrats showed 20.61% more net-gain than from $5K invested in all top ten. Little (lower-priced) equities led these Pre-September S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats by over two lengths.
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