- "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 July 21, 2021 represented all eleven Morningstar Sectors. Broker targeted-top-ten net-gainers ranged 11.87%-26.89% topped by T and CVX.
- By yield, T still tops all Aristocrats. Top-ten Yields from O, WBA, AMCR, ED, ABBV, PBCT, IBM, CVX, XOM, and T averaged 4.91%.
- Aristocrats top ten by broker estimated target price upsides from LOW, LEG, PBCT, ADM, WMT, VFC, NUE, SYY LOW and CVX averaged 16.71%.
- $5k invested July 21 in the five top-yield lowest-priced Aristocrats showed 19.74% more net-gain than from $5k invested all the top ten. Little (lower-priced) equities led these Pre-August S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats by nearly two lengths.
For further details see:
65 Dividend Aristocrats Mark 5 Ready Buys For August