- "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 May 11, 2021, represented all eleven Morningstar Sectors. Broker targeted top-ten net gainers ranged 8.72%-15.45% topped by CAH and CVX.
- By yield, T still tops all Aristocrats. Top-ten Yields from FRT, ED, AMCR, PBCT, O, IBM, ABBV, CVX, XOM, and T averaged 4.71%.
- Aristocrats top ten by broker estimated target price upsides, VFC, SWK, MCD, CAH, SPGI, CVX, WMT, ABT, BDX, and NEE averaged 12.28%.
- $5k invested May 11 in the five top-yield lowest-priced Aristocrats showed 0.23% more net gain than from $5k invested all the top ten. Little (lower-priced) equities led these May S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats by a nose.
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65 S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats For May Beget 5 May Be Buys