- February 15, 2021, Barron's-Weekly published their fourth-ever 100 Most Sustainable Companies as-determined-by Calvert Research and Management division of Eaton Vance. These are "Barron's Sustainable 100," or BS100.
- The top-ten BS100 showed net-gains ranging 17.34%-29.5% from PFG, RL, AVT, HPQ, MRK, CMI, RF, EMN, HBI and KO. Technology, Consumer Cyclical, and Industrial sectors led; Energy was not represented.
- Top ten BS100 by yield were ES; KO; RF; MRK; KMB; GIS; HBI; PFG; VZ; PRU.
- Prices of 2 of the BS100 (listed by yield) made the possibility of owning productive dividend shares from this collection more viable for first-time investors. The two promise ideal dividend returns with dividends from $1k invested exceeding their single share prices.
- $5k invested in the lowest-priced five of ten top-yield BS100 showed 19.25% more net-gain than from $5k invested in all ten. Little (lower-priced) stocks solidly led the BS100 into July.
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Barron's 100 Top ESG Equities Show 77 With Dividends And 2 With Ideal Returns