DD's 7 Best Dividend
Aristocrats
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DD's 7 Best Aristocrats
Ticker |
Company |
Recent
Price |
Dividend
Yield |
Beta |
TGT |
Target |
154.93 |
2.8% |
0.8 |
ALB |
Albemarle |
265.23 |
0.6% |
1.3 |
CLX |
Clorox |
149.02 |
3.2% |
0.3 |
ESS |
Essex Property Trust |
214.38 |
4.1% |
0.9 |
CAH |
Cardinal Health |
79.48 |
2.5% |
0.8 |
SHW |
Sherwin-Williams |
253.59 |
1.0% |
0.9 |
PPG |
PPG Indus |
134.59 |
1.8% |
1.0 |
The S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats index includes
members of the S&P 500 Index that have increased their dividends every
year for at least the last 25 consecutive years. The list is updated at
the beginning of each calendar year, and typically, around 50 stocks
qualify for inclusion. There were no changes for 2017 and the list
currently includes 50 stocks.
Historically, since their 2005 inception, the Dividend
Aristocrats have produced more or less the same returns as the S&P 500
index. The major exception was 2008 when the Aristocrats only dropped
22% compared to the S&P 500's 37% loss.
DD's 7 Best Aristocrats
DD has developed a
strategy for isolating the seven stocks on each year's Aristocrats' list
that have the best mid-term (12-month) return prospects. Here's how you
would have fared holding DD's 7 Best over the past nine years compared
to the full list of 50 or so Aristocrats as well as to the S&P 500.
Year |
DD'S
7 Best |
All
Aristocrats |
S&P 500 |
2021 |
20.0% |
12.9% |
26.9% |
2020 |
12.4% |
8.7% |
16.3% |
2019 |
44.9% |
27.4% |
28.9% |
2018 |
-2.5% |
-2.7% |
-6.2% |
2017 |
16.9% |
21.7% |
21.8% |
2016 |
21.1% |
11.8% |
12.0% |
2015 |
3.0% |
0.9% |
1.4% |
2014 |
20.7% |
15.8% |
13.7% |
2013 |
38.9% |
32.3% |
32.4% |
2012 |
17.5% |
16.9% |
16.0% |
Data shown above is for January portfolios
and is for information only.
Stocks are risky business and past performance
does not predict future returns.
We have constructed the list with 12-month
holds in mind, and we will update our list monthly. That way, you can
start at any time during the year.
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