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Before the painful fourth quarter stock market, stable dividers were probably not primarily in many investors' minds.
After all, the Federal Reserve raised interest rates, and the massive cut in federal corporate taxes was setting up even better earnings and sales comparisons than usual. But the current lower valuations (and higher returns) of "Divided Aristocrats", as well as their better short-term and long-term results, can inspire you to take on a new look.
We show the highest returns Divided Aristocrats, as well as the most favored by analysts, having defined the groups and showing their results against broad indices for different periods.
Dividends Aristocrats
S & P Dow Jones Indices Maintains S & P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Index
SPDAUDP, + 0.47%
consisting of the 53 companies in the S&P 500 index
SPX, + 0.64%
who has increased their usual dividend on ordinary shares for at least 25 consecutive years. This makes the difference how high a dividend Aristocrat's current dividend yield is. The idea is that a commitment by corporate management teams to increase payout to investors each year can lead to better long-term performance.
An easy way to invest in dividends Aristocrats as a group is ProShares S & P 500 dividend Aristocrats ETF
