Today’s financial literacy discussion focuses on dividend aristocrats.
I like and purchase these income producing equities.
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What is a dividend aristocrat?
Dividend aristocrats must be part of the S&P 500 index.
They must pay their dividend for at least 25 years in a row, with no breaks.
These stocks must raise their dividends for at least 25 years in a row.
They must have a market capitalization of at least $3 billion.
They must have an average daily trading volume of at least $5 million.
What stocks are dividend aristocrats?
- 3M – Industrial sector – Years of dividend increases: 64
- A.O. Smith – Industrial sector – Years of dividend increases: 29
- Abbott Laboratories – Healthcare sector – Years of dividend increases: 50
- Abbvie – Healthcare sector – Years of dividend increases: 50
- Aflac – Financial sector – Years of dividend increases: 39
- Air Products and Chemicals – Material sector – Years of dividend increases: 40
- Albemarle Corp. – Material sector – Years of dividend increases: 28
- Amcor PLC – Material sector – Years of dividend increases: 39
- Archer Daniels Midland – Consumer Staples sector – Years of dividend increases: 48
- Atmos Energy Corp. – Utilities sector – Years of dividend increases: 35
The Next 10 Dividend Aristocrats
- Automatic Data Processing – Information Technology sector – Years of dividend increases: 47
- Becton, Dickinson, & Co. – Healthcare sector – Years of dividend increases: 50
- Brown & Brown, Inc. – Financial sector – Years of dividend increases: 28
- Brown-Forman Corp – Consumer Staples – Years of dividend increases: 38
- Cardinal Health Inc. – Health care – Years of dividend increases: 35
- Caterpillar Inc. – Industrials – Years of dividend increases: 28
- Chevron – Energy – Years of dividend increases: 35
- Chubb Ltd. – Financials – Years of dividend increases: 29
- Church & Dwight Co. Inc. – Consumer Staples – Years of dividend increases: 26
- Cincinnati Financial Corp. Financials – Years of dividend increases: 62
The 3rd set of Ten Dividend Aristocrats
- Cintas Corp – Industrials – Years of dividend increases: 38
- The Clorox Co. – Consumer Staples – Years of dividend increases: 46
- The Coca-Cola Co. – Consumer Staples – Years of dividend increases: 60
- Colgate-Palmolive – Consumer Staples – Years of dividend increases: 60
- Consolidated Edison Inc. – Utilities – Years of dividend increases: 48
- Dover Corp. – Industrials – Years of dividend increases: 66
- Ecolab Inc. – Materials – Years of dividend increases: 30
- Emerson Electric Co. Industrials – Years of dividend increases: 60
- Essex Property Trust Inc. – Real Estate – Years of dividend increases: 28
- Expeditors International of Washington Inc. – Industrials – Years of dividend increases: 28
More Dividend Aristocrats
- ExxonMobil Corp. – Energy – Years of dividend increases: 38
- Federal Realty Investment Trust – Real Estate – Years of dividend increases: 50
- Franklin Resources Inc – Financials – Years of dividend increases: 41
- General Dynamics Inc – Industrials – Years of dividend increases: 31
- Genuine Parts Co. Consumer Discretionary – Years of dividend increases: 66
- Hormel Foods Corp. – Consumer Staples – – Years of dividend increases: 56
- Illinois Tool Works Inc – Industrials – Years of dividend increases: 51
- International Business machines Corp. Information Technology – Years of dividend increases: 26
- Johnson & Johnson – Health Care – Years of dividend increases: 60
- Kimberly-Clark – Consumer Staples – Years of dividend increases: 49
Also Ten More Dividend Aristocrats
- Linde PLC – Materials – Years of dividend increases: 29
- Lowe’s Cos Inc. – Consumer Discretionary Years of dividend increases: 48
- McCormick & Co. – Consumer Staples – Years of dividend increases: 36
- McDonald’s Corp. – Consumer Discretionary – Years of dividend increases: 45
- Medtronic PLC – Health Care – Years of dividend increases: 44
- NextEra Energy Inc. – Utilities – Years of dividend increases: 26
- Nucor Corp. – Materials – Years of dividend increases: 49
- Pentair PLC – Industrials – Years of dividend increases: 45
- People’s United Financial Inc. – Financials – Years of dividend increases: 29
- Pepsico Inc. – Consumer Staples – Years of dividend increases: 49
Even More Dividend Aristocrats
- PPG Industries Inc. – Materials – Years of dividend increases: 50
- Procter & Gamble Co. – Consumer Staples – Years of dividend increases: 66
- Realty Income Corp. – Real Estate – Years of dividend increases: 27
- Roper Technologies Inc. – Industrials – Years of dividend increases: 29
- S&P Global Inc. – Financials – Years of dividend increases: 49
- Stanley Black & Decker Inc. – Industrials – Years of dividend increases: 54
- Sysco Corp. – Consumer Staples – Years of dividend increases: 42
- T. Rowe Price Inc. – Financial – Years of dividend increases: 36
- Target Corp. – Consumer Discretionary – Years of dividend increases: 50
- VF Corp. – Consumer Discretionary – Years of dividend increases: 50
- W.W. Grainger inc. – Industrials – Years of dividend increases: 51
- Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. – Consumer Staples – Years of dividend increases: 46
- Walmart Inc – Consumer Staples – Years of dividend increases: 49
- West Pharmaceutical Services Inc. – Health Care – Years of dividend increases: 29
How many dividend aristocrats are there ?
There are 65 dividend aristocrats (at the time of this writing.)
Are there any dividend aristocrats that pay dividends monthly?
There is one dividend aristocrat that pays monthly.
It’s Realty Income.
Which dividend aristocrats pay monthly?
Most of these stocks pay quarterly. The only currently dividend aristocrat that pays monthly is Realty Income. Their ticker symbol is O. Realty Income is a REIT.
Is there a dividend aristocrat ETF?
One ETF that focuses on dividend aristocrats is ProShares S&P 500 Aristocrats ETF, ticker symbol NOBL.
What are the dividend aristocrat REITs?
One ETF that focuses on dividend aristocrats is ProShares S&P 500 Aristocrats ETF, ticker symbol NOBL.
How can I invest in dividend aristocrats?
If you want to be a dividend aristocrat investor, you can do this two ways.
- You can invest by buying shares of a dividend aristocrat ETF, such as ProShares S&P 500 Aristocrats ETF, ticker symbol NOBL. You buy ETFs through a brokerage house or through an investment app such as Robinhood.
- You can buy the individual stocks through a brokerage house or through an investment app such as Robinhood.
Do dividend aristocrats outperform the S&P 500?
According to an August 2022, article by The Motley Fool website, over the past 19 years, the dividend aristocrat index has beaten the S&P 500 by 1%.
Are dividend aristocrats safe?
All investments are risky to some degree. Some are riskier than others.
While past performance is no guarantee of future performance, long standing income equities have a 25 year history of paying and increasing dividends.
What REITs are dividend aristocrats?
The REITs that are dividend aristocrats are: Essex Property Trust (Ticker:ESS), Federal Realty Investment Trust (Ticker FRT), and Realty Income (Ticker:O).
What is the difference between the dividend aristocrats and the dividend kings?
The main difference between these two is the minimum number of years that they have increased their dividends. Dividend aristocrats have increased their dividends for a minimum of 25 years, while dividend kings have increased their dividends for a minimum of 50 years.
Key Takeaways
- Dividend aristocrats have been paying and increasing their dividends for at least 25 years in a row.
- There are 65 of these stocks.
- Realty Income, which is a REIT, is the only dividend aristocrat that pays monthly.
- You can invest in dividend aristocrats by either buying a dividend aristocrat EFT, or by buying the stocks individually. You can do both through a broker.
- There are three dividend aristocrats that are REITs: Essex Property Trust, Federal Realty Investment Trust, and Realty Income.
- The main difference between dividend aristocrats and dividend kings is that dividend aristocrats have increased their dividends for a minimum of 25 years, while dividend kings have increased their dividends for a minimum of 50 years.
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