Time for another ‘Article of Interest’ post. This is the 13th post in this series, with the last one posting about two and a half months ago. This time I point you to TWO articles covering the 2021 Dividend Aristocrats… one from Kiplinger’s, and one from Sure Dividend.
To recap the intent of this series… every now and then, when perusing investing or personal finance articles across the Internet, I come across what I call an ‘Article of Interest’, or ‘A of I’ for short.
I decided it might be helpful to share a link to the article(s) in case some of my visitors would find it of interest as well.
In most cases, the articles will focus on dividend-paying stocks or dividend growth investing (DGI). However, other finance-related topics might be highlighted, too.
Now that we are up-to-speed, let’s see what this A of I is about…
Link Overview
Today’s links takes you to two articles, each of which provide an update on the current list of Dividend Aristocrats for 2021.
In general, Dividend Aristocrats are companies in the S&P 500 Index that have raised their annual dividend payouts every year for at least 25 consecutive years.
As you probably know, Dividend Aristocrats are some of the best dividend stocks, as they’ve been able to raise their dividend payments each and every year no matter the business/market environment.
Sixty-five different stocks are part of this year’s list. There are 3 stock additions and 3 stock departures compared to last year’s list, which each article covers.
The first link is from Kiplinger’s. You may recall that they had a similar article in 2020, which I referenced last year at the time. So, consider this an update.
As before, each stock comes with a brief status/review, as well as the following info:
- Market Value
- Dividend Yield
- Number of Consecutive Annual Dividend Increases
- Summary of Analyst’s Opinions
This year, the stocks are listed in order of increasing number of consecutive annual dividend raises.
The second link is from Sure Dividend. While this also covers the 2021 list of Dividend Aristocrats, it takes a more detailed look at these stocks. Here are some of the ways the list is examined:
- How to Use the Dividend Aristocrats List to Find Dividend Investment Ideas
- Performance of Dividend Aristocrats
- Sector Composition of the Dividend Aristocrats
- The 7 Best Dividend Aristocrats Today
- Link to Last Dividend Analysis Performed by Sure Dividend on each Dividend Aristocrat
- Historical Dividend Aristocrats List
- Links to Other Lists of Dividend-Paying Stocks
https://www.suredividend.com/dividend-aristocrats-list/
Lots of good stuff here!
This time around, I found that my Portfolio contains 18 of the Dividend Aristocrats, which is two more than I had last year.
Thus, I hold shares in over 1/4 of the entire Dividend Aristocrat list, and over 1/3 of the stocks in my Portfolio are Dividend Aristocrats.
Since last year’s A of I article, I’ve added Automatic Data Processing (ADP), Sysco (SYY) and Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) to my Portfolio, while removing Exxon Mobil (XOM).
How many Dividend Aristocrats are present in your portfolio? Has this increased over the past year?
I hope you find the article useful and/or enjoyable. As always, please share your thoughts once you’ve had a chance to read the material.
See you next time…