Are dividend kings good investments?

Steady dividend payers tend to be well-established, consistently profitable companies. No companies exemplify these features more than the dividend kings: An exclusive group of stocks that have increased dividends for at least 50 consecutive years.

Is there a dividend king ETF?

Is there a dividend king ETF? There is no “king” of dividend ETFs, per se . To qualify as a dividend king, a stock must have increased its dividends consecutively for at least the past 50 years.

Which dividend kings pay the most?

If you don't know where to start, here are our top five Dividend King picks for 2024 based on their yields. Universal Corporation (UVV) Northwest Natural Holding Company (NWN) 3M Co (MMM) Leggett & Platt, Incorporated (LEG) Altria Group (MO) Dec 29, 2023

Which dividend king has the highest yield?

Altria Group (MO) Altria is best known as a holding company that operates in the tobacco industry and is the maker of brands like Marlboro and Philip Morris. The company offers the highest dividend yield in the Dividend Kings list, with an annual dividend rate of $3.92 or a 9.5%.

Which is better, dividend kings or aristocrats?

Dividend aristocrats consistently increase their shareholder payouts year after year for at least 25 consecutive years. Some dividend aristocrats are also dividend kings, which have increased payouts for 50 consecutive years.

What ETF has 12% yield?

Top 100 Highest Dividend Yield ETFs Symbol Name Dividend Yield XRMI Global X S&P 500 Risk Managed Income ETF 12.37% SPYI NEOS S&P 500 High Income ETF 11.99% TUGN STF Tactical Growth & Income ETF 11.96% BTF Valkyrie Bitcoin and Ether Strategy ETF 11.94% 93 more rows

What are the 5 highest dividend paying stocks?

9 Highest Dividend-Paying Stocks in the S&P 500 Stock Trailing annual dividend yield* Crown Castle Inc. (CCI) 5.9% Pfizer Inc. (PFE) 5.9% Boston Properties Inc. (BXP) 6.2% Kinder Morgan Inc. (KMI) 6.2% 5 more rows Mar 29, 2024

Dividend Kings (2024)

Index Performance

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DIVKINGS

Overview

Description

The Dividend Kings Index (DIVKINGS) is comprised of Dividend Royalty- the rarest of the rare companies that have been able to increase dividends to shareholders for 50 or more years in a row. Dividend Kings are members of the S&P 500 that have increased their dividends for at least 50 consecutive years. There are only 38 such Kings in the US. They are world-class dividend growth stocks and today there aren't any exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that focus exclusively on Dividend Kings.

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TickerDIVKINGS
Inception Date01/01/2022
WeightingEqual
# of holdings39

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Holdings

All holdings as of April 19, 2024

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Genuine Parts Co. (GPC)	2.82%	Distribution Services	$22.62B	18.11	2.37%
Commerce Bancshares, Inc. (Missouri) (CBSH)	2.81%	Finance	$7.01B	15.01	1.91%
National Fuel Gas Co. (NFG)	2.78%	Energy Minerals	$4.92B	11.19	3.71%
ABM Industries, Inc. (ABM)	2.77%	Commercial Services	$2.81B	11.33	2.00%
Northwest Natural Holding Co. (NWN)	2.74%	Utilities	$1.42B	14.56	5.16%
Black Hills Corp. (BKH)	2.74%	Utilities	$3.69B	13.82	4.68%
Target Corp. (TGT)	2.71%	Retail Trade	$77.70B	18.82	2.60%
Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. (SWK)	2.70%	Consumer Durables	$13.74B	N/A	3.62%
Hormel Foods Corp. (HRL)	2.69%	Consumer Non-Durables	$19.03B	23.98	3.19%
Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT)	2.69%	Finance	$8.28B	35.63	4.36%
The Coca-Cola Co. (KO)	2.68%	Consumer Non-Durables	$259.40B	24.37	3.10%
MSA Safety, Inc. (MSA)	2.68%	Consumer Durables	$7.29B	125.05	1.01%
Universal Corp. (UVV)	2.68%	Consumer Non-Durables	$1.26B	9.68	6.20%
Farmers & Merchants Bancorp (California) (FMCB)	2.67%	Finance	$730.41M	8.45	1.74%
Cincinnati Financial Corp. (CINF)	2.67%	Finance	$18.79B	10.29	2.55%
Tennant Co. (TNC)	2.67%	Producer Manufacturing	$2.18B	19.71	0.95%
Parker-Hannifin Corp. (PH)	2.64%	Producer Manufacturing	$68.65B	26.46	1.11%
Leggett & Platt, Inc. (LEG)	2.64%	Consumer Durables	$2.44B	N/A	10.08%
Becton, Dickinson & Co. (BDX)	2.63%	Health Technology	$67.64B	55.37	1.59%
California Water Service Group (CWT)	2.62%	Utilities	$2.64B	50.26	2.31%
Nordson Corp. (NDSN)	2.61%	Producer Manufacturing	$14.85B	30.33	1.04%
Colgate-Palmolive Co. (CL)	2.61%	Consumer Non-Durables	$71.72B	31.41	2.20%
Emerson Electric Co. (EMR)	2.60%	Electronic Technology	$62.08B	150.56	1.92%
Procter & Gamble Co. (PG)	2.59%	Consumer Non-Durables	$372.11B	25.86	2.38%
Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc. (TR)	2.59%	Consumer Non-Durables	$2.88B	23.63	1.16%
Dover Corp. (DOV)	2.56%	Producer Manufacturing	$23.33B	22.60	1.20%
H.B. Fuller Co. (FUL)	2.56%	Process Industries	$4.19B	28.03	1.07%
American States Water Co. (AWR)	2.55%	Utilities	$2.58B	20.58	2.44%
Stepan Co. (SCL)	2.55%	Process Industries	$1.88B	48.04	1.76%
Altria Group, Inc. (MO)	2.54%	Consumer Non-Durables	$72.29B	9.22	9.22%
SJW Group (SJW)	2.52%	Utilities	$1.74B	20.22	2.84%
PPG Industries, Inc. (PPG)	2.51%	Process Industries	$30.81B	22.08	1.96%
W.W. Grainger, Inc. (GWW)	2.51%	Distribution Services	$46.35B	25.82	0.79%
Lancaster Colony Corp. (LANC)	2.51%	Consumer Non-Durables	$5.14B	39.84	1.87%
Illinois Tool Works Inc. (ITW)	2.50%	Producer Manufacturing	$74.84B	25.72	2.20%
Lowe's Companies, Inc. (LOW)	2.49%	Retail Trade	$131.74B	17.45	1.89%
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ)	2.47%	Health Technology	$356.43B	18.95	3.22%
3M Co. (MMM)	2.33%	Producer Manufacturing	$51.06B	N/A	6.51%
Solventum Corp. (SOLV)	0.39%	Health Services	N/A	8.98	N/A

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