Posted by BM on June 7, 2021
‘The List’ attached is sorted by total dividends paid over ten years. Invest $10,000 in each stock in ‘The List’ on January 1, 2011 and you can see how much you would have received in total dividends alone over the past decade. The average is a little over 50% of your initial investment ($5,139). Starting yield (YLD ’11) has a big impact on dividends paid in the first ten years but some of our low yield high growth stocks are gaining fast. It will be interesting to run this report in another ten years’ time to see how things have changed.
By looking in the 2011 column and comparing it to 2020, you will notice that most doubled their dividend in the past decade. Growing income in our retirement is why we invest in dividend growth stocks.
Which stocks are best? High yield low growth or low yield high growth. Each investor is a little bit different. Maybe a hybrid approach will work best for most.
Here is ‘The List’ in total dividends paid order: 10YR_DIV_PAID.PDF
