Top S&P SmallCap 600 Dividend Dogs Overweight Real Estate Sector In April
Published Apr 28, 2017 on Seeking Alpha

The Dividend Dogs Rule
Stocks earned the "dog" moniker by exhibiting three traits: (1) paying reliable, repeating dividends, (2) their prices fell to where (3) yield (dividend/price) grew higher than their peers. Thus, the highest yielding stocks in any collection became known as "dogs." More precisely, these are, in fact, best called, "underdogs".
50 Top S&P SmallCap 600 Dividend Dogs By Yield

Actionable Conclusion (1) 10 Top S&P SmallCap 600 Dividend Stocks By Yield
Top ten S&P SMallCap 600 stocks selected 4/21/17 by yield represented four of eleven Morningstar sectors. Top yielding stock, Stein Mart (SMRT) [1] was the one of four consumer cyclical sector representatives in the top ten.
The other three consumer cyclical representatives placed second, fifth, and sixth: New Media Investment Group (NEWM) [2]; DineEquity (DIN) [5]; Barnes & Noble (BK) [6].
Four real estate sector firms placed third, fourth, seventh, and eighth by yield, Government Properties IT (GOV) [3], Capstead Mortgage (CMO) [4], Lexington Realty (LXP) [7], and Chesapeake Lodging Trust (CHSP) [8].
A financial services outfit in ninth, Greenhill & Co (GHL) [9], and a communication services firm placed tenth, Consolidated Communications Holdings (CNSL) [10], to complete the S&P SmallCap 600 top ten for April.
S&P SmallCap 600 Dividend Vs. Price Results Compared To Dow Dogs
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