My 5 Dividend Champions Worth Holding For Decades

My portfolio has held a significant portion in 5 different Dividend Champions over the past few years.

Currently, I'm only invested in four of them. I believe the Dividend Champions I chose are worth buying and holding for decades, and so far, they have performed well compared to the S&P 500. Well, with the notable exception of Target (NYSE: TGT). Target hasn't quite broken its market narrative. My dividends from the company keep piling up, but the market is convinced time is running out for them.
National Retail Properties National Retail properties (NYSE: NNN) is the Dividend Champion I'm not allocated too right now. I sold my shares over the summer of 2016. I still believe it is a good company, but after seeing shares up nearly 30% from my purchase price in about nine months, it was time to pocket the gains. My retail exposure is fairly high, and the market's general panic on retail is starting to get under way in the higher-quality retail REITs. Realty Income Corporation (NYSE: O) and STORE Capital (NYSE: STOR) both took a bit of a dive. Both are strong companies and similar to NNN, but the general retail panic will likely continue. I will probably reopen my NNN position in the future once the market settles down. The stock has recently been dropping in price, and I'm considering putting it back into my portfolio.

For a comparison, retail REITs such as Washington Prime Group (NYSE: WPG), CBL & Associates (NYSE: CBL), and... Read more