8 High-Yielding Dividend Aristocrats Not Afraid To Raise Their Dividends

The S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats is the most recognized list of dividend stocks. The Dividend Aristocrats index is designed to measure the performance of S&P 500 constituents that have followed a policy of consistently increasing dividends every year for at least 25 consecutive years. Dividend Aristocrats exhibit the following characteristics: - They are a member of the S&P 500 - The index is equally weighted with constituents re-weighted quarterly - List is reviewed and updated annually in December Make no mistake, Dividend Aristocrats are the blue-blood of dividend growth stocks. When building your core portfolio, this list is where you want to start your evaluation. If you want dividend growth, these stocks have been there, and done that - for decades. This week week, I screened my dividend growth stocks database for Dividend Aristocrats with a yield greater than 3% and have increased their dividends for at least 35 consecutive years. The results are presented below: Procter & Gamble (PG) Yield: 3.1% | Years of Dividend Growth: 54 The Procter & Gamble Company is a leading consumer products company that markets household and personal care products in more than 180 countries. Pepsico, Inc. (PEP) Yield: 3.1% | Years of Dividend Growth: 39 PepsiCo, Inc.12... Read more