Dogs Of The Dow 2014 What Does Dogs O
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What Does Dogs Of The Dow Mean? An investing strategy that consists of buying the Ten DJIA stocks
with the highest dividend yield at the beginning of the year.
The portfolio should be adjusted a the beginning of each year to include the 10 highest yielding stocks.
Investopedia explains Dogs Of The Dow : The strategy was formulated in 1972 and has proven to be successful.
In fact, as Dog of the Dow investors readjust their portfolios each year, it places pressure on the stocks involved.
For the sake of breadth we are going to feature [ 15 ] Stocks.
Under each DOTD chart are the % Dividend Yield & Price Target formulated, effective beginning January 3rd 2012.
[ small dog = the lowest priced ( 8 ) stocks ] [ Big Dog ] = the ( 7 ) highest priced stocks ]
The mvg-avg's displayed are 1 0 & 50 & 100 day . iHub quote page below each chart.
A D ividend is a payment to shareholders. A dividend payment can be in the form of cash, stock, or property.
All dividends must be declared by the board of directors and are usually paid out on a quarterly basis.
Or, as they may wish!
Mature, well established, blue chip companies tend to pay dividends as it gives investors an incentive to own their stock.
Small, rapidly growing companies tend not to pay dividends as any profits are reinvested within the company in hopes
of maintaining a rapid pace of growth.
The top 5 yielders are referred to as the " Flying Five ".
Dividend yield is equal to the annual dividend per share divided by the stock price.
For example, if the price of a stock is $20 per share and that particular company has an annual dividend of $1, then the dividend yield would be $1 / $20 or 5%.
To sort the following table, simply click on a column heading.
For an average year chart, stock chart, stock quote, data, and links, click on a company symbol.
Symbol Company Price Yield Small Dog
NYSE / NASDAQ The Dow stocks ranked by yield on 12/31/13 on 12/31/13 on 12/31/13 on 12/31/13
T AT&T 35.16 5.23% Yes
VZ Verizon 49.14 4.31% No
MRK Merck 50.05 3.52% No
INTC Intel 25.96 3.47% Yes
PFE Pfizer 30.63 3.40% Yes
MCD McDonald's 97.03 3.34% No
CVX Chevron 124.91 3.20% No
GE General Electric 28.03 3.14% Yes
CSCO Cisco Systems 22.43 3.03% Yes
MSFT Microsoft 37.41 2.99% No