Lists of Companies That Consistently Raise Dividends


I’m about halfway into a review copy of the book Get Rich with Dividends by Marc Lichtenfeld. Although there is more hype than I usually like – “easy 12% returns!” – I am learning things about dividend stock investing.

There is a handy chart in the book that compares a variety of stock lists that track companies with histories of consistently raising their dividends with no cuts. They are included below, along with a brief description and links to the full lists. Some of these have corresponding ETFs, but many of the smaller-cap companies are not covered by ETFs or fund managers and may be good targets for individual investors. Good reference.

Name Provider, Full List Requirements
S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Standard and Poor’s
  • Annual dividend raised 25+ years in a row.
  • Part of the S&P 500.
  • Liquidity requirements.
Dividend Champions DRiP Resource Center
  • Annual dividend raised 25 years in a row.
  • No size restriction, or liquidity requirements.
  • Aristocrats are a subset of Champions.
Dividend Achievers Indxis
  • Annual dividend raised 10+ years in a row.
  • Liquidity requirements.
  • Several versions of index.
Dividend Contenders DRiP Resource Center (included in Champions spreadsheet)
  • Annual dividend raised 10-25 years in a row.
  • No size restriction, or liquidity requirements.
  • Achievers are a subset of Contenders.
Dividend Challengers DRiP Resource Center (included in Champions spreadsheet)
  • Annual dividend raised 5-9 years in a row.
  • No size restriction, or liquidity requirements.

By Jonathan Ping | Book Reviews, Investing | 8/2/12, 2:39am


Comments

  1. Squeezer @Personal Finance Success Says:
    August 2nd, 2012 at 8:15 am

    Thanks for putting this all in one place!

  2. xmasy Says:
    August 2nd, 2012 at 9:36 am

    Thanks!

    I always wonder why these folks write books when they CAN make a killing in the field and not bother about the tedious process of writing books and selling them.

  3. Evan Says:
    August 3rd, 2012 at 11:51 am

    I used to use the Aristocrats as my first screen but switched to the Champions because I didn’t particularly care about the S&P requirement.

  4. Matt @ Dividend Monk Says:
    August 5th, 2012 at 10:12 am

    I never read that book, though I share your dislike for those terms like “easy 12% returns”.

    David Fish’s Dividend Champions, Contenders, and Challengers is pretty much the go-to list for dividend investors. He updates news for the stocks quite often on Seeking Alpha as well.

    @xmasy: Long-term value investing (including a focus on dividend stocks) is a very long-term process rather than a way to get rich quick. Capital compounds over the long term while the investor can go elsewhere to bring in active income through jobs, books, and so forth.

  5. Jenna, Adaptu Community Manager Says:
    August 5th, 2012 at 1:22 pm

    Great list. Thanks for sharing!

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