15 U.S. Stocks To Hold For The Long-Term
The S&P Total Return Portfolio is designed for the long-term total return. It is comprised of stocks meeting the following criteria:
- The current yield must be at least equal to or greater than that of the S&P 500
- The company must not have cut its regular dividend in the past five years at the time of entry into the portfolio
- The dividend must be secure in the opinion of the S&P analyst who follows the stock
15 stocks from the S&P Total Return Portfolio are shown below with their current dividend yields:
| S.No. | Company | Ticker | Sector | Dividend Yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abbott Laboratories | ABT | Major Drugs | 3.94% |
| 2 | Altria Group | MO | Tobacco | 6.00% |
| 3 | AT&T | T | Telecom | 6.16% |
| 4 | Chevron | CVX | Oil & Gas | 2.78% |
| 5 | Coca-Cola | KO | Nonalcoholic Beverages | 2.88% |
| 6 | Deere | DE | Construction & Agri Machinery | 1.52% |
| 7 | ExxonMobil | XOM | Oil & Gas | 2.07% |
| 8 | Honeywell | HON | Aerospace & Defense | 2.35% |
| 9 | Illinois Tool Works | ITW | Capital Goods | 2.48% |
| 10 | Intel | INTC | Semiconductors | 3.36% |
| 11 | ITC Holdings | ITC | Electric Utilities | 1.95% |
| 12 | Kinder Morgan Energy | KMP | Natural Gas Utilities | 6.17% |
| 13 | NY Community Bancorp | NYB | Banking | 5.63% |
| 14 | PPG | PPG | Chemical Manufacturing | 2.48% |
| 15 | United Parcel | UPS | Air Courier | 2.87% |
Source: Standard & Poor’s The Outlook, March 2011
Disclosure: No Positions
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