Factsheets
FactSheet: Dow Jones STOXX® Select Dividend Indices
Dow Jones and Stoxx publish many stock indices. One such index is the Dow Jones STOXX® Select Dividend Indices which comprises of the following indices:
Dow Jones STOXX® Global Select Dividend 100 Index
Dow Jones STOXX® Americas Select Dividend 40 Index
Dow Jones STOXX® Select Dividend 30 Index
Dow Jones STOXX® Asia/Pacific Select Dividend 30 Index
Dow Jones EURO STOXX® Select Dividend 30 Index
Dow Jones STOXX® NORDIC Select Dividend 20 Index
Dow Jones STOXX® EU Enlarged Select Dividend 15 Index
The above indices have excellent dividend yields ranging from 3.97% to 6.28% as of June30,2009. For example, the Dow Jones STOXX® EU Enlarged Select Dividend 15 Index has an yield of 6.28%. These indices can be used to identify top dividend paying stocks. The Global Selec Dividend Index has 10 stocks including BB&T Corp (BBT) and New York Community Bancorp Inc (NYB). BBT acquired the deposits of Colonial Bank of Alabama which failed on Friday.
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Downloads: Dow Jones Select Dividend Indices
Stocks paying dividends are back in fashion among investors worldwide. Of course financial stocks that usually pay high dividends are not the favorite now. But other dividend stocks in sectors such as consumer staples, utilities, transportation, etc. are definitely worth looking at for long-term investment options.
Dividend stocks in some countries have performed much better than dividend stocks in other countries. For example, the components in the Dow Jones U.S. Select Dividend Index have generated an annualized total return of 4.97% in the last 10 years. Total return is the dividend return + capital appreciation. The yield of this index as of Dec 31,2008 is 5.48%.
On the other hand, the stocks in the Dow Jones Canada Select Dividend Index has yielded 7.80% total return per year in the same 10 years. Thats 2.83% higher than the US index. If we take the foreign exchange into consideration that may be a bit smaller. The yield of this index as of Dec 31,2008 is is 6.06%.
One easy way to identify high dividend stocks is to review the various dividend indices published by providers such as S&P, Dow Jones, etc. Click on the following links to download the Factsheets of Dividend Indices offered by Dow Jones (files will open in pdf):
1. Dow Jones Global Select Dividend Index
2. Dow Jones U.S. Select Dividend Index
3. Dow Jones Asia Select Dividend 30 Index
4.Dow Jones Asia Pacific Select Dividend 30 Index
5.Dow Jones Australia Select Dividend 30 Index
6.Dow Jones Canada Select Dividend Index
7.Dow Jones EPAC Select Dividend Index
8.Dow Jones France Select Dividend 20 Index
9.Dow Jones Germany Select Dividend 20 Index
10.Dow Jones Italy Select Dividend 20 Index
11.Dow Jones Japan Select Dividend 30 Index
12.Dow Jones Netherlands Select Dividend 15 Index
13.Dow Jones SWX Select Dividend 20 Index
14.Dow Jones Spain Select Dividend Index
15.Dow Jones Sweden Select Dividend 15 Index
16. Dow Jones U.K. Select Dividend 20 Index
For more indices such as:
The S&P/TSX Canadian Dividend Aristocrats Index
The S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Index
The S&P Europe 350 Dividend Aristocrats Index
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Factsheets Repository
Here you can find the factsheets and constituent lists of select indices. These lists can are a good source to identify some quality stocks. To open an index click on the appropriate link below.
Note: This list will be updated regularly.So check back often.
Factsheets Repository of Select Indices (Updated Jan 12,2009):
A. CANADA
2. S&P/TSX Canadian Dividend Aristocrats Index
Definition: “The S&P/TSX Canadian Dividend Aristocrats index is designed to measure the performance of S&P/Citigroup Broad Market Index (BMI) Canada constituents that have followed a managed-dividends policy of consistently increasing dividends every year for at least seven years. Since 1956, dividends have notably contributed 30% of the total equity return of the S&P/TSX Composite index, while capital gains accounted for the remaining 70%. The S&P/TSX Canadian Dividend Aristocrats index captures both sustainable dividend income and capital appreciation potential which are both key factors in investors’ total return expectations.”
S&P/TSX Canadian Dividend Aristocrats Constituents
B.USA
1.SP 500 Index:
2.S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Index:
Definition: “S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats is designed to measure the performance of S&P 500 index constituents that have followed a policy of consistently increasing dividends every year for at least 25 consecutive years. This index is a member of the S&P Dividend Aristocrats index series.”
S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Index Constituents
3. S&P High Yield Dividend Aristocrats Index
Definition:”S&P High Yield Dividend Aristocrats is designed to measure the performance of 50 highest dividend yielding constituents that have followed a policy of consistently increasing dividends every year for at least 25 consecutive years. This index is a member of the S&P Dividend Aristocrats index series.”
S&P High Yield Dividend Aristocrats Index Constituents
C.Latin America
1. S&P 500 Latin America 40 Index
S&P 500 latin america 40 Constituents
D.Europe
1. S&P Europe 350 Dividend Aristocrats
“S&P Europe 350 Dividend Aristocrats is designed to measure the performance of S&P Europe 350 index constituents that have followed a policy of consistently increasing dividends every year for at least 10 consecutive years. This index is a member of the S&P Dividend Aristocrats index series.”
S&P Europe 350 Dividend Aristocrats Constituents
2. Dow Jones Germany Select Dividend 20 Index
4. Dow Jones Germany Titans 30 Index
5. Dow Jones Country Titans Index
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