The UK equity market has one of the highest dividend yields in the world. Many of the large British firms pay a high proportion of their profits as dividends and some of them have increased payments over the years.

Among the FTSE 10o constituents, 26 members have increased their dividends for at least the past 10 years. These “Dividend Heros” are listed below:

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Source: AJ Bell Dividend Dashboard, Q4,17

Investors looking to add UK dividend stocks can consider adding some of the stocks from the above list.

Some of these firms trading on the US include:

• Vodafone Group PLC (VOD)
• British American Tobacco PLC (BTI)
• Imperial Tobacco PLC (ITYBY)
• BAE Systems PLC (BAESY)
• Diageo PLC (DEO)

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