The US Broad Dividend Achievers Index published by Mergent consists of 283 well established companies with consistent dividend payments in various sectors. Many of the financial stocks that performed poorly last year were eliminated from the index back in January during the annual reconstitution of the index. Currently 32 banks are represented in this index …
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The UK has the largest number of companies listed in the US markets after Canada. Among the many British ADRs, some stocks are good picks for dividend income. To select the British ADRs that are excellent dividend payers I used the The International Dividend Achievers Index. Mergent created The International Dividend Achievers Index to track …
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Investors looking for consistent dividend-paying foreign stocks are attracted to Canadian equities. There are many Canada-based companies that pay decent dividends and have excellent dividend growth rates too. In order to identify some of the high dividend growth Canadian stocks we shall use the Canadian High Yield Dividend Growth 30 Portfolio Index created by Mergent, …
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The AEX High Dividend Index (AEXHD) consists of 12 Dutch stocks with the highest dividend yields. The selection of stocks is based on the past calendar year dividends. The eligibility criteria is that all these stocks must be part of the AEX Index, the main blue chip index of the Dutch stock market. The weighting …
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