Dividends and the S&P 500

Standard & Poor’s reports that cash dividends in the S&P 500 will set another record in 2005. For the year, dividend payments have increased by 12.4%. The indicated dividend is now $22.70. Currently, 386 of the 500 stocks pay dividends, and 256 stocks have increased their dividend this year. What’s interesting is that 63 of those stocks are financial stocks. Through November 7, dividend-paying stocks have gained 5.29% while non-dividend-payers are up 3.81%.

Posted by on November 8th, 2005 at 6:46 am


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