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S&P 500 Dividend Yield Highest Since June 1995

by: Bespoke Investment Group July 16, 2008 | about stocks: IVV / SPY    

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Below we provide charts of the historical dividend yield of the S&P 500. The S&P 500 is currently yielding the most it has since June 1995 at 2.49%. After declining for about 20 years from the early 80s to the late 90s, the dividend yield has been on a steady rise this decade.

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This article has 3 comments:

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    Jul 16 07:33 AM
    Until they cut their dividends due to poor earnings growth..
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    Jul 16 07:59 AM
    Just in time BEFORE 2Q results?
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  •  
    Jul 17 01:29 AM
    dividends are rear view mirror. does anybody out there see the economic expansion yet?
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