- According to S&P's Howard Silverblatt, S&P 500 companies paid out $103B in dividends in Q4 - the first time payouts have ever topped $100B in a quarter.
- Full-year 2016 dividends of $397B were also a record.
- Silverblatt expects another record year in 2017 - the only question is whether dividend growth returns to 10% after dipping to 5% last year. What happens in D.C. with regards to tax reform/repatriation will be the key.
- Source: Bloomberg
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