My 12 Best Dividend Kings For May 2023

May 08, 2023 4:28 AM ET, , , , , , , , , , ,

Summary

  • The 49 Dividend Kings collectively were up 0.51% in April and continue their positive year-to-date return.
  • The 12 best dividend kings selected for April, based on forecasted growth and valuation, outperformed the average dividend king return by 2.78%.
  • Since July 2021, the buy-and-hold portfolio for this strategy remains behind the average dividend king return, but it is now only trailing by 38 bps on an annualized basis.

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Sakorn Sukkasemsakorn

Dividend Kings

The Dividend Kings are an elite group of companies that have all paid and increased dividends for at least 50 consecutive years. There are multiple lists of the kings on the internet, some that include more than

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