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2025 Review
The Dividend Kings continue to perform well in 2025, outpacing the S&P 500 by nearly 9%. As of April 22nd, the collective year-to-date return for all 54 Dividend Kings stands at -1.10%, while the SPDR S&P 500 Trust ETF (
2025 Dividend Kings: Weathering Tariff Volatility Better Than The Market
Summary
- The Dividend Kings are outperforming the S&P 500 in 2025 by 8.94%.
- Top performers include National Fuel & Gas (+28.88%), Consolidated Edison (+28.10%), and Middlesex Water Company (+21.00%).
- Promising Dividend Kings identified in March showed relative outperformance, averaging -3.15% vs. -8.16% for SPY.
- New promising Kings include Johnson & Johnson, Nucor Corporation and Tennent Company, each with an expected long-term annualized return of at least 10%.
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