The Top 100 is the Dividend Manager’s custom list of dividend-bearing stock for income investors – the type of stocks that can allow you to reap high relative income and earn consistent returns without constantly worrying about market performance.
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Top 100 as of 11.21.19
| Ranking | Stock Name | Ticker | Sector | Dividend Yield |
| 1 | GlaxoSmithKline PLC | GSK | Healthcare | 4.45 |
| 2 | Ventas Inc | VTR | Real Estate | 5.42 |
| 3 | Pfizer Inc | PFE | Healthcare | 3.82 |
| 4 | Schlumberger | SLB | Energy | 5.77 |
| 5 | Exxon Mobil Corp | XOM | Energy | 5.13 |
| 6 | Public Storage | PSA | Real Estate | 3.75 |
| 7 | Dominion Resources Inc | D | Utilities | 4.43 |
| 8 | The Kroger Co | KR | Consumer Staples | 2.41 |
| 9 | Bristol Myers | BMY | Healthcare | 2.9 |
| 10 | Gilead Sciences | GILD | Healthcare | 3.88 |
| 11 | Kraft Heinz | KHC | Consumer Staples | 5.11 |
| 12 | Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc | WBA | Consumer Staples | 2.98 |
| 13 | Société Générale ADR | SCGLY | Financial | 8.05 |
| 14 | L Brands Inc | LB | Consumer Discretionary | 6.98 |
| 15 | Verizon Communications Inc | VZ | Telecommunications | 4.13 |
| 16 | Sanofi ADR | SNY | Healthcare | 3.79 |
| 17 | Amgen Inc | AMGN | Healthcare | 2.58 |
| 18 | State Street Bank | STT | Financial | 2.85 |
| 19 | National Grid PLC ADR | NGG | Utilities | 5.28 |
| 20 | Total SA | TOT | Energy | 5.35 |
| 21 | Toyota Motor Corporation | TM | Consumer Discretionary | 2.54 |
| 22 | Occidental Petroleum Corp | OXY | Energy | 8.21 |
| 23 | PNC Financial | PNC | Financial | 3.03 |
| 24 | Gap Inc | GPS | Consumer Discretionary | 5.96 |
| 25 | United Parcel Service Inc | UPS | Industrials | 3.19 |
| 26 | Novartis AG | NVS | Healthcare | 3.13 |
| 27 | Intel Corp | INTC | Technology | 2.16 |
| 28 | Hershey | HSY | Consumer Staples | 2.07 |
| 29 | Principal Financial Group Inc | PFG | Financial | 4.05 |
| 30 | Target Corp | TGT | Consumer Staples | 2.09 |
| 31 | Hess Corporation | HES | Energy | 1.49 |
| 32 | Qualcomm Inc | QCOM | Technology | 2.74 |
| 33 | Kohl’s Corp | KSS | Consumer Discretionary | 5.7 |
| 34 | Merck & Co Inc | MRK | Healthcare | 2.6 |
| 35 | PepsiCo Inc | PEP | Consumer Staples | 2.84 |
| 36 | AT&T Inc | T | Telecommunications | 5.49 |
| 37 | Boston Properties Inc | BXP | Real Estate | 2.75 |
| 38 | Bank of Nova Scotia | BNS | Financial | 4.79 |
| 39 | General Mills Inc | GIS | Consumer Staples | 3.7 |
| 40 | Wells Fargo and Co. | WFC | Financial | 3.78 |
| 41 | Tapestry Inc | TPR | Consumer Discretionary | 5.17 |
| 42 | Infosys Ltd | INFY | Technology | 2.27 |
| 43 | Cisco Systems Inc | CSCO | Technology | 3.08 |
| 44 | IBM | IBM | Technology | 4.86 |
| 45 | CVS | CVS | Healthcare | 2.67 |
| 46 | Nestle SA | NSRGY | Consumer Staples | 2.31 |
| 47 | Consolidated Edison Inc | ED | Utilities | 3.39 |
| 48 | Emerson Electric | EMR | Industrials | 2.73 |
| 49 | Duke Energy Corp | DUK | Utilities | 4.34 |
| 50 | Mitsubishi UFJ Fin’l /ADR | MUFG | Financial | 3.79 |
| 51 | AmerisourceBergen Corp | ABC | Healthcare | 1.83 |
| 52 | Eastman Chemical Co | EMN | Basic Materials | 3.23 |
| 53 | Enbridge Inc. | ENB | Basic Materials | 5.92 |
| 54 | Hormel Foods Corp | HRL | Consumer Staples | 1.96 |
| 55 | Dow Chemical Co | DOW | Basic Materials | 5.24 |
| 56 | Keurig Dr Pepper Inc | KDP | Consumer Discretionary | 1.99 |
| 57 | BP PLC | BP | Energy | 6.39 |
| 58 | MetLife Inc | MET | Financial | 3.6 |
| 59 | Aegon | AEG | Financial | 7.3 |
| 60 | Magna International Inc | MGA | Consumer Discretionary | 2.69 |
| 61 | Marathon Petroleum Corp | MPC | Energy | 3.43 |
| 62 | Novo Nordisk A/S | NVO | Healthcare | 2.19 |
| 63 | UBS Group AG | UBS | Financial | 5.65 |
| 64 | Southern Co | SO | Utilities | 3.95 |
| 65 | Starbucks Corp | SBUX | Consumer Discretionary | 1.95 |
| 66 | Comcast Corp | CMCSA | Telecommunications | 1.9 |
| 67 | Darden Restaurants Inc | DRI | Consumer Discretionary | 3.07 |
| 68 | Apache Oil | APA | Energy | 4.37 |
| 69 | Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV | BUD | Consumer Staples | 2.54 |
| 70 | Unilever | UN | Consumer Staples | 3.06 |
| 71 | Capital One Financial | COF | Financial | 1.66 |
| 72 | Phillips 66 | PSX | Energy | 3.1 |
| 73 | WalMart Stores Inc | WMT | Consumer Staples | 1.77 |
| 74 | Realty Income Corp | O | Real Estate | 3.5 |
| 75 | Coca-Cola Co | KO | Consumer Staples | 3.01 |
| 76 | Cummins Inc | CMI | Industrials | 2.9 |
| 77 | T. Rowe Price Group Inc | TROW | Financial | 2.51 |
| 78 | Eaton Corp PLC | ETN | Industrials | 3.15 |
| 79 | Siemens AG | SIEGY | Industrials | 3.43 |
| 80 | Nutrien Ltd | NTR | Basic Materials | 3.85 |
| 81 | BB&T Corporation | BBT | Financial | 3.31 |
| 82 | Microsoft Corp | MSFT | Technology | 1.36 |
| 83 | Medtronic PLC | MDT | Healthcare | 1.94 |
| 84 | Simon Property Group | SPG | Real Estate | 5.67 |
| 85 | Cardinal Health Inc | CAH | Healthcare | 3.47 |
| 86 | Philip Morris International | PM | Consumer Staples | 5.61 |
| 87 | Oracle Corp | ORCL | Technology | 1.7 |
| 88 | Procter & Gamble Co | PG | Consumer Staples | 2.44 |
| 89 | Chubb Ltd. | CB | Financial | 1.96 |
| 90 | Viacom Inc | VIAB | Consumer Discretionary | 3.43 |
| 91 | Valero Energy Corp | VLO | Energy | 3.7 |
| 92 | JP Morgan Chase and Co | JPM | Financial | 2.76 |
| 93 | Diageo Plc | DEO | Consumer Staples | 2.59 |
| 94 | United Technologies Corp | UTX | Industrials | 1.98 |
| 95 | Accenture PLC | ACN | Technology | 1.88 |
| 96 | CMS Energy Corp | CMS | Utilities | 2.48 |
| 97 | Prudential Financial Inc | PRU | Financial | 4.28 |
| 98 | McDonald’s Corp | MCD | Consumer Discretionary | 2.58 |
| 99 | Fluor | FLR | Industrials | 4.18 |
| 100 | Quest Diagnostics Inc | DGX | Healthcare | 2.02 |
Select firms with moderate dividend payout ratios. Firms with moderate or even low-payout ratios will have the financial capacity to continue paying and raising dividends at an above-market rate.Choose firms with a solid history of dividend payments plus above-average dividend growth (generally a minimum of 5 percent in dividend growth rate for prospective investments).The Dividend Manager’s Strategy For Selecting The Top 100 Dividend Paying Stocks
- Choose firms with an above average dividend yield based on their price and dividend history. Firms that trade at low dividend/payout ratios offer investors an opportunity for added appreciation through share price and dividend reinvestment.
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