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 1.07.21
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 .
| Ranking | Stock Name | Ticker | Sector | Dividend Yield |
| 1 | Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc | WBA | Consumer Staples | 4.09% |
| 2 | Gilead Sciences | GILD | Healthcare | 4.27% |
| 3 | GlaxoSmithKline PLC | GSK | Healthcare | 5.28% |
| 4 | Dominion Resources Inc | D | Utilities | 5.12% |
| 5 | Amgen Inc | AMGN | Healthcare | 2.67% |
| 6 | Realty Income Corp | O | Real Estate | 4.72% |
| 7 | Pfizer Inc | PFE | Healthcare | 4.05% |
| 8 | CVS | CVS | Healthcare | 2.70% |
| 9 | Duke Energy Corp | DUK | Utilities | 4.23% |
| 10 | The Kroger Co | KR | Consumer Staples | 2.14% |
| 11 | Consolidated Edison Inc | ED | Utilities | 4.34% |
| 12 | American Electric Power | AEP | Utilities | 3.50% |
| 13 | Verizon Communications Inc | VZ | Telecommunications | 4.23% |
| 14 | Travelers | TRV | Financial | 2.40% |
| 15 | Merck & Co Inc | MRK | Healthcare | 2.83% |
| 16 | Sanofi ADR | SNY | Healthcare | 7.34% |
| 17 | Oracle Corp | ORCL | Technology | 1.52% |
| 18 | Ameren | AEE | Utilities | 2.67% |
| 19 | AstraZeneca | AZN | Healthcare | 5.58% |
| 20 | Mitsubishi UFJ Fin’l /ADR | MUFG | Financial | 4.10% |
| 21 | Novartis AG | NVS | Healthcare | 3.25% |
| 22 | Intel Corp | INTC | Technology | 2.50% |
| 23 | Hershey | HSY | Consumer Staples | 2.07% |
| 24 | State Street Bank | STT | Financial | 2.68% |
| 25 | Phillips 66 | PSX | Energy | 5.01% |
| 26 | National Grid PLC ADR | NGG | Utilities | 1.03% |
| 27 | Chevron | CVX | Energy | 5.61% |
| 28 | Cardinal Health Inc | CAH | Healthcare | 3.43% |
| 29 | Southern Co | SO | Utilities | 4.12% |
| 30 | Qualcomm Inc | QCOM | Technology | 1.63% |
| 31 | Chubb Ltd. | CB | Financial | 1.96% |
| 32 | PepsiCo Inc | PEP | Consumer Staples | 2.78% |
| 33 | CMS Energy Corp | CMS | Utilities | 2.77% |
| 34 | AT&T Inc | T | Telecommunications | 7.08% |
| 35 | Sabra Health Care REIT | SBRA | Real Estate | 8.81% |
| 36 | The J.M. Smucker Company | SJM | Consumer Staples | 3.05% |
| 37 | Boston Properties Inc | BXP | Real Estate | 4.34% |
| 38 | Bristol Myers | BMY | Healthcare | 2.89% |
| 39 | General Mills Inc | GIS | Consumer Staples | 3.42% |
| 40 | Public Storage | PSA | Real Estate | 3.68% |
| 41 | Cisco Systems Inc | CSCO | Technology | 3.18% |
| 42 | Coca-Cola Co | KO | Consumer Staples | 3.26% |
| 43 | Truist | TFC | Financial | 3.60% |
| 44 | Kraft Heinz | KHC | Consumer Staples | 4.75% |
| 45 | IBM | IBM | Technology | 5.04% |
| 46 | Principal Financial Group Inc | PFG | Financial | 4.31% |
| 47 | Nestle SA | NSRGY | Consumer Staples | 2.06% |
| 48 | Emerson Electric | EMR | Industrials | 2.44% |
| 49 | AmerisourceBergen Corp | ABC | Healthcare | 1.51% |
| 50 | Eastman Chemical Co | EMN | Basic Materials | 2.45% |
| 51 | Medtronic PLC | MDT | Healthcare | 1.89% |
| 52 | Hormel Foods Corp | HRL | Consumer Staples | 2.05% |
| 53 | American Campus | ACC | Real Estate | 4.45% |
| 54 | Dow Chemical Co | DOW | Basic Materials | 4.79% |
| 55 | Toyota Motor Corporation | TM | Consumer Discretionary | 1.31% |
| 56 | Keurig Dr Pepper Inc | KDP | Consumer Discretionary | 1.89% |
| 57 | MetLife Inc | MET | Financial | 3.63% |
| 58 | Magna International Inc | MGA | Consumer Discretionary | 2.14% |
| 59 | Digital Realty | DLR | Real Estate | 3.32% |
| 60 | Novo Nordisk A/S | NVO | Healthcare | 1.75% |
| 61 | Starbucks Corp | SBUX | Consumer Discretionary | 1.63% |
| 62 | Comcast Corp | CMCSA | Telecommunications | 1.78% |
| 63 | Exelon | EXC | Utilities | 3.61% |
| 64 | Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV | BUD | Consumer Staples | 0.77% |
| 65 | Colgate-Palmolive Company | CL | Consumer Staples | 2.13% |
| 66 | Total SA | TOT | Energy | 6.70% |
| 67 | Unilever | UN | Consumer Staples | 2.84% |
| 68 | Aflac Inc. | AFL | Financial | 2.48% |
| 69 | WalMart Stores Inc | WMT | Consumer Staples | 1.47% |
| 70 | PNC Financial | PNC | Financial | 2.89% |
| 71 | Cummins Inc | CMI | Industrials | 2.19% |
| 72 | Société Générale ADR | SCGLY | Financial | 5.34% |
| 73 | T. Rowe Price Group Inc | TROW | Financial | 2.24% |
| 74 | Eaton Corp PLC | ETN | Industrials | 2.25% |
| 75 | Siemens AG | SIEGY | Industrials | 5.81% |
| 76 | Nutrien Ltd | NTR | Basic Materials | 3.48% |
| 77 | Microsoft Corp | MSFT | Technology | 0.96% |
| 78 | Sempra Energy | SRE | Utilities | 3.42% |
| 79 | Simon Property Group | SPG | Real Estate | 7.99% |
| 80 | Philip Morris International | PM | Consumer Staples | 5.68% |
| 81 | Procter & Gamble Co | PG | Consumer Staples | 2.21% |
| 82 | Enbridge Inc. | ENB | Basic Materials | 5.85% |
| 83 | Target Corp | TGT | Consumer Staples | 1.39% |
| 84 | Viacom CBS | VIAC | Consumer Discretionary | 2.39% |
| 85 | Infosys Ltd | INFY | Technology | 1.65% |
| 86 | Valero Energy Corp | VLO | Energy | 6.44% |
| 87 | Eversource Energy | ES | Utilities | 2.53% |
| 88 | JP Morgan Chase and Co | JPM | Financial | 2.65% |
| 89 | Exxon Mobil Corp | XOM | Energy | 7.74% |
| 90 | Bank of Nova Scotia | BNS | Financial | 4.53% |
| 91 | Diageo Plc | DEO | Consumer Staples | 0.53% |
| 92 | Raytheon Technologies | RTX | Industrials | 2.70% |
| 93 | Accenture PLC | ACN | Technology | 1.28% |
| 94 | UBS Group AG | UBS | Financial | 2.35% |
| 95 | Prudential Financial Inc | PRU | Financial | 5.29% |
| 96 | Wells Fargo and Co. | WFC | Financial | 4.88% |
| 97 | BP PLC | BP | Energy | 1.32% |
| 98 | McDonald’s Corp | MCD | Consumer Discretionary | 2.36% |
| 99 | Aegon | AEG | Financial | 5.49% |
| 100 | Quest Diagnostics Inc | DGX | Healthcare | 1.78% |
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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