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 9.1.18
| Ranking | Stock Name | Ticker | Sector | Dividend Yield |
| 1 | GlaxoSmithKline PLC | GSK | Healthcare | 5.13% |
| 2 | Ventas Inc | VTR | Real Estate | 5.60% |
| 3 | Pfizer Inc | PFE | Healthcare | 3.91% |
| 4 | Schlumberger | SLB | Energy | 3.05% |
| 5 | Exxon Mobil Corp | XOM | Energy | 3.96% |
| 6 | Public Storage | PSA | Real Estate | 4.37% |
| 7 | Dominion Resources Inc | D | Utilities | 4.88% |
| 8 | The Kroger Co | KR | Consumer Staples | 2.81% |
| 9 | GGP Inc | GGP | Real Estate | 4.23% |
| 10 | Invesco Ltd | IVZ | Financial | 3.53% |
| 11 | L Brands Inc | LB | Consumer Discretionary | 6.53% |
| 12 | Duke Energy Corp | DUK | Utilities | 3.99% |
| 13 | Target Corp | TGT | Consumer Staples | 3.88% |
| 14 | Verizon Communications Inc | VZ | Telecommunications | 4.78% |
| 15 | Sanofi ADR | SNY | Healthcare | 3.17% |
| 16 | Cardinal Health Inc | CAH | Healthcare | 3.77% |
| 17 | Amgen Inc | AMGN | Healthcare | 2.92% |
| 18 | PepsiCo Inc | PEP | Consumer Staples | 3.60% |
| 19 | State Street Bank | STT | Financial | 4.54% |
| 20 | National Grid PLC ADR | NGG | Utilities | 4.61% |
| 21 | Total SA | TOT | Energy | 5.01% |
| 22 | Toyota Motor Corporation | TM | Consumer Discretionary | 3.31% |
| 23 | Occidental Petroleum Corp | OXY | Energy | 4.23% |
| 24 | Gap Inc | GPS | Consumer Discretionary | 4.01% |
| 25 | United Parcel Service Inc | UPS | Industrials | 2.85% |
| 26 | Novartis AG | NVS | Healthcare | 3.25% |
| 27 | Intel Corp | INTC | Technology | 2.47% |
| 28 | Southern Co | SO | Utilities | 4.95% |
| 29 | Hershey | HSY | Consumer Staples | 2.87% |
| 30 | Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc | WBA | Consumer Staples | 2.68% |
| 31 | Principal Financial Group Inc | PFG | Financial | 2.78% |
| 32 | Hess Corporation | HES | Energy | 2.09% |
| 33 | Qualcomm Inc | QCOM | Technology | 4.39% |
| 34 | Kohl’s Corp | KSS | Consumer Discretionary | 4.09% |
| 35 | Merck & Co Inc | MRK | Healthcare | 3.30% |
| 36 | Procter & Gamble Co | PG | Consumer Staples | 2.93% |
| 37 | AT&T Inc | T | Telecommunications | 5.13% |
| 38 | Boston Properties Inc | BXP | Real Estate | 3.42% |
| 39 | Bank of Nova Scotia | BNS | Financial | 3.73% |
| 40 | General Mills Inc | GIS | Consumer Staples | 4.16% |
| 41 | Wells Fargo and Company | WFC | Financial | 2.93% |
| 42 | Coach Inc | COH | Consumer Discretionary | 3.29% |
| 43 | Infosys Ltd | INFY | Technology | 2.77% |
| 44 | Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV | BUD | Consumer Staples | 4.13% |
| 45 | Cisco Systems Inc | CSCO | Technology | 2.82% |
| 46 | IBM | IBM | Technology | 4.28% |
| 47 | CVS | CVS | Healthcare | 2.69% |
| 48 | Nestle SA | NSRGY | Consumer Staples | 2.69% |
| 49 | Consolidated Edison Inc | ED | Utilities | 3.86% |
| 50 | Emerson Electric | EMR | Industrials | 3.26% |
| 51 | Mitsubishi UFJ Fin’l Grp Inc ADR | MTU | Financial | 2.60% |
| 52 | AmerisourceBergen Corp | ABC | Healthcare | 1.84% |
| 53 | Eastman Chemical Co | EMN | Basic Materials | 2.37% |
| 54 | Spectra Energy Partners LP | SEP | Basic Materials | 6.45% |
| 55 | Hormel Foods Corp | HRL | Consumer Staples | 1.91% |
| 56 | The Travelers Companies Inc | TRV | Financial | 2.14% |
| 57 | Dow Chemical Co | DOW | Basic Materials | 2.84% |
| 58 | Dr Pepper Snapple Group | DPS | Consumer Discretionary | 2.41% |
| 59 | BCE Inc | BCE | Technology | 4.56% |
| 60 | MetLife Inc | MET | Financial | 3.39% |
| 61 | Aegon | AEG | Financial | 2.10% |
| 62 | Magna International Inc | MGA | Consumer Discretionary | 2.22% |
| 63 | Marathon Petroleum Corp | MPC | Energy | 2.90% |
| 64 | Novo Nordisk A/S | NVO | Healthcare | 2.68% |
| 65 | The Mosaic Co | MOS | Basic Materials | 4.89% |
| 66 | Société Générale ADR | SCGLY | Financial | 4.38% |
| 67 | Starbucks Corp | SBUX | Consumer Discretionary | 1.84% |
| 68 | Comcast Corp | CMCSA | Telecommunications | 1.43% |
| 69 | Darden Restaurants Inc | DRI | Consumer Discretionary | 2.51% |
| 70 | Apache Oil | APA | Energy | 2.01% |
| 71 | Unilever | UN | Consumer Staples | 2.53% |
| 72 | Capital One Financial | COF | Financial | 1.96% |
| 73 | Phillips 66 | PSX | Energy | 3.23% |
| 74 | Wal-Mart Stores Inc | WMT | Consumer Staples | 2.54% |
| 75 | Realty Income Corp | O | Real Estate | 4.23% |
| 76 | Coca-Cola Co | KO | Consumer Staples | 3.34% |
| 77 | Cummins Inc | CMI | Industrials | 2.71% |
| 78 | T. Rowe Price Group Inc | TROW | Financial | 2.16% |
| 79 | Eaton Corp PLC | ETN | Industrials | 3.30% |
| 80 | Siemens AG | SIEGY | Industrials | 2.90% |
| 81 | Agrium Inc | AGU | Basic Materials | 3.63% |
| 82 | BB&T Corporation | BBT | Financial | 2.67% |
| 83 | Microsoft Corp | MSFT | Technology | 2.13% |
| 84 | Medtronic PLC | MDT | Healthcare | 2.14% |
| 85 | Simon Property Group | SPG | Real Estate | 1.62% |
| 86 | Philip Morris International | PM | Consumer Staples | 3.58% |
| 87 | Oracle Corp | ORCL | Technology | 1.38% |
| 88 | Chubb Ltd. | CB | Financial | 2.41% |
| 89 | Viacom Inc | VIAB | Consumer Discretionary | 2.81% |
| 90 | Valero Energy Corp | VLO | Energy | 4.12% |
| 91 | JP Morgan Chase and Co | JPM | Financial | 2.14% |
| 92 | Diageo Plc | DEO | Consumer Staples | 2.43% |
| 93 | United Technologies Corp | UTX | Industrials | 2.32% |
| 94 | Accenture PLC | ACN | Technology | 1.87% |
| 95 | CMS Energy Corp | CMS | Utilities | 2.71% |
| 96 | Prudential Financial Inc | PRU | Financial | 2.89% |
| 97 | Progressive Corporation | PGR | Financial | 1.39% |
| 98 | McDonald’s Corp | MCD | Consumer Discretionary | 2.32% |
| 99 | Fluor | FLR | Industrials | 2.23% |
| 100 | Quest Diagnostics Inc | DGX | Healthcare | 1.64% |
The Dividend Manager’s Strategy For Selecting The Top 100 Dividend Paying Stocks
- 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).
- 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 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.
To learn more about the Top 100 and Dividend Paying Stocks, read The Snowball Effect. This income investing book shows how to achieve retirement goals by investing in blue-chip dividend paying stocks, high-yield bonds, and writing covered calls. It is the fourth book by well known investment author Timothy McIntosh.
