Dividend-Paying Stocks to Buy and Hold
The following 10 dividend-paying stocks could be core holdings of a long-term buy-and-hold portfolio. Consider reinvesting dividends to increase the total return of the portfolio.
| Buy and Hold Stocks | ||
|---|---|---|
Name | Symbol | Dividend (Yield) |
| 3M Company | MMM | $69.55 (73.97%) |
| Air Products | APD | $7.08 (2.91%) |
| Coca-Cola | KO | $1.94 (3.20%) |
| Colgate-Palmolive | CL | $1.92 (2.16%) |
| Emerson Electric | EMR | $2.10 (1.85%) |
| International Business Machines | IBM | $6.64 (3.50%) |
| Johnson & Johnson | JNJ | $4.76 (3.02%) |
| Kimberly-Clark | KMB | $4.88 (3.79%) |
| Procter & Gamble | PG | $3.76 (2.34%) |
| RPM International | RPM | $1.84 (1.56%) |
| Dividend data from Alpha Vantage as of Apr-01-2024. | ||
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Portfolio Values
To inspect the performance of the Buy and Hold Stocks portfolio, see the chart below. Portfolio values are computed using monthly closes for stocks from Alpha Vantage.All 10 stocks are included in the portfolio computations. The current value of the portfolio assumes that $1,000.00 was invested in each stock at its closing monthly price for the first date shown on the portfolio value chart below. All prices are adjusted for splits and dividends.The current value of the $10,000 investment is $14,103. The percent return is 41.03%. The annualized return is 7.12%.
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Monthly Dividend-Paying Stocks