Portfolio of High-Yield Blue-Chip Stocks

Here are 9 well-known blue-chip companies (MLPs and REITs are not included) with relatively high dividend yields that could be considered for a long-term dividend reinvestment portfolio.

High-Yield Blue-Chip Stocks

Name
& Monthly Returns

Symbol
& Snapshot

Dividend (Yield)
& Dividend Chart

AT&T T$1.11 (6.46%)
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Inc CBRL$5.20 (7.82%)
Dominion Energy D$2.67 (5.55%)
Duke Energy DUK$4.10 (4.29%)
International Business Machines IBM$6.64 (3.38%)
Leggett & Platt, Inc. LEG$1.84 (9.52%)
Mercury General MCY$1.27 (2.68%)
Southern Company SO$2.80 (4.00%)
Western Union WU$0.94 (6.94%)
Dividend data from Alpha Vantage as of Mar-13-2024.
Display Price Chart for each stock.
Display Dividend Chart for each stock.

Portfolio Values

To inspect the performance of the High-Yield Blue-Chip Stocks portfolio, see the chart below. Portfolio values are computed using monthly closes for stocks from Alpha Vantage.

All 9 stocks are included in the portfolio computations. The current value of the portfolio assumes that $1,111.11 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 $10,838. The percent return is 8.38%. The annualized return is 1.62%.



Portfolio Value Chart for Last 100 Daily Closes


See Portfolio of Dividend Income Stocks: High-Yield Blue-Chip Stocks.

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