3 Select High-Yield S&P 500 Dividend Stocks

The S&P 500 Index is owned and maintained by Standard & Poor's, a division of McGraw-Hill. The index was first published in 1957 and is the second most recognized index in the U.S. behind only the Dow Jones Industrial Average. Stocks included in the S&P 500 are large publicly companies that trade on either the New York Stock Exchange or the NASDAQ. Most of the stocks are U.S. based companies. However, there are a few companies with headquarters in or incorporated outside of the U.S. For many investors, the S&P 500 represents the U.S. stock market and this index is used as a benchmark for many portfolios.

Not all stock in the index pay dividends, but many of the best known dividend growth stocks are part of the index. The dividend Aristocrats is a subset of the S&P 500 and is limited to stocks that have increased their dividend for 25 or more years. This week week, I screened my dividend growth stocks database for stocks that are members of the S&P 500 and have a yield of 4.75% or more. The results are presented below...

Source: Dividend Growth Stocks

Related Articles:

- High-Quality, Low-Risk Dividend Stocks

- Yield on Cost: Measuring for Success 

- All Investing Involves Risk 

- Asset Allocation For Income Investors 

- 3 Dividend Stocks With Room To Increase Their Payout