Dividend Aristocrats

For long-term investors, dividend returns are very important as they are an additional income that is earned over and above the capital gains earned by holding onto the stock.

• This smallcase consists of companies that have increased their dividend payout consecutively for the last 10 years.

Stock returns consist of two parts--price return and dividend return. An investor can earn back a significant portion of the investment in the form of dividends, before selling the stock.