| The following table presents the 2012 performance of the high dividend paying stocks that make up the Dogs of the Dow plus the rest of the Dow 30 index. To see which high dividend paying stocks would make the cut as one of the Dogs of the Dow as of the most recent close, try Daily Current Doggishness. |
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| Symbol |
Company |
Price |
Yield |
|
Price |
Yield |
2012 % Chg |
| NYSE /
NASDAQ |
The 2012 Dogs
of the Dow are listed in blue |
on 12/31/11 |
on 12/31/11 |
|
on 12/31/12 |
on 12/31/12 |
See Note 1 |
| IBM |
International Business Machines |
183.88 |
1.63% |
|
191.55 |
1.77% |
4.2% |
| CVX |
Chevron |
106.40 |
3.05% |
|
108.14 |
3.33% |
1.6% |
| MMM |
3M |
81.73 |
2.69% |
|
92.85 |
2.54% |
13.6% |
| CAT |
Caterpillar |
90.60 |
2.03% |
|
89.61 |
2.32% |
-1.1% |
| MCD |
McDonald's |
100.33 |
2.79% |
|
88.21 |
3.49% |
-12.1% |
| XOM |
ExxonMobil |
84.76 |
2.22% |
|
86.55 |
2.63% |
2.1% |
| UTX |
United
Technologies |
73.09 |
2.63% |
|
82.01 |
2.61% |
12.2% |
| BA |
Boeing |
73.35 |
2.40% |
|
75.36 |
2.57% |
2.7% |
| TRV |
The Travelers
Companies |
59.17 |
2.77% |
|
71.82 |
2.56% |
21.4% |
| JNJ |
Johnson &
Johnson |
65.58 |
3.48% |
|
70.10 |
3.48% |
6.9% |
| WMT |
Wal-Mart |
59.76 |
2.44% |
|
68.23 |
2.33% |
14.2% |
| PG |
Procter &
Gamble |
66.71 |
3.15% |
|
67.89 |
3.31% |
1.8% |
| HD |
Home Depot |
42.04 |
2.76% |
|
61.85 |
1.88% |
47.1% |
| AXP |
American
Express |
47.17 |
1.53% |
|
57.48 |
1.39% |
21.9% |
| DIS |
Disney |
37.50 |
1.60% |
|
49.79 |
1.51% |
32.8% |
| DD |
DuPont |
45.78 |
3.58% |
|
44.98 |
3.82% |
-1.7% |
| JPM |
JP Morgan Chase |
33.25 |
3.01% |
|
43.97 |
2.73% |
32.2% |
| VZ |
Verizon |
40.12 |
4.99% |
|
43.27 |
4.76% |
7.9% |
| MRK |
Merck |
37.70 |
4.46% |
|
40.94 |
4.20% |
8.6% |
| KO |
Coca-Cola |
34.99 |
2.69% |
|
36.25 |
2.81% |
3.6% |
| T |
AT&T |
30.24 |
5.82% |
|
33.71 |
5.34% |
11.5% |
| MSFT |
Microsoft |
25.96 |
3.08% |
|
26.71 |
3.44% |
2.9% |
| MDLZ |
Mondelez (see
Note 4) |
24.44 |
3.10% |
|
25.45 |
2.04% |
4.1% |
| PFE |
Pfizer |
21.64 |
3.70% |
|
25.08 |
3.83% |
15.9% |
| GE |
General
Electric |
17.91 |
3.80% |
|
20.99 |
3.62% |
17.2% |
| INTC |
Intel |
24.25 |
3.46% |
|
20.62 |
4.36% |
-15.0% |
| CSCO |
Cisco Systems |
18.08 |
1.33% |
|
19.65 |
2.85% |
8.7% |
| HPQ |
Hewlett-Packard |
25.76 |
1.86% |
|
14.25 |
3.72% |
-44.7% |
| BAC |
Bank of America |
5.56 |
0.72% |
|
11.61 |
0.34% |
108.8% |
| AA |
Alcoa |
8.65 |
1.39% |
|
8.68 |
1.38% |
0.3% |
| Symbol |
Company |
Price |
Yield |
|
Price |
Yield |
YTD % Chg |
| - |
- |
on 12/31/11 |
on 12/31/11 |
|
on 12/31/12 |
on 12/31/12 |
See Note 1 |
| UNH |
Unitedhealth Group |
50.14 |
1.30% |
|
54.24 |
1.57% |
8.2% |
| Index |
Description |
Price |
Avg Yield |
|
Price |
Avg Yield |
YTD % Chg |
| - |
- |
on 12/31/11 |
on 12/31/11 |
|
on 12/31/12 |
on 12/31/12 |
See Note 1 |
| Dogs of the
Dow |
10 highest
yielding Dow stocks on 12/31/11 |
- |
3.95% |
|
- |
3.88% |
5.7% |
| Small Dogs
of the Dow |
5 lowest
priced Dogs on 12/31/11 |
- |
3.98% |
|
- |
3.84% |
6.7% |
| Dow 30 |
30 Dow stocks
on 12/31/11 |
- |
2.80% |
|
- |
2.90% |
11.0% |
| DJIA |
Dow Jones
Industrial Index |
12,217.56 |
2.80% |
|
13,104.14 |
2.90% |
7.3% |
| Note 1: |
2012 % change figures do not include for dividends, commissions, or taxes. |
| Note 2: |
Prices as of 12/31/11 are revised for subsequent price adjustments (e.g. stock splits) which occur during the following year. For a list of the Dogs of the Dow with their unadjusted 12/31/11 prices, see the 2012 Dogs of the Dow. |
| Note 3: |
One Dow component (Kraft) was replaced (by Unitedhealth) on September 21, 2012 (after the close). For your convenience, we have a list of Dow changes from 1929 to present. An explanation of how this impacts the high dividend paying stocks of the Dogs of the Dow is listed in our FAQ. Plus you can stay on top of the Dow and Dogs of the Dow by signing up for our Dogs of the Dow Newsletter. |
| Note 4: |
After the close on October 1, 2012, Kraft Foods Inc. changed its name to Mondelez International, Inc. and spun-off Kraft Foods Group, Inc. Post-spin-off, investors received one share of Mondelez (MDLZ) and .33 shares of Kraft Foods Group (KRFT) for every share of Kraft Foods Inc. (KFT). The 12/31/11 price for Mondelez was adjusted to account for the gains of Kraft Foods Inc. up until the close of 10/1/2012. |
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