10 Blue Chip “Dogs” Yielding Up To 4.9%

10 Blue Chip “Dogs” Yielding Up To 4.9%

cute dog put his face on his knees to the man and smiling from the hands scratching her ear Once upon a time, it was hard to find an income strategy much better than the idiot-proof "Dogs of the Dow DOW ." And hey, in this wild market in which the S&P can drop 2% in a couple of hours, this sounds pretty good. Let's buy some blue chips and earn 3x more income than the broader market. Which Dogs are paying the biggest dividends for 2022? As a group these battleship businesses are paying 3. 8% versus just 1. 2% for the broader market. We'll review them in a moment. First, the Dogs of the Dow rules: That's it—do this, and you are your own Dogs ETF minus the fees. The Wall Street quants can keep their fancy spreadsheets. This formula uses the "old school" value approach of buying the biggest dividends. Does the strategy still beat the market? It depends on the backdrop. The past three years delivered go-go returns, which resulted in the Dogs strategy lagging. 2021 Dogs of the Dow Total Returns The result? All but one of the 2021 Dow Dogs—Cisco (CSCO) has been replaced