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Russell 50 Crushing Dow 30 Dividend Dogs In June
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Published Sun, 24 Jun 2012 04:04:18 -0400 on Seeking Alpha
Many investors have relied on a once per year trading system triggered by yield, called the "Dogs of the Index" to select their best of the best dividend stocks. The system empowers investors with all the wisdom and knowledge of the well-paid wizards of investment and publishing for free, as they select the highest yielding and lowest priced choices from a collection of equities built by experts. According to Russell Investors, publishers of the subject index for this article, "the Russell Top 50® Index measures the performance of the largest companies in the Russell 3000® Index. It includes approximately 50 of the largest securities based on a combination of their market cap and current index membership and represents approximately 40% of the total market capitalization of the Russell 3000." Charts below for the Russell 50 Index reveal high yielding stocks whose prices increased (or whose dividends decreased) as candidates to... Read more
Stock name ISIN Last trade P/E Earnings/Share Dividend/Share Dividend yield AT&T 
US00206R1023 37.44 29.2 1.28 1.80 4.81 ALTRIA GROUP
US02209S1033 37.44 17.2 2.16 1.76 4.70 CONOCOPHILLIPS
US20825C1045 63.31 10.6 5.86 2.64 4.17 VERIZON COMM
US92343V1044 53.35 133.7 0.40 2.06 3.86 MERCK & CO
US5893311077 45.99 23.6 1.96 1.72 3.74 PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL
US7181721090 95.68 18.3 5.21 3.40 3.55 PFIZER
US7170811035 28.96 20.7 1.41 0.96 3.31 CHEVRON
US1667641005 123.42 9.3 13.23 4.00 3.24 PROCTER & GAMBLE
US7427181091 80.02 20.2 3.97 2.41 3.01 JOHNSON & JOHNSON
US4781601046 88.09 23.8 3.67 2.64 3.00