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Dagens fakta XII
| In June, the dividend-payers (387) in the S&P 500 (equal weight) posted a total return of 0.96%, vs. 2.12% for the non-payers (113), according to Standard & Poor's. Year-to-date, the payers gained 11.65%, vs. 12.95% for the non-payers. For the 12-month period ended June 2007, payers gained 24.39%, vs. 26.17% for the non-payers. The number of dividend increases (S&P 500) year-to-date totaled 165, lagging the 179 and 180 increases registered over the same period in 2006 and 2005. The dip in dividend increases is most likely a continuation of the use of buybacks. The dividend yield on the index was 1.82% at the close of June. |