Every January, one of the best strategies is to invest in the top Dogs of the Dow.
For 2021, the Dogs of the Dow returned an average of 16.3%, as compared to the 20.8% average returns on the Dow Jones. In 2020, the Dogs lost about 12.7%. In 2019, the Dogs were up 20%. In 2018, they were up about 1%, but still beat the Dow, which fell close to 6%. In 2017, the dogs were up 19%.
Better, all of the Dogs pay dividends.
In 2021, they did okay.
- Chevon (CVX) with a yield of 6.05% — ran from $82 to $118
- IBM (IBM) with a yield of 5.23% – ran from $120 to $131
- Dow (DOW) with a yield of 5.11% – ran from $54 to $56
- Walgreens (WBA) with a yield of 4.72% – ran from $40 to $50.72
- Verizon (VZ) with a yield of 4.27% — fell slightly from $57 to $52.56
- 3M (MMM) with a yield of 3.37% – ran from $168 to $176.31
- Cisco (CSCO) with a yield of 3.23% — ran from $44 to $63.37
- Merck (MRK) with a yield of 3.24% — ran from $75 to $76.23
- Coca-Cola (KO) with a yield of 3.07% — ran from $52 to $58.53
- JP Morgan (JPM) with a yield of 2.89% — ran from $123 to $158
Not bad at all. Not only did most move higher, all paid dividends.
As for the Dogs of the Dow 2022, pay close attention to:
- Verizon (VZ)
- Dow Inc. (DOW)
- IBM (IBM)
- Chevron Corp. (CVX)
- Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA)
- Merck (MRK)
- 3M (MMM)
- Amgen Inc. (AMGN)
- Coca-Cola (KO)
- Intel Corp. (INTC)
