Updated July 4, 2024
SCHD is a Charles Schwab Exchange Traded Fund that tracks the Dow Jones Dividend 100 Index. These are the top 100 dividend stocks acording to Dow Jones. Currently, their top 10 holdings include Amgen, Black Rock, Cisco Systems, Chevron, The Home Depot, Coca-Cola, Lockheed Martin, Texas Instruments and Verizon. The fund currently has a 3.4% dividend yield and 10.8% average annual growth rate for the past 5 years. Their stock price is up 43% over the past 5 years. Here is a link to their website that shows all 100 stocks that are currently in the index:
Dow Jones Dividend 100 Index
My Rules For Investing:
Never invest in anything that you do not completely understand.
Do not invest in a stock unless you are willing to hold it for the long term.
Never put more than 10% of your money into any one stock.
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