The NASDAQ Dividend Achievers Index is made up of 347 stocks with 10+ consecutive years of dividend increases, that also meet certain minimum size and liquidity requirements.
The list of all Dividend Achievers is valuable because it provides dividend growth investors with a long list of stocks that have increased their dividends for at least 10+ consecutive years.
These are companies with shareholder-friendly management teams committed to rewarding investors. They have an ability to do so because of sustained earnings growth.
Together, these two criteria form a powerful pair. hey become even more powerful for the investor who buys high-quality dividend growth stocks when they are undervalued.
The Dividend Aristocrats Index is comprised of 65 stocks with 25+ years of consecutive dividend increases. It is more exclusive than the Dividend Achievers Index.
The Dividend Champions is a bigger list as it includes stocks that do not qualify as Dividend Aristocrats because of indexing or trading volume restrictions.