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With stocks rallying for 5 weeks in a row now, dividend yields are falling back to Earth. The average dividend yield of the Dow 30 has fallen over 25% since the rally began in early March. Combined with dividend cuts made earlier this year from companies like CNBC parent, General Electric [GE
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], the average yield is now below 3.3%, far from the 4.5% we saw in early March.
Below is a table listing the yields of all 30 Dow components. AT&T [T
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] is now the highest yielding stock on the Dow, followed by Dupont [DD
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]. With earnings season underway, it will be interesting to see whether more companies will announce changes to their dividends.
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Data Source: Thomson Reuters
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