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2016 Dogs of the Dow

The above table lists the ten highest yielding Dow stocks as of the close on December 31, 2015.

These ten stocks are 2016's Dogs of the Dow. Of these ten Dow stocks, the five stocks with the lowest closing price are 2016's Small Dogs of the Dow. For more information on how the Dogs of the Dow are selected, try Dog Steps.
If you would like to see which Dow stocks would make the cut as a Dog as of the most recent close, try Current Doggishness.
You can also easily track the performance of this year's Dogs of the Dow with our Daily Year-to-Date Performance Tables.
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Dogs of the Dow Total Return: Dog Years

So how have the high dividend paying Dogs of the Dow and the Small Dogs of the Dow performed? The following table and chart help answer that question directly. The following table presents the total returns for various calendar years and the average of annual total returns for the one, three, five and 10-year periods ending December 31, 2014. In addition, the right-most column in the table includes total return performance figures so far this millennium (i.e. 12/31/1999 to 12/31/2014). What the data shows is that, over the long-term, both the Dogs of the Dow and the Small Dogs of the Dow have performed admirably. For example, since the turn-of-the-century, the Dogs of the Dow have an average annual total return of 8.3%. This compares favorably to the average annual total return of the Dow Jones Industrial Average of 6.7%. The Small Dogs of the Dow have fared even better -- gaining slightly more than an average of 10% per year -- an impressive performance considering that the time period involved included both the dot-com bust as well as the historic financial crisis.

For an update on this year's performance, try our YTD performance tables.

 

Note 1:	All total returns are calculated using reinvested dividends.
Note 2:	The effects of commissions/loads are not included.
Note 3:	All data is believed to be from reliable sources.
Note 4:	Past performance is in no way a guarantee of future results.
Note 5:	The above listed mutual funds were selected for comparison due to the fact that they are among the largest U.S. domestic growth equity funds.

 

US Weekly Economic Calendar

time (et)	report	period	ACTUAL	forecast	previous
MONDAY, JAN. 4
9:45 am	Markit PMI	Dec.		--	51.3
10 am	ISM	Dec.		49.1%	48.6%
10 am	Construction spending	Nov.		0.9%	1.0%
TUESDAY,  JAN. 5
TBA	Motor vehicle sales	Dec.		18.1 mln	18.1 mln
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 6
8:15 am	ADP employment	Dec.		--	217,000
8:30 am	Trade deficit	Nov.		-$44.1 bln	-$43.9 bln
10 am	Factory orders	Nov.		-0.1%	1.5%
10 am	ISM nonmanufacturing index	Dec.		56.5%	55.9%
THURSDAY, JAN. 7
8:30 am	Weekly jobless claims	Dec. 26		N/A	N/A
FRIDAY, JAN. 8
8:30 am	Nonfarm payrolls	Dec.		204,000	211,000
8:30 am	Unemployment rate	Dec.		5.0%	5.0%
8:30 am	Average hourly earnings	Dec.		0.1%	0.2%
3 pm	Consumer credit	Nov.		--	$16 bln

NK, OMCL: Bullish Trending Stocks

J M Smucker Co (NYSE: SJM)

The J. M. Smucker Company manufactures and markets branded food products worldwide. It operates through four segments: U.S. Retail Coffee; U.S. Retail Consumer Foods; U.S. Retail Pet Foods; and International, Foodservice, and Natural Foods. The company provides various consumer food and beverage products, including coffee, peanut butter, fruit spreads, shortening and oils, baking mixes and ready-to-spread frostings, canned milk, flour and baking ingredients, juices and beverages, frozen sandwiches, toppings, syrups, pickles, condiments, grain products, and nut mix products; and pet products comprising dry and wet dog food, dry and wet cat food, dog snacks, and cat snacks.
Take a look at the 1-year chart of J.M. (NYSE: SJM) below with added notations:

Since the stock’s January low at $95, SJM has been trending higher and higher. Over the past month or so the stock has hit the same resistance at $125 (red). Yesterday SJM tried to break out above that $125 level, but ultimately the stock closed back below it. A close above the $125 level should lead to another leg higher for stock.

The Tale of the Tape: SJM has a 52-week resistance at $125. The possible long position on the stock would be on a breakout above that level with a stop placed under it.