Dividend-Paying Stocks Portfolio
This portfolio consists of 10 dividend-paying stocks that could generate constant money flow in the long term.
Asset Allocation
Performance
Performance Chart
The chart shows the growth of an initial investment of $10,000 in Dividend-Paying Stocks Portfolio, comparing it to the performance of the S&P 500 index or another benchmark. All prices have been adjusted for splits and dividends. The portfolio is rebalanced Every 3 months.
The earliest data available for this chart is Jan 2, 1987, corresponding to the inception date of APD
Returns By Period
As of May 9, 2025, the Dividend-Paying Stocks Portfolio returned 4.51% Year-To-Date and 9.60% of annualized return in the last 10 years.
| YTD | 1M | 6M | 1Y | 5Y* | 10Y* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
^GSPC S&P 500 | -3.70% | 13.67% | -5.18% | 9.18% | 14.14% | 10.43% |
| Dividend-Paying Stocks Portfolio | 4.51% | 8.35% | 3.88% | 20.22% | 11.88% | 9.60% |
| Portfolio components: | ||||||
PG The Procter & Gamble Company | -4.18% | 0.81% | -1.69% | -1.52% | 9.15% | 10.09% |
MMM 3M Company | 9.86% | 10.98% | 7.14% | 49.80% | 6.75% | 3.98% |
KO The Coca-Cola Company | 15.15% | 4.02% | 13.48% | 16.62% | 12.50% | 9.11% |
WMT Walmart Inc. | 8.13% | 19.12% | 16.77% | 63.40% | 20.62% | 16.34% |
CL Colgate-Palmolive Company | 1.04% | 3.09% | 1.20% | -0.73% | 8.05% | 5.41% |
APD Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. | -5.89% | 8.46% | -12.74% | 12.27% | 5.41% | 9.48% |
IBM International Business Machines Corporation | 16.38% | 14.98% | 20.66% | 54.61% | 21.86% | 9.04% |
KMB Kimberly-Clark Corporation | 2.82% | 0.20% | 2.78% | 1.74% | 2.79% | 5.43% |
EMR Emerson Electric Co. | -8.94% | 19.36% | -10.91% | 1.57% | 17.61% | 9.60% |
JNJ Johnson & Johnson | 8.50% | 3.77% | 0.92% | 7.86% | 3.80% | 7.37% |
Monthly Returns
The table below presents the monthly returns of Dividend-Paying Stocks Portfolio, with color gradation from worst to best to easily spot seasonal factors. Returns are adjusted for dividends.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6.58% | 2.90% | -3.00% | -2.56% | 0.81% | 4.51% | |||||||
| 2024 | 0.72% | 2.35% | 4.46% | -1.09% | 3.77% | 1.50% | 5.81% | 5.60% | 2.14% | -3.66% | 7.23% | -5.62% | 24.84% |
| 2023 | -3.46% | -4.54% | 3.50% | 2.74% | -6.00% | 6.79% | 2.46% | -0.43% | -4.70% | -0.08% | 3.33% | 2.42% | 1.15% |
| 2022 | -2.26% | -5.03% | 2.87% | 1.36% | -1.39% | -2.71% | 2.20% | -3.57% | -7.53% | 10.29% | 8.74% | -1.31% | 0.16% |
| 2021 | -3.72% | -1.17% | 7.87% | 1.39% | 2.84% | -0.78% | 1.86% | 0.17% | -5.35% | 2.96% | -3.44% | 9.37% | 11.50% |
| 2020 | 0.90% | -8.13% | -7.47% | 10.54% | 2.83% | -0.84% | 5.84% | 5.51% | -1.57% | -3.64% | 8.18% | 1.35% | 12.28% |
| 2019 | 5.62% | 3.31% | 3.05% | 2.69% | -5.26% | 7.31% | 1.39% | -0.54% | 2.72% | -1.77% | 2.74% | 2.28% | 25.54% |
| 2018 | 2.05% | -6.64% | -0.90% | -4.24% | -0.88% | 1.54% | 5.81% | 1.92% | 0.91% | -5.17% | 5.49% | -5.88% | -6.77% |
| 2017 | 1.09% | 5.70% | 0.14% | -0.04% | 2.54% | -0.17% | -0.34% | 0.30% | 0.92% | 3.40% | 3.69% | 1.51% | 20.18% |
| 2016 | 0.10% | 2.03% | 7.05% | -1.16% | 1.05% | 3.33% | 1.79% | -0.52% | -0.18% | -3.96% | 1.16% | 1.19% | 12.13% |
| 2015 | -3.55% | 3.55% | -2.46% | -0.84% | 0.34% | -3.71% | 1.61% | -6.43% | -0.92% | 4.73% | 0.75% | 0.71% | -6.58% |
| 2014 | -4.96% | 3.79% | 2.18% | 2.76% | -0.43% | 0.68% | -2.49% | 3.30% | 0.07% | 1.42% | 4.94% | -1.11% | 10.15% |
Expense Ratio
Dividend-Paying Stocks Portfolio has an expense ratio of 0.00%, meaning no management fees are charged. Below, you can find the expense ratios of the portfolio's funds side by side and easily compare their relative costs.
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank
With an overall rank of 89, Dividend-Paying Stocks Portfolio is among the top 11% of portfolios on our website when it comes to balancing risk and reward. Below is a breakdown of how it compares using common performance measures.
Risk-Adjusted Performance Indicators
This table presents a comparison of risk-adjusted performance metrics for positions. Risk-adjusted metrics are performance indicators that assess an investment's returns in relation to its risk, enabling a more accurate comparison of different investment options.
| Sharpe ratio | Sortino ratio | Omega ratio | Calmar ratio | Martin ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
PG The Procter & Gamble Company | -0.11 | -0.01 | 1.00 | -0.16 | -0.38 |
MMM 3M Company | 1.37 | 2.61 | 1.35 | 1.18 | 9.01 |
KO The Coca-Cola Company | 1.00 | 1.54 | 1.19 | 1.10 | 2.43 |
WMT Walmart Inc. | 2.53 | 3.37 | 1.47 | 2.85 | 9.54 |
CL Colgate-Palmolive Company | -0.07 | 0.04 | 1.01 | -0.07 | -0.12 |
APD Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. | 0.37 | 0.81 | 1.10 | 0.43 | 1.20 |
IBM International Business Machines Corporation | 2.07 | 2.81 | 1.41 | 3.39 | 10.39 |
KMB Kimberly-Clark Corporation | 0.06 | 0.24 | 1.03 | 0.12 | 0.26 |
EMR Emerson Electric Co. | -0.03 | 0.51 | 1.07 | 0.22 | 0.59 |
JNJ Johnson & Johnson | 0.39 | 0.69 | 1.10 | 0.47 | 1.26 |
Dividends
Dividend yield
Dividend-Paying Stocks Portfolio provided a 2.54% dividend yield over the last twelve months.
| TTM | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portfolio | 2.54% | 2.49% | 3.06% | 2.89% | 2.64% | 2.75% | 2.77% | 3.20% | 2.69% | 2.82% | 2.78% | 2.09% |
| Portfolio components: | ||||||||||||
PG The Procter & Gamble Company | 2.57% | 2.36% | 2.55% | 2.38% | 2.08% | 2.24% | 2.37% | 3.09% | 2.98% | 3.18% | 3.32% | 2.78% |
MMM 3M Company | 2.01% | 2.60% | 5.49% | 4.97% | 3.33% | 3.36% | 3.26% | 2.86% | 2.00% | 2.49% | 2.72% | 2.08% |
KO The Coca-Cola Company | 2.76% | 3.12% | 3.12% | 2.77% | 2.84% | 2.99% | 2.89% | 3.29% | 3.23% | 3.38% | 3.07% | 2.89% |
WMT Walmart Inc. | 1.12% | 0.92% | 1.45% | 1.58% | 1.52% | 1.50% | 1.78% | 2.23% | 2.07% | 2.89% | 3.20% | 2.24% |
CL Colgate-Palmolive Company | 2.22% | 2.18% | 2.40% | 2.36% | 2.10% | 2.05% | 2.48% | 2.79% | 2.11% | 2.37% | 2.25% | 2.05% |
APD Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. | 2.63% | 1.83% | 2.56% | 2.10% | 1.97% | 1.96% | 1.97% | 2.75% | 2.32% | 1.20% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
IBM International Business Machines Corporation | 3.29% | 3.03% | 4.05% | 4.68% | 4.74% | 5.17% | 4.80% | 5.46% | 3.85% | 3.31% | 3.63% | 2.65% |
KMB Kimberly-Clark Corporation | 3.68% | 3.72% | 3.88% | 3.42% | 3.19% | 3.17% | 3.00% | 3.51% | 3.22% | 3.22% | 2.77% | 0.73% |
EMR Emerson Electric Co. | 1.87% | 1.70% | 2.14% | 2.15% | 2.18% | 2.49% | 2.58% | 3.26% | 2.76% | 3.42% | 3.94% | 2.85% |
JNJ Johnson & Johnson | 3.19% | 3.40% | 3.00% | 2.52% | 2.45% | 2.53% | 2.57% | 2.74% | 2.38% | 2.73% | 2.87% | 2.64% |
Drawdowns
Drawdowns Chart
The Drawdowns chart displays portfolio losses from any high point along the way. Drawdowns are calculated considering price movements and all distributions paid, if any.
Worst Drawdowns
The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the Dividend-Paying Stocks Portfolio. A maximum drawdown is a measure of risk, indicating the largest reduction in portfolio value due to a series of losing trades.
The maximum drawdown for the Dividend-Paying Stocks Portfolio was 35.95%, occurring on Mar 9, 2009. Recovery took 181 trading sessions.
The current Dividend-Paying Stocks Portfolio drawdown is 4.71%.
Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -35.95% | Jun 6, 2008 | 190 | Mar 9, 2009 | 181 | Nov 23, 2009 | 371 |
| -35.63% | Aug 26, 1987 | 38 | Oct 19, 1987 | 444 | Jul 21, 1989 | 482 |
| -28.71% | Jan 10, 2000 | 43 | Mar 10, 2000 | 187 | Dec 5, 2000 | 230 |
| -27.63% | Feb 7, 2020 | 31 | Mar 23, 2020 | 96 | Aug 7, 2020 | 127 |
| -21.42% | Mar 20, 2002 | 86 | Jul 22, 2002 | 353 | Dec 12, 2003 | 439 |
Volatility
Volatility Chart
The current Dividend-Paying Stocks Portfolio volatility is 4.81%, representing the average percentage change in the investments's value, either up or down over the past month. The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.
Diversification
Diversification Metrics
Number of Effective Assets
The portfolio contains 10 assets, with an effective number of assets of 10.00, reflecting the diversification based on asset allocation. This number of effective assets suggests that the portfolio's investments are spread across a variety of assets, indicating a well-diversified allocation. However, true diversification also depends on the correlations between assets.
Asset Correlations Table
| ^GSPC | WMT | IBM | KMB | JNJ | APD | EMR | CL | KO | MMM | PG | Portfolio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ^GSPC | 1.00 | 0.52 | 0.59 | 0.42 | 0.50 | 0.57 | 0.63 | 0.45 | 0.51 | 0.60 | 0.49 | 0.79 |
| WMT | 0.52 | 1.00 | 0.32 | 0.31 | 0.35 | 0.31 | 0.32 | 0.34 | 0.37 | 0.35 | 0.37 | 0.60 |
| IBM | 0.59 | 0.32 | 1.00 | 0.27 | 0.32 | 0.35 | 0.43 | 0.30 | 0.31 | 0.40 | 0.30 | 0.59 |
| KMB | 0.42 | 0.31 | 0.27 | 1.00 | 0.35 | 0.33 | 0.29 | 0.48 | 0.39 | 0.35 | 0.49 | 0.61 |
| JNJ | 0.50 | 0.35 | 0.32 | 0.35 | 1.00 | 0.32 | 0.32 | 0.39 | 0.43 | 0.38 | 0.45 | 0.61 |
| APD | 0.57 | 0.31 | 0.35 | 0.33 | 0.32 | 1.00 | 0.47 | 0.33 | 0.35 | 0.46 | 0.33 | 0.64 |
| EMR | 0.63 | 0.32 | 0.43 | 0.29 | 0.32 | 0.47 | 1.00 | 0.31 | 0.34 | 0.51 | 0.33 | 0.65 |
| CL | 0.45 | 0.34 | 0.30 | 0.48 | 0.39 | 0.33 | 0.31 | 1.00 | 0.46 | 0.35 | 0.56 | 0.65 |
| KO | 0.51 | 0.37 | 0.31 | 0.39 | 0.43 | 0.35 | 0.34 | 0.46 | 1.00 | 0.38 | 0.50 | 0.65 |
| MMM | 0.60 | 0.35 | 0.40 | 0.35 | 0.38 | 0.46 | 0.51 | 0.35 | 0.38 | 1.00 | 0.38 | 0.67 |
| PG | 0.49 | 0.37 | 0.30 | 0.49 | 0.45 | 0.33 | 0.33 | 0.56 | 0.50 | 0.38 | 1.00 | 0.67 |
| Portfolio | 0.79 | 0.60 | 0.59 | 0.61 | 0.61 | 0.64 | 0.65 | 0.65 | 0.65 | 0.67 | 0.67 | 1.00 |