The 2025 Dogs of the Dow: 10 High-Yield Blue Chips
Brett Owens, Chief Investment StrategistUpdated: January 3, 2025
The Dogs of the Dow 2025 pay big dividends—up to 6.8%! Collectively they yield three-times what the broader market pays. We’ll discuss individual Dogs—and their divvies—in a moment. First, the simple three-step strategy:
- Step 1: After the final trading day of the year, identify the 10 highest-yielding stocks in the Dow.
- Step 2: Buy all 10 stocks in equal amounts and hold them for a year.
- Step 3: At the end of the year, sell, then rinse and repeat.
Why has this strategy worked in the past? Dividends are an indicator of value.
Especially for big blue-chips like Dow stocks.… Read more