Dividend Track Records

Dividend Aristocrat Cincinnati Financial Corporation (CINF) will raise its dividend by 4.3%.

Dividend Aristocrat HCP (HCP) will hike its dividend by 1.8%.

California Water Service Group (CWT) will raise its dividend by 3%.

Dividend Aristocrat McGraw Hill Financial (MHFI) will raise its dividend by 9.1%.

Consolidated Edison (ED), one of the nation's largest investor-owned energy companies, will raise its dividend by 3.1%.

As of January 15th S&P Dow Jones Indices has removed insurer Chubb from its Dividend Aristocrats Index, following the acquisition by Ace Limited (ACE/CB).

The average Dividend Aristocrat lost 1.2% in 2015, with 25 gainers out of the 52 stocks that have raised their dividend for at least 25 years. The biggest gainer in 2015 was Hormel Foods . The biggest loser was Franklin Resources . Only Chevron didn't raise its dividend in 2015.