An AIC article this week highlighted that three additional Investment Trusts have been added to their 'Dividend Heroes' table this year, which lists IT's that have increased their annual dividends for at least 20 years in a row.
The three new additions are -
- Henderson Smaller Companies
- Athelney Trust
- BlackRock Smaller Companies
The complete list of AIC Dividend Heroes can be found on the following link, which also then lists an additional 'Next Generation' table of Investment Trusts that have increased their annual dividends for at least 10 years -
https://www.theaic.co.uk/income-finder/dividend-heroes
It's been over a year since I compiled an income-investment table based on these wider IT's with a minimum record of 10-year dividend increases, so the table below shows AIC listed investment companies with the following high-yield criteria -
- Yield of 3.00% or over
- Consecutive dividend increases of at least 10 years
The table is ranked initially by AIC sector, and then listed in yield-order per sector, and with the first column containing a URL hyperlink to the relevant AIC page for each particular income-IT, to help with any further interest -
From the above table, I currently own AAIF, MYI, NAIT, CTY, MRCH, and LWDB, and I'm happy to take advantage of the geographical and sectoral diversity they provide, along with the steady and reliable income they continue to deliver for me.
Usual caveats apply - the above is not intended for investment-decision purposes without further due-diligence being carried out, etc...
Cheers,
Itsallaguess