Dividend Aristocrats Performance: 1.24.2007

On a market cap weighted basis, S&P's Dividend Aristocrats continue to have a YTD performance edge on the S&P 500 Index and the Dow Jones Industrial Average as of 1.24.2007; however, the Aristocrats have fallen behind the NASDAQ index in large part due to the NASDAQ's 1.4% increase today.

The Aristocrat's YTD portfolio performance equals 1.60%:

• The NASDAQ = 2.10%
• The S&P 500 Index = 1.50%
• The Dow Jones Industrial Average = 1.30%

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