S&P 500: Dividend Information by Sector

Within the S&P 500 Index, the companies in the financial sector contribute a great deal to the dividend composition of the Index:

• 98.8% of the companies in the financial sector pay a dividend (77 out of 78 companies).

• dividend paying issues account for 99.7% of the financial sector market value.

• the dividend paying stocks in the financial sector account for 28.7% of the dividend contribution of the Index

• the telecommunications sector carries the highest yield at 3.84%
  

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Source: Standard & Poor's