
The Canadian TSX Aristocrats: Part-1
This is a two-part series that examines the S&P TSX Canadian Dividend Aristocrats Index. Part-1 examines the index methodology. Part-2 of the series looks at CDZ, the iShares ETF which tracks this index.
In a previous post, staff writer Hank Coleman covered the U.S. Dividend Aristocrats. These stocks are based on the selection criteria of the S&P Dividend Aristocrats Index. As Hank wrote in his post, a company not only has to be a dividend payer for 25 years in row, it must also raise ...

SDY: A U.S. Dividend Aristocrat ETF
The following post was written by Ben Carlson from A Wealth of Common Sense.
Reader Question: What are the best ETFs to invest in the U.S. Dividend Aristocrats?
A reader asked this follow-up question in reference to the recent Hank Coleman post, What is a Dividend Aristocrat?
The closest ETF to investing in the U.S. dividend aristocrats is the SDPR S&P Dividend ETF (ticker SDY). This ETF tracks the S&P High Yield Dividend Aristocrats Index (not to be confused with the Dividend Aristocrats ...