What is the difference between dividend and growth mutual funds?

Dividend amount type

Dividend Settlement date

Cash Dividends A cash dividend is a dividend paid in cash.

Database of Dividend Aristocrats stocks comes from ProShares S&P 500® Dividend Aristocrats.

Note that the Dividend Champion list is broader than the Dividend Aristocrats List.

I find the list of dividend champions to be more complete than the list of dividend aristocrats.

Such lists include the Dividend Aristocrats and the Dividend Achievers.

Existence of a dividend stopper

Kotaro Miyata is the investment specialist providing support for M&G's equity income range including M&G Global Dividend Fund, M&G North American Dividend Fund, M&G Pan European Dividend Fund and M&G Dividend Fund.

It’s a truly wonderful source of data, that breaks down dividend growers into 3 categories — Dividend Champions (25+ years), Dividend Contenders (10-25 years), and Dividend Challengers (5-9 years).

I find the list of dividend champions to be more complete than the list of dividend aristocrats.

Note that the Dividend Champion list is broader than the Dividend Aristocrats List.

The best place to start is the list of dividend champions and the list of dividend contenders maintained by David Fish.

Copernican International Premium Dividend Fund-Distribution, September 2008