Eight weeks ago I allocated my IRA into the four Dogs of Dow and so far, so good. February 5th was the swing low and my holdings have cumulatively appreciated 8.6%, although under-performing the SPY which has gained 10.6%. The best Dog gainer has been Dupont (DD) which is up 16%, and the worst of the four is Merck (MRK) with a 3% gain. Verizon (VZ) and Kraft (KFT) have intermediate gains. Only Verizon (VZ) has not gone ex-dividend since the purchase, and the cumulative yield of the Dogs is 4.5% annually.
I am pleased with the good performance of the Dogs so far; while they have not done as well as the SPY index, they should be a safe haven for my stock allocation for the remainder of the year.
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The dogs of the dow are really just that dogs.
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