This is a 1-year performance recap based on the most popular stock lists that appear on SeekingAlpha.com. Based on the March 19, 2010, the most popular stock list was generated by Dividends4Life's "9 Dividend Stocks Building Future Yield." Because this is only a one year review, we're willing to accept that there may be no relationship in the short term to the potential long term performance. However, we're attempting to determine if the author is on to something in their efforts.
| Company | Symbol | 3/19/2010 | 3/18/2011 | Gain/Loss |
| Birner Dental | bdms | $16.24 | $19.62 | 20.81% |
| Warwick Valley Telephone | wwvy | $13.29 | $14.90 | 12.11% |
| Lennox | lii | $42.84 | $50.97 | 18.98% |
| PepsiCo | pep | $64.58 | $63.24 | -2.07% |
| Astro-Med | alot | $7.35 | $7.69 | 4.63% |
| Mead Johnson | mjn | $50.33 | $55.90 | 11.07% |
| Guess? Inc. | ges | $44.23 | $38.27 | -13.48% |
| Air Products | apd | $72.59 | $88.00 | 21.23% |
| Prospect Capital | psec | $10.94 | $11.87 | 8.50% |
| Average | 9.09% | |||
| Median | 11.07% | |||
| Dow Industrials | 10,741.98 | 11,858.52 | 10.39% | |
| S&P 500 | 1,159.90 | 1,279.20 | 10.29% | |
Based on the total return performance of the list, the average gain was 9.09% while the median return was 11.07%. Although the stock list's average return didn't exceed the performance of the Dow Jones Industrial Aveage or the S&P 500 of the same period, the median return implies that this list offered reasonable opportunity to exceed the market return if the buyer used discretion when purchasing the stocks.
