This is a 1-year performance recap based on the most popular stock lists that appear on SeekingAlpha.com. Based on the May 26, 2010, the most popular stock list was generated by Dividends4Life's "11 High Quality, Low Beta Dividend Stocks." 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 | 26-May-10 | 26-May-10 | 25-May-11 | Capital Appreciation | Total Return |
| unadjusted | adjusted | |||||
| Cardinal Health | CAH | 32.8 | 32.11 | 45.04 | 37.32% | 40.27% |
| AT&T | T | 24.13 | 22.72 | 31 | 28.47% | 36.44% |
| Meridian | VIVO | 17.54 | 16.94 | 22.76 | 29.76% | 34.36% |
| Coca-Cola | KO | 50.08 | 48.6 | 66.91 | 33.61% | 37.67% |
| Becton, Dickinson | BDX | 70.66 | 69.21 | 86.75 | 22.77% | 25.34% |
| Procter & Gamble | PG | 60.44 | 58.59 | 66.38 | 9.83% | 13.30% |
| Johnson & Johnson | JNJ | 59.66 | 57.05 | 65.72 | 10.16% | 15.20% |
| Kimberly Clark | KMB | 60.25 | 57.75 | 67.62 | 12.23% | 17.09% |
| Harleysville Group | HGIC | 31.84 | 29.32 | 31.27 | -1.79% | 6.65% |
| Wal-Mart | WMT | 50.02 | 48.79 | 54.56 | 9.08% | 11.83% |
| Abbott Labs | ABT | 47.17 | 45.49 | 52.96 | 12.27% | 16.42% |
| Average | 18.52% | 23.14% | ||||
| ^GSPC | 1067.95 | 1067.95 | 1320.47 | 23.65% | 23.65% | |
Based on the total return performance of the list, the average gain was 23.14%. The capital appreciation was below the market and the dividends contributed 4.62% of the gains.
