The accompanying table includes 47 U.S.-listed companies with market caps over $10B and dividend yields over 5%, excluding all companies from the following sectors or industry groups: finance, insurance, consumer cyclical products, retailers, and basic materials. Also, the following dividend ETFs are included in the table as a comparison:
1.) iShares Dow Jones Select Dividend (DVY)
2.) WisdomTree Dividend Top 100 (DTN)
3.) SPDR S&P Dividend ETF (SDY)
4.) PowerShares High Yield Dividend Achievers (PEY)






