Below is the 8-year performance of our Dividend Watch List from October 16, 2009 to October 13, 2017 as compared to the Dow Jones Industrial Average.
| symbol | name | total return % change |
| SHEN | Shenandoah Telecom | 432.06% |
| BCR | BARD C R INC | 347.40% |
| MCD | MCDONALDS CP | 261.94% |
| BDX | BECTON DICKINSON CO | 239.57% |
| WTR | AQUA AMERICA INC | 223.51% |
| CAH | CARDINAL HEALTH | 168.43% |
| PNY | PIEDMONT NAT GAS CO | 148.04% |
| T | AT&T INC. | 113.52% |
| WMT | WAL MART STORES | 107.47% |
| NWN | NORTHWEST NAT GAS | 103.95% |
| WEYS | Weyco Group, Inc. | 60.11% |
| average | 200.55% | |
| DJIA | Dow Jones Industrial Average | 184.69% |
The total return for the Dow Jones Industrial Average was +184.69% while the average total return for the entire watch list was +200.55%. Piedmont Natural Gas (PNY) was acquired by Duke Energy (DUK) in October 2015 at $60 a share.
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