Portfolio of High-Yield Blue-Chip Stocks

Here are 9 well-known blue-chip companies (MLPs and REITs are not included) with relatively high dividend yields that could be considered for a long-term dividend reinvestment portfolio.

9 High-Yield Blue-Chip Stocks
Name & Monthly Returns	Symbol & Snapshot	Dividend (Yield) & Dividend Chart
AT&T	T	$1.11 (4.02%)
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Inc	CBRL	$1.00 (2.35%)
Dominion Energy	D	$2.67 (4.87%)
Duke Energy	DUK	$4.18 (3.45%)
International Business Machines	IBM	$6.68 (2.79%)
Leggett & Platt, Inc.	LEG	$0.20 (2.06%)
Mercury General	MCY	$1.27 (2.29%)
Southern Company	SO	$2.88 (3.15%)
Western Union	WU	$0.94 (9.73%)
Dividend data from Alpha Vantage as of May-01-2025.
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Portfolio Values

To inspect the performance of the High-Yield Blue-Chip Stocks portfolio, see the chart below. Portfolio values are computed using monthly closes for stocks from Alpha Vantage.

All 9 stocks are included in the portfolio computations. The current value of the portfolio assumes that $1,111.11 was invested in each stock at its closing monthly price for the first date shown on the portfolio value chart below. All prices are adjusted for splits and dividends.

The current value of the $10,000 investment is $13,342. The percent return is 33.42%. The annualized return is 5.94%.

Portfolio Value Chart for Last 100 Daily Closes

See Portfolio of Dividend Income Stocks: High-Yield Blue-Chip Stocks.