Portfolio of Dividend-Paying Water Utilities Stocks

The following table includes 11 water utilities that pay dividends. Many water utilities have multiyear histories of increasing their dividends making them candidates for a dividend reinvestment portfolio.

11 Dividend-Paying Water Utilities Stocks
Name & Monthly Returns	Symbol & Snapshot	Dividend (Yield) & Dividend Chart
Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp.	AQN	$0.26 (4.41%)
American States Water Company	AWR	$1.86 (2.49%)
American Water Works	AWK	$3.31 (2.27%)
Artesian Resources Corporation	ARTNA	$1.23 (3.75%)
California Water Service Group	CWT	$1.20 (2.58%)
Consolidated Water Co. Ltd.	CWCO	$0.56 (1.97%)
Essential Utilities	WTRG	$1.30 (3.41%)
Global Water Resources	GWRS	$0.10 (1.05%)
Middlesex Water Company	MSEX	$1.36 (2.60%)
H20 America	HTO	$1.68 (3.39%)
York Water Company	YORW	$0.88 (2.88%)
Dividend data from Alpha Vantage as of Aug-02-2025.
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Portfolio Values

To inspect the performance of the Dividend-Paying Water Utilities Stocks portfolio, see the chart below. Portfolio values are computed using monthly closes for stocks from Alpha Vantage.

The 10 stocks included in the portfolio computations are: AQN, AWR, AWK, ARTNA, CWT, CWCO, WTRG, GWRS, MSEX and YORW. The current value of the portfolio assumes that $1,000.00 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. HTO was excluded from the portfolio computations because of insufficient price data.

The current value of the $10,000 investment is $5,025. The percent return is -49.75%.

Portfolio Value Chart for Last 100 Daily Closes

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