In addition to Apple and Microsoft, other noteworthy tech holdings in DTD include International Business Machines (NYSE: IBM), Qualcomm (NasdaqGS: QCOM) and Cisco (NasdaqGS: CSCO).
The average payout increase from Apple, IBM, Cisco and Qualcomm this year is almost 14%. That does not include an increase from Microsoft, which usually announces its dividend increase in the second half of the year. Microsoft’s last two dividend increases were 21.7% and 15%, respectively. [Tech ETF Dials up a New High]
DTD pays a monthly dividend and features a distribution yield of 2.32%.
WisdomTree Total Dividend Fund
Tom Lydon’s clients own shares of Apple, Cisco and Microsoft.