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Why Apple is a Top 25 Dividend Giant (AAPL)

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Apple Inc (NASD: AAPL) has been named as a Top 25 ''Dividend Giant'' by ETF Channel, with a staggering $2.60B worth of stock held by ETFs, and above-average ''DividendRank'' statistics including a strong 2.02% yield, according to the most recent Dividend Channel ''DividendRank'' report. The report noted a strong quarterly dividend history at Apple Inc, and favorable long-term multi-year growth rates in key fundamental data points.

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The annualized dividend paid by Apple Inc is $10.60/share, currently paid in quarterly installments, and its most recent dividend ex-date was on 11/07/2012. Below is a long-term dividend history chart for AAPL, which the report stressed as being of key importance. Indeed, studying a company's past dividend history can be of good help in judging whether the most recent dividend is likely to continue.


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