Foundational Income
Tiers 1 & 2. Dividend growth and capital preservation.
How To Use This List
- Start with risk tier alignment, then compare yields.
- Click a ticker to open the full audit and NAV analysis.
- Use comparisons to validate similar funds side-by-side.
IDV
iShares International Select Dividend
IDOG
ALPS International Sector Dividend Dogs
CPB
Campbell Soup Company
ANCFX
American Funds Fundamental Invs A
ARE
Alexandria Real Estate Equities Inc.
DWX
SPDR S&P International Dividend
CMCSA
Comcast Corporation
CUBE
CubeSmart
VYMI
Vanguard International High Dividend Yield
SPYD
SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 High Dividend
EXR
Extra Space Storage Inc.
TROW
T. Rowe Price Group Inc.
CGDG
Capital Group Dividend Growers ETF
EQR
Equity Residential
BEN
Franklin Resources Inc.
PCFI
Polen Floating Rate Income ETF
MKC
McCormick & Company Inc.
PSA
Public Storage
AVB
AvalonBay Communities Inc.
MDT
Medtronic plc
PCOFX
PCOFX
FDVV
Fidelity High Dividend ETF
MDLZ
Mondelez International Inc.
USB
US Bancorp
UBSI
United Bankshares Inc.
DVY
iShares Select Dividend
SCHD
Schwab US Dividend Equity
DIS
Walt Disney Company
DTE
DTE Energy Company
IRM
Iron Mountain
PLD
Prologis Inc
XEL
Xcel Energy Inc.
KDP
Keurig Dr Pepper Inc.
XLE
State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF
DLR
Digital Realty
SRE
Sempra Energy
NFG
National Fuel Gas Company
ADP
Automatic Data Processing Inc.
AMEFX
American Funds Income Fund of Amer F2
MRK
Merck & Co., Inc.
HDV
iShares Core High Dividend
SYY
Sysco Corporation
PCHI
Polen High Income ETF
ABM
ABM Industries Incorporated
DPZ
Domino's Pizza Inc.
GIS
General Mills Inc.
KO
Coca-Cola Co
SDY
SPDR S&P Dividend
XLU
State Street Utilities Select Sector SPDR ETF
DDJIX
Polen Opportunistic High Yield - Y
AIG
American International Group Inc.
PFXF
VanEck Preferred Securities ex Financials ETF
AMECX
American Funds Income Fund of Amer A
VYM
Vanguard High Div Yield
ITW
Illinois Tool Works Inc.
APD
Air Products and Chemicals Inc.
PSK
SPDR ICE Preferred Securities
CAIBX
American Funds Capital Income Bldr A
SRLN
State Street Blackstone Senior Loan ETF
VIGI
Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation
FPE
First Trust Preferred Securities & Income
PGF
Invesco Financial Preferred ETF
NOBL
ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats
UVV
Universal Corporation
FTSL
First Trust Senior Loan Fund
KBE
State Street SPDR S&P Bank ETF
CINF
Cincinnati Financial Corporation
AMCR
Amcor plc
BKLN
Invesco Senior Loan ETF
KBWB
Invesco KBW Bank ETF
SNY
Sanofi
CLX
Clorox Company
PFF
iShares Preferred and Income Securities
IGAAX
American Funds Intl Gr and Inc A
DEO
Diageo plc
PGX
Invesco Preferred
JPM
JPMorgan Chase
CGBL
Capital Group Core Balanced ETF
PRU
Prudential Financial Inc.
CWGIX
American Funds Capital World Gr&Inc A
DGRO
iShares Core Div Growth
BP
BP p.l.c.
GD
General Dynamics
HRL
Hormel Foods Corp.
VIG
Vanguard Div Appreciation
FMCB
Farmers & Merchants Bank of Central California
TTE
TotalEnergies
IP
International Paper Company
SPHD
Invesco S&P 500 High Dividend Low Vol
JAAA
Janus Henderson AAA CLO ETF
AMRFX
American Funds American Mutual F2
MAA
Mid-America Apartment Communities Inc.
KVUE
Kenvue Inc.
CSCO
Cisco Systems
KMB
Kimberly-Clark Corp.
CGCP
Capital Group Core Plus Income ETF
VRP
Invesco Variable Rate Preferred ETF
CGHY
Capital Group High Yield Bond ETF
AMT
American Tower
NDAQ
Nasdaq Inc.
TFC
Truist Financial Corporation
ES
Eversource Energy
ABNDX
American Funds Bond Fund of Amer A
CVX
Chevron Corp
PEP
PepsiCo Inc
FLOT
iShares Floating Rate Bond ETF
SHEL
Shell plc
NWN
Northwest Natural Holding Company
SHYM
BlackRock ETF Trust II - iShares Short Duration High Yield Muni Active ETF
SJM
J.M. Smucker Company
UL
Unilever PLC
AIBAX
American Funds Interm Bd Fd of Amer A
BKH
Black Hills Corporation
D
Dominion Energy Inc.
NKE
NIKE Inc.
ALB
Albemarle Corporation
DHS
WisdomTree US High Dividend
CGCB
Capital Group Core Bond ETF
SWK
Stanley Black & Decker Inc.
ACN
Accenture plc
CGDV
Capital Group Dividend Value ETF
RIO
Rio Tinto Group
BF-B
Brown-Forman Corporation
SGOV
iShares 0-3 Month Treasury Bond ETF
EXC
Exelon Corporation
BIL
SPDR Bloomberg 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF
TGT
Target Corp
WEEK
Roundhill Weekly T-Bill
DUK
Duke Energy Corporation
NDSN
Nordson Corporation
CB
Chubb Limited
WEC
WEC Energy Group Inc.
VTEB
Vanguard Tax-Exempt Bond Index Fund ETF Shares
GSK
GSK plc
HSY
Hershey Company
ED
Consolidated Edison Inc.
FTS
Fortis Inc.
GPC
Genuine Parts Company
PEG
Public Service Enterprise Group Inc.
AXP
American Express Company
MUB
iShares National Muni Bond ETF
DE
Deere & Co
SO
Southern Company
ABBV
AbbVie Inc
PPL
PPL Corporation
COP
ConocoPhillips
PNC
PNC Financial Services Group Inc.
PG
Procter & Gamble
CMS
CMS Energy Corporation
EOG
EOG Resources Inc.
STZ
Constellation Brands Inc.
BMO
Bank of Montreal
AEP
American Electric Power Company
XOM
Exxon Mobil Corp
CWT
California Water Service Group
DIVG
Invesco Dividend Growth
NUE
Nucor Corporation
AMGN
Amgen Inc.
ABT
Abbott Laboratories
NEE
NextEra Energy Inc.
NVS
Novartis AG
SCL
Stepan Company
MSEX
Middlesex Water Company
TD
Toronto-Dominion Bank
MET
MetLife Inc.
ADM
Archer-Daniels-Midland Company
IBM
International Business Machines
HD
Home Depot
HUM
Humana Inc.
BDX
Becton, Dickinson and Company
MCD
McDonald's Corp
AEE
Ameren Corporation
CAH
Cardinal Health Inc.
LMT
Lockheed Martin
PBBIX
FundVantage Trust - Polen Upper Tier High Yield Fund
AWR
American States Water Company
RY
Royal Bank of Canada
MTB
M&T Bank Corporation
CL
Colgate-Palmolive Co.
SBUX
Starbucks Corporation
AOS
A.O. Smith Corporation
DHR
Danaher Corporation
ERIE
Erie Indemnity Company
SLB
Schlumberger Limited
PPG
PPG Industries Inc.
FANG
Diamondback Energy Inc.
NI
NiSource Inc.
ATO
Atmos Energy Corporation
LOW
Lowe's Companies
ETR
Entergy Corporation
MGEE
MGE Energy Inc.
BLK
BlackRock Inc
RDVY
First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF
DIV
Global X SuperDividend U.S.
WFC
Wells Fargo
CI
Cigna Corporation
UNH
UnitedHealth Group Incorporated
CGGO
Capital Group Global Growth Equity ETF
DWGAX
American Funds Developing World Growth and Income Fund
CME
CME Group Inc.
PKG
Packaging Corporation of America
JNJ
Johnson & Johnson
AVGO
Broadcom Inc
HON
Honeywell Intl
RPM
RPM International Inc.
CNP
CenterPoint Energy Inc.
HSBC
HSBC Holdings plc
AFL
Aflac Incorporated
FAST
Fastenal Company
HAL
Halliburton Company
QCOM
QUALCOMM Incorporated
DGRW
WisdomTree US Dividend Growth
UNP
Union Pacific
MMM
3M Company
EQIX
Equinix Inc
UBS
UBS Group AG
BAC
Bank of America
CBSH
Commerce Bancshares Inc.
YUM
Yum! Brands Inc.
FDS
FactSet Research Systems Inc.
NSC
Norfolk Southern
NOC
Northrop Grumman
MS
Morgan Stanley
AME
AMETEK Inc.
TXN
Texas Instruments Incorporated
ALL
Allstate Corporation
HIG
Hartford Financial Services Group Inc.
GS
Goldman Sachs
C
Citigroup Inc
EL
Estee Lauder Companies Inc.
ELV
Elevance Health Inc.
BHP
BHP Group Limited
BKR
Baker Hughes Company
RTX
Raytheon Tech
FUL
H.B. Fuller Company
EMR
Honeywell Intl
TRV
Travelers Companies Inc.
WELL
Welltower Inc
TNC
Tennant Company
ICE
Intercontinental Exchange Inc.
SCHW
Charles Schwab Corporation
PNR
Pentair plc
CHRW
C.H. Robinson Worldwide Inc.
MSA
MSA Safety Incorporated
CHD
Church & Dwight Co., Inc.
ROK
Rockwell Automation Inc.
LIN
Linde plc
CSX
CSX Corp
INTC
Cisco Systems
BRO
Brown & Brown Inc.
AZN
AstraZeneca PLC
ROP
Roper Technologies Inc.
TMO
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.
CTAS
Cintas Corporation
CRM
Salesforce Inc.
MSFT
Microsoft Corp
RLI
RLI Corp.
META
Meta Platforms, Inc.
LNG
Cheniere Energy Inc.
EXPD
Expeditors International
ECL
Ecolab Inc.
DOV
Dover Corporation
GM
General Motors
TR
Tootsie Roll Industries Inc.
SHW
Sherwin-Williams Company
SPGI
S&P Global Inc.
ORCL
Oracle Corporation
GRC
Gorman-Rupp Company
PH
Parker-Hannifin Corporation
V
Visa Inc
WMT
Walmart Inc
MA
Mastercard Inc
GWW
W.W. Grainger Inc.
CAT
Caterpillar Inc
COST
Costco Wholesale
REGN
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc.
PBKIX
Fundvantage Trust - Polen Floating Rate Income ETF
PGR
Progressive Corporation
AAPL
Apple Inc
BBP
British Petroleum
WST
West Pharmaceutical Services Inc.
PLTM
GraniteShares Platinum Trust
LANC
Lancaster Colony Corporation
MNST
Monster Beverage Corporation
BAR
GraniteShares Gold Trust
NBIL
GraniteShares Ultra Short Income ETF
VRTX
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
About Foundational Income
Foundational Income represents the bedrock of a sustainable dividend portfolio. These assets (Tiers 1 & 2) prioritize capital preservation and dividend growth over varying timelines.
Why Focus on Dividend Growth?
While their current yields (typically 2-4%) may seem modest compared to high-yield alternatives, Tier 2 assets like SCHD or VIG are designed to combat inflation. By increasing their payouts annually, they protect your purchasing power spanning decades.
- Lower Volatility: These funds typically experience smaller drawdowns during market corrections.
- Tax Efficiency: Many pay qualified dividends, taxed at lower long-term capital gains rates.
- Compounding Engine: Reinvesting dividends from these stable growers is the surest path to long-term wealth.