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Roughly 80% of SP500 companies pay dividends

• throwaway2037 1y ago
  There is a good reason for it: Many pension funds and large money managers have a hard rule that they will not invest at full into a company without a dividend. I'm not saying that you have to agree with that strategy, but it is incredibly common for US pension managers. Also, some stocks pay one cent as their div, just to qualify.