Top five defensive Stocks

Though the dividend distribution policy varies across corporates, in case of companies such as Tata Steel, Tata Tea, Indian Hotels, ACC, Colgate Palmolive and GSK Pharma dividend account for as much as a quarter of the total shareholder return in last seven years.

Given this, equity investors can ignore dividend as their own peril. Investing for dividends also protects investors from the wild fluctuations associated with equity markets. The growth in dividends is significantly less volatile than the movements in stock prices.

Find out top five defensive Stocks.......

Marico Ltd:


Total Return: 26.7%
Capital Return: 23.5%
Dividend Return: 3.2%

Dabur India Ltd

Total Return: 21.8%
Capital Return: 17.8%
Dividend Return: 4.0%

Tata Tea Ltd

Total Return: 21.6%
Capital Return: 16.2%
Dividend Return: 5.5%

ITC Ltd:

Total Return: 18.6%
Capital Return: 14.9%
Dividend Return: 3.7%

Colgate-Palmolive (India) Ltd

Total Return: 18.6%
Capital Return: 14.3%
Dividend Return: 4.3%