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Cincinnati Financial raises dividend for 56th consecutive year

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Dividend Aristocrat Cincinnati Financial Corporation (CINF) will raise its dividend by 4.3%.

HCP raises dividend for 31st consecutive year

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Dividend Aristocrat HCP (HCP) will hike its dividend by 1.8%.

California Water Service hikes dividend for 49th consecutive year

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California Water Service Group (CWT) will raise its dividend by 3%.

McGraw Hill Financial hikes dividend for 43rd consecutive year

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Dividend Aristocrat McGraw Hill Financial (MHFI) will raise its dividend by 9.1%.

Consolidated Edison hikes dividend for 42nd consecutive year

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Consolidated Edison (ED), one of the nation's largest investor-owned energy companies, will raise its dividend by 3.1%.

Chubb removed from Dividend Aristocrats Index

As of January 15th S&P Dow Jones Indices has removed insurer Chubb from its Dividend Aristocrats Index, following the acquisition by Ace Limited (ACE/CB).

The best and worst Dividend Aristocrats of 2015

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The average Dividend Aristocrat lost 1.2% in 2015, with 25 gainers out of the 52 stocks that have raised their dividend for at least 25 years. The biggest gainer in 2015 was Hormel Foods . The biggest loser was Franklin Resources . Only Chevron didn't raise its dividend in 2015.