20 Dividend Stocks That Billionaires Are Piling On

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4. The Williams Companies, Inc. (NYSE:WMB)

Number of Billionaire Hedge Fund Shareholders (as of September 30): 11

Value of Billionaires’ Holdings (as of September 30): $1.14 billion

Forward Dividend & Yield: 1.36 (5.56%)

Ex-Dividend Date: 2018-12-13

Williams Companies was forced to cut its dividend in both 2016 and 2017, though its yield remained high due to the stock losing half of its value between mid-2015 and the end of 2017. The company has raised its dividend this year despite its payout ratio being exorbitant at over 174%.

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