5 Best American Dividend Stocks to Buy Now

2. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL)

Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 135

Dividend Yield as of 3/4: 0.61%

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) ranks #2 on our list of 14 Best American Dividend Stocks to Buy Now given 135 hedge funds in our database owned shares of the company at the end of Q4. Although it is perhaps more well known for its substantial share repurchases in the past decade, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) has also increased its annual dividend for 11 straight years given earnings growth from the increasing popularity of its iPhones. In the future, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) could also be a potential metaverse play as well. For those of you interested, check out 10 Most Promising Metaverse Stocks to Buy.