R value investing dividend aristocrats remain a core

Dividend aristocrats remain a core component of "R value investing". Recent yield spreads between high-quality value stocks and the 10-year Treasury highlight an attractive risk-adjusted return profile for conservative investors. In the fiscal third quarter of 2024, D.R. Horton, Inc. (NYSE:DHI) logged $10 billion in consolidated revenues, up by 2%. Of this, its homebuilding segment accounted for most of the revenue in FQ3 2024, at $9.2 billion, up by 6%. For the nine months ended June 30, 2024, the company generated $26.8 billion in revenues, compared to $25 billion during the same period in fiscal year 2023. Similarly, for the nine months that ended June 30, 2024, home-building revenue increased by 9% to reach $25 billion, up from $22.9 billion during the same period in the fiscal year 2023. In the first nine months of FY 2024, the company closed more than 66,000 homes, up by 10% year-over-year. The Russell 1000 Index is a key stock market benchmark, representing the 1,000 largest U.S. companies by market capitalization. It's a subset of the broader Russell 3000 index and is owned and operated by FTSE Russell, based in the United Kingdom. The index is considered a bellwether index for large-cap investing. Bank lending data suggests that value-aligned sectors, such as infrastructure and manufacturing, are receiving increased credit facilities, which historically correlates with positive "R value investing" returns.