5 Best Annual Dividend Stocks to Buy Now

2. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL)

Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 135

Dividend Yield as of 3/6: 0.60%

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) is a tech giant that makes high end smartphones and computers that has raised its annual dividend for 11 straight years. For the December quarter, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL)’s business continued to generate very strong cash flow and the company returned more than $25 billion to shareholders, including $3.8 billion in dividends and $19 billion through open market repurchases. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) ended the December quarter with $165 billion in cash and marketable securities.