As dividend investors, we’re always trying to find the best places to invest our money in order to score high and dependable dividends. It’s also good to not only invest in stocks that have continued to grow their dividends, but a rising share price is always another huge benefit that can make certain stocks more appealing than others. With that in mind I decided to go on a trek to locate the top five best performing dividend stocks of the last five years and then filter my search results to those only currently offering high dividends. My goal is hopefully these findings will serve as a resource for people who are looking for stocks that have recently seen good performance and high dividend payouts. While there’s absolutely no guarantee that these stocks will continue to perform as well as they have, I certainly think that some of these stocks have more room to run. The total returns for each of these companies assumes that you chose to reinvest your dividends. If you didn’t reinvest them that would’ve obviously fine but your overall investment wouldn’t have grown as much. Secondly, when I say high dividend yields, I’m considering everything over 4% to be a high dividend yield. Thirdly, while I didn’t single any stocks out, it just so happens that the dividends issued by every company on this list are taxed as qualified dividends and not ordinary income in the United States. So if you’re a more tax averse investor that’s good news for you. And finally these stocks are ranked by total overall returns, not by current dividend yield. Stocks discussed in this video: MPC OKE CMA HBAN ABBV