Illinois Tool Works also has earnings on the horizon, reporting first-quarter results before the opening bell on April 26.

FORBES: Buffett Inspired Speculation Stirs Up Call Options On Illinois Tool Works

Illinois Tool Works ( ITW) has the lowest PE of the group.

FORBES: Five Companies Buffett Might Want To Acquire

Companies like Illinois Tool Works ( ITW), 3M ( MMM) and Kimberly-Clark ( KMB) have a record of rewarding long-term shareholders with rising payouts.

FORBES: Connect

In August alone, American International Group, Hershey, Illinois Tool Works, Ingersoll-Rand, Parker-Hannifin, Public Storage and Wachovia all announced dividend increases of more than 10%.

FORBES: Magazine Article

Among diversified capital goods companies, Eaton had neither the celebrated management of a GE nor a reputation for consistent earnings growth like Illinois Tool Works.

FORBES: Power trains made sexy

Illinois Tool Works (ITW) is hoping its third quarter earnings report on Tuesday, October 23, 2012 will help continue the momentum its stock price has enjoyed.

FORBES: Earnings Preview: Illinois Tool Works

Its PE ratio is greater than those of General Dynamics ( GD), Boeing ( BA), Illinois Tool Works ( ITW) or even conglomerate United Technologies Corp. ( UTX).

FORBES: Connect

"We thought he was out of his mind, " says William Tursky, a general manager at an Illinois Tool Works factory outside of Chicago that turns out 6 million screws a day.

FORBES: Magazine Article

Among the largest underlying components of VIG, in trading today Lowes Companies Incorporated ( NYSE: LOW) is up about 1%, Franklin Resources Incorporated ( NYSE: BEN) is up about 0.5%, and Illinois Tool Works Incorporated ( NYSE: ITW) is higher by about 1.4%.

FORBES: VIG, LOW, BEN, ITW: Large Inflows Detected at ETF