Aflac

Cisco Systems

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.

BlackRock

Broadcom

Emerson Electric

Rogers

Illinois Tool Works

Paychex

Rocket Companies, Inc.

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DIVS is an actively-managed portfolio of dividend-paying companies from both developed and emerging markets. The fund seeks income and consistent dividend growth.

The healthcare sector is the third-largest sector allocation in the S&P 500, trailing technology and consumer discretionary. With a weight of nearly 13% in the benchmark U.S. equity gauge, healthcare is undoubtedly significant from an investment perspective, but there's another reason that many investors love the sector: dependable, steadily rising dividends.

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With inflation, volatility, and uncertainty abounding, income is very much on most investors' minds. To truly ready your portfolio for the storms ahead, you need quality.

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Over long holding periods, dividends account for significant percentages of the broader market's returns, but there are times when market participants focus more on capital appreciation and lean into growth stocks — many of which aren't dividend payers — to accomplish that objective. With dividends resurgent this year and broad benchmark return expectations for 2022 increasingly muted, [.

Dividends Will Be a Big Deal in 2022

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Inflation is at its highest point in over 30 years, gobbling up your cash much like Pac-Man chomping down on ghosts after swallowing a power pill. Fuel prices are up 59%.

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The most recent batch of global dividend data indicates that payouts accelerated in the third quarter, and market observers expect more of the same in the current quarter. Translation: The current global dividend outlook is appealing, particularly against the backdrop of low interest rates throughout much of the developed world.

Dial Up DIVS as Dividend Outlook Appears Rosy

It's not just broad market equity benchmarks that are approaching records. Stock dividends are doing the same, confirming that S&P 500 payouts rapidly bounced back from the pain incurred last year during the early stages of the coronavirus pandemic.

DIVS Really Relevant as Dividends Approach Records

This year has been unusual for the markets in general and income specifically. On the one hand, S&P 500 companies have paid out a record $500 billion in dividends, according to research from CFRA.

S&P 500 Companies Paid Out $500 Billion in Dividends, Yet Uncertainty Looms

Dividend growth is back in a big way this year. That's a good thing, particularly with inflation soaring and bond yields tumbling.

Dividends Are Back, But Yields Have Room to Grow

Investors looking to apply a high level of scrutiny to their dividends — something all investors should do — can have a friend in the SmartETFs Dividend Builder ETF (DIVS). That actively managed exchange traded fund is exceedingly relevant at a time of renewed global dividend growth, and its managers do the heavy lifting for investors by [.

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Conventional wisdom says that higher interest rates can hinder dividend stocks. In theory, that makes sense because higher yields on lower risk government bonds could compel income investors to dial back risk and eschew equities and even dividend stocks, which are often less volatile than their non-payout counterparts.

Higher Interest Rates Don't Have to Dent Dividends

Microsoft announced earnings on Tuesday that beat expectations, reporting a revenue that was a 22% growth year-over-year and the fastest the company has grown since 2018, reported CNBC. The company reported $45.32 billion in revenue compared to an expected $43.87 billion by analysts, and was buoyed by its Intelligent Cloud sector.

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Domestic dividend growth across multiple market capitalization spectrums is commanding plenty of headlines this year. With that in mind, it's easy for investors, many of whom already have domestic biases, to focus on goings-on with U.S. dividend payers.

Grab Some of This Market's Dividend Recovery With DIVS

Broadly speaking, 2021 is proving far more kind to equity income investors than it is to those who overweight bonds. A simple but accurate view of the matter is that interest rates are low across the fixed income landscape, while both domestic and foreign dividends are rising as some countries, including the U.S., are witnessing [.

Here's What to Prioritize With Dividends

As seasoned equity income investors know, dividends are vital drivers of long-term returns. By some estimates, reinvested dividends account for roughly a third or more of total returns over lengthy holding periods.

Dividends Are Going to Be Crucial Going Forward

Mutual funds converting to ETFs is starting to snowball down the mountain.

Big Asset Avalanche Coming To ETFs

Amid low interest rates and potentially diminished upside for fixed income assets, income-starved investors are again evaluating dividend exchange traded funds. These days, they've got a sizable universe to consider as hundreds of ETFs reside in the dividend category.

Old and New Dividend ETFs Offer Benefits

For income investors, much of the good news this year revolves around robust dividend growth, and that's applicable to both U.S. and international equities. In fact, payouts are getting close to reclaiming the highs seen prior to the onset of the coronavirus pandemic.

Important Traits of Dividend Durability

In the lower-for-longer yield for the environment, investors have taken a liking to dividend-producing exchange traded funds. According to Morningstar data, net inflows into dividend-focused ETFs this year ended July 31 were nearly $25 billion, compared to net outflows of $1.8 billion in the year-earlier period, the Wall Street Journal reports.

Dividend ETFs Are the Answer for Yield-Hungry Investors

Dividends are delivering sturdy growth this year. In fact, it's possible payouts will return to pre-coronavirus pandemic highs in the current quarter or at least get close to doing so.

Dividends Are Growing, But Investors Need to Be Picky with ETFs

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COVID-19 tanked the global economy, but the recovery continues to be a boon for investors seeking dividends. The recovery has been faster than previous recessions.

Flush With Cash, Companies Are Ready to Dole out Big Dividends

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While inflation has been on investors' minds for some time now, the timeframe for the Fed to make those dreaded adjustments may come sooner than expected, according to Dallas Federal Reserve President Robert Kaplan. Kaplan would like the Fed to state in September that it will start to adjust its monetary policy, citing that that [.

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2021 is a great time to be a dividend investor. New data courtesy of Janus Henderson, purveyor of the Janus Henderson Global Dividend Index (JHGDI), is only adding to the dividend case.

Dividends Keep Soaring, Flirt with Pre-Pandemic Highs

Dividends can provide exceptional inflation protection. This might feel counterintuitive, as generating cash doesn't seem like a winning strategy when cash is devalued.

Hefty Dividends Can Hedge Against Inflation

With some help from low interest rates and investors again leaning toward quality stocks, dividend-paying equities are back in style. That's good news for income investors because, as noted above, the world is awash in low government bond yields and here in the U.S., the government bond market has been surprisingly volatile this year.

New Dividend Data Points Continue to Impress

ETF Trends CEO Tom Lydon discussed the SmartETFs Dividend Builder ETF (DIVS) on this week's “ETF of the Week” podcast with Chuck Jaffe on the MoneyLife Show. This ETF offers exposure to small cap U.S. stocks that maintain attractive dividend yields, making it one of many tools available to investors looking to enhance the current returns delivered from [.

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