Apple

Broadcom

Microsoft

JPMorgan Chase & Co

Exxon Mobil

UnitedHealth Group

Visa

Mastercard

Home Depot

Procter & Gamble

Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF

VIG tracks a market-cap-weighted index of US companies that have increased their annual dividends for 10 or more consecutive years.

The Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF focuses on stocks with a strong history of growing their dividends. It isn't the highest-paying dividend ETF today, but its focus on growing income could make it ideal for long-term investors.

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Schwab US Dividend Equity ETF

Investors are getting a clearer picture for the 2nd half of 2024 with potential interest rate cuts and insights into the Presidential race. Mega Cap stocks have led the market in 2024, with concerns of a possible near-term pullback prompting diversification strategies. Two popular dividend-focused ETFs, SCHD and VIG, offer different strategies for investors seeking income and growth potential in their portfolios.

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Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF

The Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF is a highly popular offering with the goal of buying dividend growers. The Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF is a highly popular income fund with the goal of buying high-yield stocks.

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iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF

Invesco QQQ

Stocks with proven track records of dividend growth quietly outperform their peers in terms of total net return. The Nasdaq-100 index tends to hold more than its fair share of the market's best-performing technology stocks at any given time.

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Dividend payments have accounted for the majority of U.S. stock returns since 1960. These two Vanguard dividend funds are top choices for long-term investors.

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iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF

Siren DIVCON Leaders Dividend ETF

ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF

SPDR S&P Dividend ETF

ProShares Russell 2000 Dividend Growers ETF

Dividend growth outperforms the market over time and helps portfolios beat inflation. These dividend growth ETFs give investors the chance to buy the strategy in bundles.

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Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF

Vanguard Utilities ETF

Vanguard Value ETF

The Vanguard Value ETF and Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF focus on income and value stocks. The Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF targets companies that are growing earnings even if they have low yields.

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Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF replicates the S&P US Dividend Growers Index with specific rules for stock inclusion. VIG includes stocks with low dividend yields and market cap weighting, resulting in a low overall dividend yield of 1.76%. VIG falls short as both a dividend fund and a total return fund, making it a less optimal choice for investors seeking dividend growth or total return.

VIG: A Fund That Doesn't Know What It Wants To Be

VIG is a low-cost, well-diversified dividend growth fund with $93 billion in assets under management. It's a solid choice in the large-cap value category, but newer options look attractive. This article highlights VIG's fundamentals against DGRW, AVLV, PVAL, and CGDV, demonstrating that its value and growth combination is the weakest of the five. In my opinion, VIG's advantages aren't enough to outweigh its negatives, so I've decided to downgrade VIG and encourage readers to consider alternatives.

VIG: I'm Downgrading This $93 Billion Dividend Growth ETF

Vanguard Dividend Appreciation Index Fund ETF Shares has an impressive track record as a wealth compounded and dividend growth machine. However, it also has some major shortcomings. We discuss these shortcomings and how to add 3 high yields to a core VIG ETF position to make a better retirement dividend portfolio.

Retirement Dividend Portfolio: VIG And 3 Other High Yields

These are 3 of the most popular dividend ETFs.

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SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 High Dividend ETF

SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Growth ETF

SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Value ETF

It's been a strong first half for the S&P 500 as the large-cap index was up 16% year to date as of June 18. This year, the growth style ETFs tied to this benchmark have outperformed most others including dividends and value ones.

Dividend Investing in a Growth Market

iShares Core High Dividend ETF

Building wealth in the stock market requires patience and a well-diversified portfolio. ETFs are an easy way to achieve diversification. We'll compare three well-diversified ETFs that focus on dividend-paying stocks.

3 Premiere Dividend ETFs

Ardmore Shipping

Conagra Brands

Costco

FirstEnergy

Innovative Industrial Properties

Kinder Morgan

Coca-Cola

NewLake Capital Partners, Inc.

ONEOK

Prudential Financial

Tyson Foods

Head of Quant Strategies, Steven Cress, explains quantitative dividend strategy. Selecting dividend stocks based on safety, growth, and consistency.

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WisdomTree US Quality Dividend Growth Fund

iShares Select Dividend ETF

First Trust Value Line Dividend Index Fund

We have highlighted the 10 most popular dividend ETFs for investors seeking steady income irrespective of stock market directions.

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Domino's Pizza

Elevance Health Inc

FedEx

Global Payments

MSCI

NIKE

Old Dominion Freight Line

Rollins

Sherwin-Williams

Sirius XM Holdings Inc

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust

Zoetis

The SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust had a 5.06% gain in May, outperforming Vanguard's Dividend Appreciation Index Fund ETF Shares, +3.33%. The top 15 dividend growth stocks for June 2024 offer an average dividend yield of 1.37% and appear to be about 28% undervalued based on dividend yield theory. Since its inception in September 2020, the watchlist has achieved an 11.12% annualized return, beating VIG by 0.10% but trailing SPY by 2.18%.

My Top 15 High Growth Dividend Stocks For June 2024

The yield on this exchange-traded fund is modest at only 1.8% or so, just a little better than the S&P 500 index. Dividends are more of a screening tool for the fund than a goal.

Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF Isn't the Passive Income Machine You Think It Is

iShares Core S&P 500 ETF

Dividends don't matter in the accumulation stage or in retirement; total return and risk level are what determine portfolio success, in my view. Many self-directed investors focus too much on dividends instead of making more money and creating a larger portfolio. Dividend metrics and strategies, such as dividend growth stocks and dividend-focused ETFs, have recently underperformed the market.

The Dividends Don't Matter

Invesco S&P 500 High Dividend Low Volatility ETF

This article presents my current 40-stock Yield At a Reasonable Price stock portfolio, and explains at a high level how I manage it. These 40 dividend stocks are what I consider to be a combination of quality and yield. I supplement it with call and put options to hedge and enhance return potential. The most unique aspect of this portfolio is my willingness to frequently adjust the stock weights to capture dividends and price gains, and aim to avoid big losses.

Here's My 40-Stock Dividend Portfolio, And How It Works

Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF is a great tool for dividend growth investing, providing diversity across sectors and a growing stream of income. VIG has a low starting yield but dollar cost averaging can lead to superior results over time. The fund focuses on companies with consistent dividend growth and has a low expense ratio of 0.06%.

VIG: Making Dividend Growth Investing Easy

U.S. companies paid record dividends in Q1 2024, with expectations of another strong period in Q2. I have a buy rating on Vanguard Dividend Appreciation Index Fund ETF Shares given its strong yield and exposure to a diversified mix of U.S. dividend payers. With a strong chart and favorable seasonal trends, I highlight key price levels to watch.

VIG: Record US Dividends, Firms Hiking Payouts Bode Well For Dividend Aristocrats

For investors considering adding more dividend strategies to their portfolios, now may be the time. Recently released data from Janus Henderson reports that U.S. dividend payments in 1Q24 achieved an all-time high.

U.S. Dividend Payouts Ramp Up in 1Q24

eBay

Owens Corning

PulteGroup

Sensata Technologies Hld

Companies with high dividend growth are beating those with a long history of raising payouts. Consider these stocks and ETFs.

These Dividend Stocks Are Beating the Aristocrats

This fund focuses on dividend stocks with attractive growth profiles. The ETF is low-cost and delivers instant diversification.

1 Top Dividend Growth ETF to Buy and Hold for 10 Years

This ETF provides a mix of income and growth prospects. It would fit well in most investors' portfolios.

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