Daily Dividend Insights
Summary
Dividend equity ETFs outpaced the broad market in 2026, with the Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF (SCHD) up 27.06% year to date against 13.31% for SPY. HDV, DVY, and VYM also finished ahead of the benchmark. The analysis attributes the gap to sector composition and valuation rather than to the distributions themselves, noting that the 30-year Treasury near 5.3% still wins the income comparison outright. Over five years the ranking reverses, with SCHD's 60.82% return trailing SPY's 75.93%.
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