Overview
- An investing columnist disclosed adding more shares of the Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF as part of a continuing buildout of their position.
- The ETF’s trailing 12‑month dividend yield is reported at about 3.5%, roughly three times the S&P 500’s near 1.1% payout rate.
- Current portfolio constituents have lifted dividends by more than 8% annually over the past five years, according to YCharts data cited.
- Since launching in October 2011, the fund has produced a 12.9% average annual return, with more than 10% annualized over the past five- and 10-year periods.
- The ETF is described as off to a strong start this year, and historical research from Ned Davis Research and Hartford Funds shows dividend growers have outperformed non-growers and non-payers over five decades.