Equal Weighted Dividends Across 54 Stocks Deliver 24.7% Returns and Growing Payouts

Equal Weighted Dividends Across 54 Stocks Deliver 24.7% Returns and Growing Payouts centers on the AAM S&P 500 High Dividend Value ETF (NYSEARCA: SPDV) and its performance. The fund screens the S&P 500 for companies combining above-average yields with above-average free cash flow, then equal-weights five names from each of ten sectors, totaling 54 stocks. SPDV is up 13.3% year to date and 24.7% over the past year, raising the question of whether its income stream is as durable as its price gains suggest. The article explains that SPDV’s distribution equals the sum of underlying stock dividends, net of a small expense load, with “dividend safety” determined at the holding level. It highlights Johnson & Johnson’s payout increase to $1.34 per quarter over 64 consecutive years and Texas Instruments raising its quarterly dividend to $1.42.