S&P Dividend Aristocrats Index

Although U.S. interest rates are still low, the specter of more rate hikes by the Federal Reserve this year has dividend stocks and exchange-traded funds facing scrutiny. Typically, high dividend strategies thrive in sanguine interest rate environments, while languishing when Treasury yields climb...

Amid expectations that the Federal Reserve is close to raising interest rates and forecasts payout growth will slow in the current quarter, some dividend exchange-traded funds have struggled this year. In particular, dividend ETFs heavy on rate-sensitive sectors, such as utilities, have been...